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Nokia C2 review: 2020 Android Go entry.

SpecEagle Editorial·Sep 2020·$80
Overall
50/100
Class rank
#69 of 118
Tier
Budget
Buy?
Look elsewhere
The verdict, up front

Nokia C2.

C2 was HMD's 2020 sub-$80 Android Go entry — removable battery + 4G LTE.

01Display

60/100

60/100 trails the 63-point cohort average for budget phones of 2020.

TypeTFT LCD
Size5.7"
Resolution1440 x 720

02Performance

40/100

40/100 is one of the weaker performance results among budget phones of 2020 — 10 points under the average. Check the rows below before buying for this.

ChipsetSC9832E
RAM1 GB
Storage16 GB + microSD

03Camera

56/100

56/100 — right at the average for budget phones of 2020.

Main5 MP
Front5 MP

04Battery

70/100

70/100 is one of the weaker battery results among budget phones of 2020 — 8 points under the average. Check the rows below before buying for this.

Capacity2,800 mAh (removable)

05Software

70/100

70/100 puts it above the 68-point average for budget phones of 2020.

What works
  • $80 entry.
  • Removable battery.
  • Android Go.
  • 4G LTE.
What doesn't
  • SC9832E ancient.
  • 1 GB RAM.
  • 5 MP cams.
  • 16 GB storage.
Cross-shop it against
Redmi Note 10 5G
$199 · score 70/100

How this review is built: every section score, spec row and comparison on this page comes from SpecEagle's tracked catalogue — scores weight measured specs against the 118-phone cohort of budget devices released around the same time. We don't publish invented lab anecdotes. Spot an error? .