Nokia 3.1 Plus 32GB

Optics can effectively make or break smartphones in 2018. Keeping this in mind, the brand has included a dual camera setup at the back with 13MP + 5MP camera sensors. The primary sensor comes with a f/2.0 aperture, while the secondary sensor comes with a f/2.4 aperture. If we talk about the default camera app, you get standard options like Panorama, Manual, and Time-lapse among others. However, there is also a Live Bokeh mode, which reminds one of and works similarly as Samsung's Live Focus feature. You can adjust the level of blur according to depth when clicking an image and also adjust it after the image has been clicked with this mode. For those of you who like blurring backgrounds, this mode gets the work done.

Android is now more than a decade old and it is safe to conclude that the stock version of Google's mobile platform is usually better than the heavily-customised versions that are devised by different brands. Here, you get a rather pure iteration of Android 8.1 Oreo. As we are talking about a Nokia phone with Android One branding, you will be getting guaranteed OS updates for two years and monthly security updates for three years. Before we even start talking about the actual performance of the UI, these factors can play a deciding role for you if you want a clutter-free handset that will receive guaranteed software backing for the next two years.

In one of the most significant upgrades over the Nokia 5.1 Plus, the 3.1 Plus packs a large 3,500mAh battery, compared with a 3,010mAh cell on the former. In casual usage, you will find that the phone easily lasts beyond a day without breaking a sweat. However, we realised that the phone's battery drains at a really fast rate when performing intensive tasks like gaming. This basically indicates that the phone doesn't optimise the battery usage really well during such use cases. In our HD video loop test, the handset performed really well and lasted around 17 hours. As we mentioned earlier, due to an underwhelming display panel, we won't recommend the Nokia 3.1 Plus for multimedia consumption but if you are the sort of person who just likes to use the phone for browsing and staying connected via social media apps, you will appreciate the battery life offered by this phone.