This brand Nuu phone retails for 299 USD. It has a 108 MP main camera, triple cameras, 256 GB of storage, 5000 mAh battery, 12 GB RAM 6.7 inch 1080p 120HZ curved display, dual SIM, and 5G connectivity!!! Is this the perfect phone? Nope!!! Not by a long shot. Some of these numbers are useful, and some of the numbers are filler. This phone seems to have 3 teams working on it. The hardware team, which probably got the most funding, the software team which perhaps had one person working on it, and the cameras team which probably had more financing.
The phone is dual SIM but only works with Tmobile networks. It has WiFi, Bluetooth, and 5G connectivity. USBc 2.0, and no headphone jack. I tested it on Bluetooth earphones, and the sound sounded good. I did experience a few drops and audio disconnected from one earbud sometimes. I got an upload speed of about 43.6 Mbps and a download speed of about 11.7 MBps on WiFi and 194/4.57 on 5G Tmobile data (tested indoors).
The call quality was decent, nothing special nothing bad, and GPS reception was great. It was plus or minus 5 ft outside and 2 meters indoors. Mobile data signal strength was 'low' according to my testing application but it still downloaded games quickly and carried calls well. The default texting application is Google Messages. The phone comes preloaded with a radio application but does not have a standard headphone jack for the antenna.
The hardware is great. It has a glass back and front and despite being 6.7 inches, it is nice to hold in the hand. It rarely gets hot even when I tested it while playing flight and racing games. The graphics held up decently as far as I could tell and simulated daily use seemed like it did a good job. The speakers are loud but a bit unbalanced, it comes with an included 30-watt USB C charger, and it supports Bluetooth connectivity. The back of the phone is reminiscent of an iPhone, and the green color is unique. In all the hardware feels premium. They did a good job.
The battery of this phone is a standout feature. In our video testing, the phone lasted over 15 hours playing a (muted) video on WiFi!!! This is what any phone has ever done on the test. Gaming, Termux, and browsing seem to sip power. However, the phone does not feel underpowered. It was able to play Asphalt 9 on the highest settings, navigate Google Earth with minimal lag, and open apps snappily. This phone seems way faster than Samsung's A15, and even more snappy than my S22 Plus, at times. Despite only scoring a 2315 3D mark Wild Life score (26% better than phones in the 3D mark database), this phone does not make me wait, the screen is big and beautiful, and it is a generally snappy experience. However, for all the money invested in speed and design the software and camera lack.
The software is bland. It uses a launcher called 'Quickstep.' The most basic launcher ever. It has an application drawer and that is it. There is only one Nuu branded application, Nuu Help. It uses the basic Android notification shade, has a basic edge panel option in the settings, and supports gesture controls. This would be fine if the phone supported 3rd party launchers though. The phone does support launchers, but the app switcher button doesn't work if you use a 3rd party launcher. I used the Niagara and Smart Launcher 6, and the application switcher does not work on either of them. This is really weird. Also, despite supporting a 120 HZ display it does not feel as 'smooth' to me for some reason.
For security, it supports multiple user profiles and a guest mode. It also has an optical fingerprint scanner with three unlocking animations. The sensor is low but snappy. Of course, being an optical sensor, it has to light up the screen to unlock the device. Also, the sensor is not as secure as an Ultrasonic. There is also face recognition. It is fast and works in the dark. However, it is 2d based so its is not as secure. It also supports PIN, Pattern, and Password. Unfortunately, the password is limited to a max of 16 digits.
The camera is hit or miss. The camera supports 4k video and 108 MP shots. It should easily beat the puny Pixel 7a for camera of the year, right? Nope. The 108 MP camera is smudgy and slow. It smears images and generally doesn't capture as much detail in crops as I would like. The regular images (12.2 MP) are fine in good lighting, but it apart in low lighting. So does the 2 MP macro camera. Night mode is extremely grainy and even has some banding issues. The camera software is a bit finicky, but there is minimal shutter and mode shift lag.
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| Notice The Overexposure In The 108 MP Shot |
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| Notice The AI Oversaturation |
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| Lack Of Detail In Main Shots |
The ultrawide camera is garbage in 8 MP form. It is grainy and smeary, and it does not even support flash or AI mode. That is probably a good thing because the AI mode should be called Automatic Painter Mode. The AI mode is ad, really really bad. It oversaturated my bushes by a major factor the grass and leaves were comically green. It is not supported in 108 MP mode at all which could use some help in the processing department. Portrait mode is useable and it does have an adjustable blur, and it has a face beautifier mode that works well. Panorama shots only work in portrait mode, pro mode only works up to 4x zoom (and not on the ultrawide camera) and there is a slow motion mode. Holding down the
Video recording is fine, if not grainy, there is electronic image stabilization, but it is disabled by default. There is 1080p slow motion as well. The front-facing camera is good but grainy. In all this phone camera is 'meh.' Of course, there is no 'Nuu branded' gallery application, and it uses the default Google Photos app. That is not bad, but I prefer Samsung Gallery.
The phone does not appear to support recording from an external microphone or output to a monitor. It can read files from a USB OTG, which is good as there is no Micro SD card support. The internal microphones are good and the recording application is good but extremely basic. One feature I like is that if you hold volume up when the screen it off the flashlight will turn on.
Who is this phone for? This phone is for people who like design and performance (for this price range) an older Snapdragon (think S21) can beat this phone by 10 points on Versus. It is great in those arenas. However, if you care about good software (and updates), an excellent stills camera, or a smaller phone look elsewhere. You may want to think about a phone like the S21 Plus for better software, network support, and cameras. However, I really like this phone it brings 5G and a great display to the sub-300 dollar range in the USA
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