A few weeks ago we mentioned the budget smartphone HMD Arc. It was budget - but with the next model, HMD Key, the manufacturer has surpassed the concept of budget!
HMD Key contains, as the name suggests, all the key elements that a smartphone should have - however, these are elements from the lowest possible shelf, and in addition, they sometimes give the impression that this shelf was reached a good few years ago... For example, a 6.52-inch LCD display with a resolution of - attention - 576x1280 pixels! This is not even HD+! Of course, you can forget about a higher refresh rate or high brightness - this is only 460 nits. It doesn't get any better. The heart of the smartphone is the Unisoc 9832E processor, supported by a paltry 2 GB of RAM and 32 GB of internal memory, along with a microSD slot. Such memory is not enough even for the basic functions of Android Go! Even if the manufacturer promised two years of support with security patches...
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The HMD Key battery also does not impress - it has a capacity of 4000 mAh and charges at 10 W. The cameras will only satisfy minimalists - there is a 5-megapixel one on the front and an 8-megapixel one on the back. So does the HMD Key have no advantages, apart from the battery? Well, it does - it is equipped with a mini-jack, still desired by many users, as well as protection in case of accidental soaking - IP52. Additionally, in addition to black, the smartphone can also be had in a not-so-ugly turquoise color. All this for 60 British pounds, or about 75 dollars. In my opinion, it's too expensive...
