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Nokia used to rock, But don't know what's the current status of them? Are they really good or bad?

If you check serious reviews Nokia is making a HUGE effort to compete with the big names in Smart Phones.  At the moment there is criticism of its cameras as althoug the specs are very impressive and competitive, the end product is not as good.  It seems to be dark due to low color contrast taken in dark environments.  There is also criticism about the battery taking longer to charge than other models, an overly large use of resources and time to take to load.  Where it shines apparently is its LCD which is using different technology and really looks good. Nokia doesn't skimp with the materials it uses to build the phones.  Price is less than the other major flaship models, and it is currently very successfully and aggressively marketed here in South Africa.  People are very happy with the latest Nokias. Most are aiming for the Nokia 5 as it is obviously much cheaper, but has most of what Nokia 8 has.  Not on the same level, but enough to be affordable for middle of the range shoppers.