The HMD Skyline has a gorgeous design, a bright color, and a unique feature where if the screen breaks, you can repair it yourself. But is it worth buying?
HMD Skyline MSRP $500.00 Score Details “The HMD Skyline's easy repairability makes it unique among its peers, as does Qi2 wireless charging. And the design is a real winner.” Pros Cons The HMD Skyline is one of the first phones made by HMD under its own name. The company has been better known until now as the force behind the Nokia name on modern mobile devices.
If you’re looking for a small and light smartphone, the Skyline isn’t it. The 210-gram weight is substantial, and the device is sized similarly to the iPhone 15 Pro Max. It’s always noticeable in your pocket. The striking design is sure to please those who miss the old Nokia Windows Phone days, and the dazzling Neon Pink color reflects HMD’s obvious desire to make a strong impression with its first run of non-Nokia branded devices.
HMD Skyline: screen The HMD Skyline’s screen is a fairly standard 6.55-inch pOLED with a maximum 144Hz refresh rate, a 2400 x 1080 pixel resolution, and 1,000 nits peak brightness. However, it’s notable for a few reasons, and not all of them are good. The Corning Gorilla Glass 3 is a little behind the curve when compared to the Samsung Galaxy A55’s Gorilla Glass Victus+ screen protection. It could be important as the screen is highly exposed due to the design.
The software gets off to a good start, but it’s not without problems. The phone comes with USB settings disabled, so when you plug it into a computer, it does not allow you to explore files. That can be quickly changed in the Developer Options menu, but a lot of people aren’t going to know this is the way to solve the issue.
The other issue I have is with the side-mounted fingerprint sensor. It’s flush with the case and hypersensitive, and it’s constantly accidentally activating. A casual brush with your finger or palm sets it off, and I usually end up using my PIN to unlock the phone because the fingerprint sensor has been locked due to too many failed attempts.
HMD Skyline: repairing the phone If the screen on the HMD Skyline breaks or the battery doesn’t last as long as it did when it was new, you can replace both yourself, at home, with a basic specialist toolkit. You can also replace the charging board, the speaker, and the back cover itself. The Skyline is the first phone with HMD’s “Gen2” repairability, which makes the process even faster than it was on the first series of repairable HMD devices.
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