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23 Sep

The Trifecta of Strength: Powerlifting, Weightlifting, and Bodybuilding

September 23, 2020
Posted by Samson

Eric Helms of 3D Muscle Journey is an accomplished natural bodybuilder, world renowned trainer and fitness trainer. He participated in bodybuilding several times last year, but in 2020 he took on the challenge of competing in three different weight training sports: weightlifting, strongman, and powerlifting. In this episode, we discuss how he balanced the competitive demands of these different sports.

Helms best describes himself as someone way too obsessed with one thing, which is lifting. It influenced his intellectual activities, career choices, and personal activities as an athlete.

If you're in the bodybuilding scene, you've likely seen or heard Helms' competition pictures talk about bodybuilding coaches on podcasts, videos, and social media. If you're interested in powerlifting, you may have heard him talk about weight loss or coaching from Bryce Lewis.

If you're into weightlifting, you may not have heard from him, but that's because, as he self-deprecatingly says, he's the least good at it. And if that wasn't enough, he recently started venturing into the sport of strongman. No matter what he does, it always lifts.

You can also find this podcast on top of all of my other Six Pack of Knowledge podcasts (curated discussions with the world's greatest hypertrophy experts).

Or search for Breaking Muscle's channel and podcasts on the following services: iTunes, Google Play, Spotify, YouTube, Stitcher, PlayerFM, PodBean.

23 Sep

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Garmin Venu Sq Review: Great Health Tracking, Simple Styling

September 23, 2020
Posted by Samson

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"This is an excellent health and fitness watch at an affordable price."

Reliable and accurate activity tracking
Incoming data collection and analysis
Simple and lightweight design
Support for dozens of workout types
Almost a week of battery life

$ 50 for music features
Touchscreen can be fussy during exercise
Limited "intelligent" functions and notifications

You will have a hard time finding someone who doesn't know Garmin, and most of the time you will know the company's extensive range of fitness smartwatches. It has a well-earned reputation for making the highest quality, most accurate watches for runners, bikers, triathletes and every other possible outdoor sport.

But Garmin doesn't just want to play in the "pro" room. There's reason to believe that the Garmin name could lead to affordable sales that rival entry-level smartwatches and high-end fitness bands. This is where the Garmin Venu Sq comes into play.

Hardware and functions

You can't see it any other way. The Venu Sq looks like an Apple Watch. I know there are only so many ways to make a smartwatch with rounded rectangles, but it's hard to miss. Just a few days after getting the Venu Sq, I was in soccer practice and a teammate asked how I liked my Apple Watch.

However, that's not a bad thing. Unlike any other Garmin fitness watch, this isn't a polarizing design. It's simple, straightforward, and decidedly not looking robust. You can wear something other than workout clothes and keep wearing the Venu Sq without explicitly shouting to everyone around you, "You're damn right, I'm running!" Not everyone wants this recognition.

The plastic body is effective, albeit lightweight and cheap (remember, it's only $ 200). The brushed aluminum piece that surrounds the curved glass display cover, however, is a nice contrast and on the back, where the sensor array is located, neither thick nor bulky.

The display is just 1.3 inches diagonal and 240 x 240 resolution, but it definitely gets the job done. It has an ambient brightness setting and was easily visible in sunlight while it also got much darker at night. There is a large bezel on the screen that doesn't look too good, but honestly it doesn't affect how well you can use the watch considering how simple the software is.

This is a fitness-first smartwatch, not a generic "little phone on the wrist," so its smart functionality is fundamental. You can customize watch faces with some basic designs and data layouts, but it's nowhere near as extensive as Apple's. Notifications come to your wrist and you can act on them when paired with an Android phone. Otherwise, there is not much you can do outside of health and fitness. There are no news, apps, or advanced features here. And the vibration motor is very loud.

Even with a color touchscreen, the Venu Sq offers excellent battery life according to general smartwatch standards. Even with a constant Bluetooth connection that brought in notifications from my phone, overnight sleep tracking, and 4-5 hours of GPS workout tracking, I was able to get 5 days of battery life without any problems. This is without the "always on" display which would certainly put a few days off, but I found that a long delay in the display timeout is a good compromise.

Health, activity and training tracking

For a $ 200 fitness watch, the Venu Sq delivers where it matters. Sensors and tracking functions. You get the same core tracking and analysis as a $ 600 Garmin Fenix 6 running the same great Garmin Connect app on your phone. Here you will find constant, precise heart rate monitoring as well as the usual number of steps and the active minute value. Garmin's reputation for having accurate GPS tracking for running and cycling has also proven itself in my tests and perfectly tracked my activities.

Garmin uses the idea of a "body battery" to measure your overall physical condition, which can be fun to track every day. But you also get a display for physical stress, calorie consumption, sleep analysis, training load analysis and training suggestions – again identical to much more expensive Garmin watches.

Every popular activity has a pre-built mode that you can jump into with a few taps and start tracking, from running and biking to stand up paddle boarding, cross country skiing, rowing, stretching, yoga, elliptical training, golf and More. The list is long.

The Venu Sq, like many of its other watches, also offers SpO2 tracking (aka Pulse Ox), something you otherwise only get on the latest Apple Watch Series 6. You shouldn't be putting a lot of weight into an SpO2 reading from a consumer smartwatch, but if it's something you focus on as part of your overall health picture, then it is here.

The only thing you are missing out on is a barometer so you won't get any altitude related tracking. No daily tracking of climbing stairs and, above all, no altitude information for hiking or running / cycling on paths. This isn't that important to most people, but anyone who takes their running or biking seriously will really miss getting accurate elevation data and an altitude-adjusted speed analysis.

While the touchscreen is good for everyday use and navigation, it is not the best interface for using the watch while exercising. Touchscreens work poorly with sweaty fingers and are accidentally triggered by sleeves and rain. After accidentally ending a run once, I turned on the screen lock, which unfortunately also disabled the side buttons – an annoying compromise, but a general improvement. It may seem gaudy to have a watch with 5 physical buttons like the other models from Garmin, but it really is the option to interface with a watch while exercising or while wearing gloves.

Like most of its watches, Garmin has an upsell fee to add music features to the Venu Sq. You pay an additional $ 50 for local storage on the watch, which can be used to sync music to Spotify, Amazon Music, or Deezer and play it right on your headphones. This isn't a big deal for me running or biking as it doesn't support YouTube Music (come on!) And I always have my phone with me, but I know a lot of people want to go off the phone and still have their Spotify playlists. For all-purpose smartwatches with integrated music functionality, a price premium of 25% for the Venu Sq is difficult.

Our opinion

The Venu Sq is well positioned to stand out from basic fitness bands like the Fitbit Inspire 3. It has a watch shape and a large screen, but without the big price hike when switching to a fully featured smartwatch from Apple or a high-end fitness watch from Polar or Garmin.

You get accurate tracking of activity, health, and training backed by the summary and analysis of Garmin's smartphone app, which gives you the same features you would expect from a much more expensive watch. It doesn't look like a hardcore fitness watch, however, which is likely a bonus for people who are only looking to spend $ 200 on this type of wearable.

There are definite shortcomings here if you take your fitness very seriously and need more accurate tracking, more sensors or hardware buttons. But think of the price here too. The Venu Sq is a great fitness-focused smartwatch that divides the difference between casual and professional users while also looking more like an all-purpose smartwatch.

Is there a better alternative?

Garmin's biggest competitor is hands down the Apple Watch Series 3, which is relatively old but still fully supported and is being sold brand new by Apple for $ 199. The Watch Series 3 is clearly unable to track workouts and provide detailed fitness data. However, if you own an iPhone, it offers a more holistic lifestyle smartwatch experience with better apps, notifications, and a better user interface. And the draw for services like Apple Fitness + shouldn't be underestimated.

If you want to specifically focus on tracking your runs, bike rides, and serious workouts, a more specialized fitness smartwatch like the Garmin Forerunner 245 makes more sense. It's more expensive at $ 275, but it has more buttons, a touchless screen, and a clear, always-on, low-reflectivity display in daylight.

How long it will take?

As an inexpensive fitness watch, the Venu Sq is not designed to last a decade. But it's well designed and built to be knocked around, and that's a good sign of its longevity. You may need to replace a belt a few years later, but it's an inexpensive proposition. Garmin also supports the Connect app and platform well. As far as data retention and analysis is concerned, you will continue to be able to use these functions for years to come.

Should you buy it?

The Garmin Venu Sq is a good fitness-focused smartwatch that is north of a fitness band's budget. Some people really don't want to spend more than $ 200 on a fitness tracker but want to get something that looks like a watch – the Venu Sq fits that market. Garmin's activity tracking and app are great, and that brings exceptional value here. Don't expect too much from the other “smart” functions outside of healthcare.

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22 Sep

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How To Spot Fake Skin Care Products (And Why You Should Avoid Them)

September 22, 2020
Posted by Samson

We've all heard of fake designer goods – but fake beauty? With the increase in online shopping (and bargain hunting), it is becoming more common to find counterfeit beauty and skin care products. Read on for our guide on how to spot and avoid fake beauty – and why you should be on the lookout for reality.

The fake beauty industry

The spread of fake beauty has become so problematic that the US Department of Homeland Security started a department called Plastic beauty surgery, specially designed to prevent its expansion. The results of an investigation found that 20 out of 47 products bought from third-party suppliers were counterfeit. In each case, the seller had a customer rating of at least 90 percent, which resulted in a false trust that can hurt the end user.

Why Avoid Fake Skin Care Products?

What's the big deal? When customers don't buy what they think they pay for, the results can be problematic. Here you can see the risks you are taking when buying counterfeit skin care products.

Ineffective ingredients

If you buy counterfeit personal care products, they are likely to be ineffective. In some cases, you've bought "authentic" products that have passed their prime (and have lost their effectiveness). In other cases, they are cheap imitations that disguise themselves as real. These typically include filler ingredients that have a lower proportion of active ingredients and are more chemical based than natural and organic based.

Possible health risks

Counterfeit products are not regulated and do not adhere to safety and hygiene guidelines. This means there is no way of knowing what they contain, where their ingredients are from, or how they're made. According to the US Chamber of CommerceThis represents "a safety risk for consumers because dangerous or prohibited alternative ingredients are incorporated into formulations". Studies of confiscated cosmetics have shown that some contain high levels of bacteria as well as toxic ingredients such as lead, arsenic and mercury.

Peace of mind

When it comes to peace of mind, there isn't any. Manufacturers can only stand behind their products if they are purchased from authorized resellers. Counterfeit cosmetics do not have a retention chain that dictates when the product was made, where it was and how it was stored. Candice Li, VP of Global Public Affairs and membership in the International coalition against counterfeiting tells Refinery29: "Counterfeits are dangerous because the people who make the products take short cuts in the making … Ultimately, all counterfeiters really care about your money. They don't care if they give consumers a bad product – or nothing at all Product. "

At the end of the day, all counterfeiters really care about your money. They don't care if they give consumers a bad product – or no product at all.

So make sure you are buying authentic products

If counterfeit beauty products are such a problem, how do you tell the difference? If the product does not come directly from the manufacturer or its authorized sellers (even if it is from a huge online retailer) there is usually a high probability that it is counterfeit. When purchasing our products, please note that we do not sell through Amazon. For genuine Eminence Organics products, you should shop either from our spa partners, authorized online retailers, or from our website.

Below are some guidelines to keep in mind when shopping online.

Check the label

Forgers often skip important details. Business Insider recommends examining the label and looking for these common tricks: “Tags, typos, misspellings, and bad prints should be on your radar. The packaging should contain all retail packaging for new products such as manuals or printed matter, as well as UPC barcodes. “Make sure you compare the product to the one on the brand's official website to make sure everything matches.

Use common sense

If a retailer's offer seems too good to be true, it likely is. Sonia Batra MD says: “Pay close attention to the prices, packaging and quality of the product. If the price is too good to be true, if the packaging is discolored or a barcode is missing, or if the consistency or texture of the product is different from the original, it is most likely a counterfeit product. “If it looks suspiciously cheap or is being sold in bulk, it's likely a fake.

If the price is too good to be true, if the packaging is discolored or a barcode is missing, or if the consistency or texture of the product is different from the original, it is most likely a counterfeit product.

ask questions

If something doesn't feel right, ask! Check with the brand itself to verify that you are shopping from an authorized retailer or to alert them that something is wrong. At the Eminence OrganicsWe are happy to advise you on your purchase decisions and direct you to a real reseller in your area.

The best place to find our award-winning skin care products is through an Eminence Organics spa partner. When you visit an authorized spa, not only are you getting fresh and authentic products, but you are also being assessed by a trained professional who can recommend the best products for your skin type and concerns.

Find out more about why Authenticity is important to us and use our spa locator to find an authorized spa partner in your area!

This post was originally published in October 2019 and has been updated for accuracy and completeness.

22 Sep

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Simple Tips to Transform Your Back

September 22, 2020
Posted by Samson

A big, thick, well-developed back can lift a physique from good to great. Unfortunately, the muscles of the back are the toughest most lifters have to develop.

This struggle is partly due to the tendency to train the mirror muscles, but it is also heavily influenced by poor exercise selection and repetition execution.

The back is a large area of muscle mass made up of several different muscles that are capable of other actions. The complexity of fully training the back is illustrated by the wide range of machines and attachments.

The grip you choose, and then the intent of the movement with which you initiate a repetition, will largely determine the quality of the stimulus you generate. In order to get results from your training, you need to create the appropriate incentive to achieve the adjustment you want. A significant stimulus combined with adequate rest is what you need to build muscle and strength.

Stimulus + recovery = adjustment

Creating an effective stimulus is important in growing your back. What is less obvious is that the effectiveness of your back training can essentially have an impact on the rest of your muscle groups as well.

As I mentioned earlier, the back is a huge area to exercise in. If your repetitions and sets aren't stimulating efficiently, you will need to do more sets to get an effective workout.

Exercise your back

Effective back workouts could be achieved in as little as six sets, but poor execution and choice of exercises could mean that double the number is enough to get muscle building stimulus. That is twice as much as with the same effect, which is completely inefficient.

It is very exhausting to do twice as many sets for the back. This fatigue affects your overall systemic recovery capacity. The body has only one tolerance for so much exercise per week. If you have to work your back twice as much, it will drain your reserves for other muscle groups.

The total number of sets you can edit per week will be affected. If the back takes up twice as much space in your program as it should, it means something else is suffering. For example, maybe your biceps workout needs to drop.

In short, we want to maximize training efficiency wherever possible. Being efficient opens up a larger window of time to allocate resources to other muscle groups and gradually increase the overall training volume. Because exercise volume has a dose-response relationship with muscle gain, the potential to do more over time is a handy tool to have in your toolbox.

Key takeaway: More effective back training makes your back grow faster and also makes it easier for other muscle groups to grow better.

Paying attention to your grip choices and the way you do your reps can greatly optimize your back training. A few basic anatomies will help you make the smartest choices for grip position and arm travel.

As a rule of thumb, a neutral or supinated grip is better suited to training the lats on rows and pulldowns. One of the actions of the lats is to stretch your shoulder. You can perform this action more effectively if you are in a neutral or slightly outwardly turned position.

Train your lats

When aiming at the lats, use handles that allow a neutral or slightly outward hand position. Examples are broad (ish) neutral or supinated lat pulldowns and rows. Grip widths of shoulder width or just outside are just right for this. The lats are attached to the upper arm. Hence, it is the upper arm path that we care about, not how far your hands move.

When you are exercising a muscle, you want to go from fully elongated to shortened while maintaining tension throughout the area. Take the origin and introduction of the muscle (each end where the muscle is attached to the bone) as far apart as you can actively control, then try to bring those two points as close as possible.

To do this effectively for your lats::

Start the lift phase of a pull-down or lat-focused row by moving your upper arm down.
Don't perform by pulling your biceps.
Think of your hands as hooks.
The lats are attached to the upper arm, not behind the elbow.
Focusing on bending the elbow shifts the focus to the biceps.

This mistake in technique can turn an excellent lat exercise into a crappy biceps exercise.

Remember, the goal here is to train the lats so you need to initiate with them and keep the tension on them. By taking a neutral or semi-supinated grip and starting the lift phase by moving your upper arm down and towards your hip, you can dramatically increase the activation and tension of the lats.

The arc of your arm path on a lat pulldown should be almost like doing a lat sweater to maximize this effect.

Exercise your upper back

The upper back:

When it comes to upper back training, we want to focus more on shoulder blade movement. The upper back muscles all act directly on the scapular (shoulder blades). To train them effectively, we would like to see movement in this area.

This movement is best achieved with a strong grip (palms down) and higher arm travel. Exercise these muscles over their entire area by thinking about doing a full stretch forward into an elongated position. Then start by moving your elbows back and trying to pull your shoulder blades back and together at maximum contraction.

Imagine trying a reverse hug and trying to touch your elbows behind you (this won't happen unless you suffered a terrible injury) but that is the general movement and arm path that You should pursue.

Links to a bigger, stronger, V-shaped back

Lats = neutral or supinated grip and initiate by pulling the upper arm down and then towards the hips.

Upper back = pronounced grip and rowing with elbows up and out to start and end the repetition by trying to push your elbows together as far behind you as possible.

22 Sep

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Nokia 8.3 Review: A PureView Camera in all but Name

September 22, 2020
Posted by Samson

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"A wonderful camera and long-lasting battery make the Nokia 8.3 desirable, and the Android One software updates and 5G make it a safe future purchase."

Excellent main and ultra-wide cameras
Big, attractive screen
Android One software
Long battery life

No water resistance
Screen with a refresh rate of 60 Hz
Weak zoom and macro photos

There was a time when Nokia ruled the phone camera world, but Huawei, Apple, and Samsung have all come along and have been better known for amazing cameras ever since. However, with the Nokia 8.3, it has made some significant strides with the help of longtime partner Zeiss, to the point where I think the phone has earned the famous PureView name traditionally used for its top performing camera-centric phones.

What's even better is that the phone is less than $ 1,000 and still comes with the technology you'll need for the future, as well as guaranteed software updates for a few years to come. The Nokia 8.3 is one of the best competitively priced phones in 2020.

design

You know what you're doing with the latest Nokia designs, as they tend to follow a similar trend: a top-center-mounted camera module, a chin bezel under the screen, and colors inspired by Nordic roots. The Nokia 8.3 doesn't scream for its looks, doesn't surprise you with eye-catching folding screens, and doesn't put much emphasis on keeping the weight or thickness of the hardware down. The 8.3 is therefore a modern Nokia phone through and through.

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It weighs 220 grams, is 8.9 mm thick and 78.5 mm wide, making it a hefty piece of a phone in the hand at least when compared to the OnePlus 8 and iPhone 11. The side-mounted fingerprint sensor is ergonomically a good choice, prevents you from juggling a heavy phone while locating a sensor in the display, and it's accurate and responsive. The color Polar Night is deep blue, almost black in places, until you bring it into the light when azure stripes catch your eye. It's classy and stylish and prevents the otherwise normal phone from getting boring.

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Bad parts? I really don't like the Nokia logo on the lower bezel. I don't like the Google Assistant hardware button because I accidentally hit the stupid thing. Thanks to the flat screen and glossy back, the phone glides over most surfaces as if on wheels. Even so, it feels a little pointless in the design of the Nokia 8.3 if it is definitely not ugly and the workmanship and materials used are excellent.

camera

Here's what you need to know: The Nokia 8.3's camera is brilliant. No restriction is required either. It would be a brilliant smartphone camera if it were on the back of a phone that also costs a lot more. It bears the name PureView on the spec sheet, but it really deserves to have it in the official name as its talents are readily available and it consistently takes great photos in most conditions, unlike the often disappointing Nokia 9 PureView from Early last year.

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It has a 64-megapixel main sensor, a 12-megapixel sensor with an ultra-wide-angle lens, and a pair of 2-megapixel sensors for depth and macro tasks. It's not that impressive on paper, but the results are breathtaking. Photos are saturated with rich colors and filled with razor-sharp details. They cause an emotional blow. By that I mean, nothing gets too saturated or over enhanced, which allows the photo to speak for itself without, however, losing the visual pop necessary to make images instantly shareable.

HMD Global's ongoing partnership with Zeiss is undoubtedly having an impact on performance, and the success here reminds me of how Huawei and Leica really came together to produce the superb Huawei P10. It is also easy to use. You have a wide angle and a standard view as well as a night mode and that's all you should be bothered with. Selfies are great especially when you use the Zeiss fine-tuned filter modes that give your photos a really cool look. Although they are software controlled, the bokeh mode offers good edge detection.

Is it perfect? No, but the disadvantages don't outweigh the positives. There's no zoom, the 2MP macro mode is junk, and the camera often struggles with focus when taking close-ups. Annoyingly, the app stays in portrait mode if you return to the app after closing instead of going back to the default photo mode by default, and sometimes there was unattractive halo and lens flare.

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Dig deeper and night mode will be very effective provided it's not very dark. It shows a lot more texture and detail, just like the night mode used to do on Huawei phones like the P20 Pro. The portrait mode improved with Zeiss creates a very strong bokeh effect. However, this can be adjusted after you take the photo. There is also a manual pro video mode editing suite that can add anamorphic lens effects to your videos. When you record your video and expect it to happen later, it can look effective. If you don't, it just looks artificial.

The Nokia 8.3 has the ease of use of the Google Pixel 4a for shooting and recording, and takes photos that will make you want to get creative and experiment with it more.

screen

It is a 6.81 inch IPS LCD screen with a 20: 9 aspect ratio and Nokia PureDisplay technology on the front of the phone. PureDisplay enables HDR always on, adaptive brightness, and improved color accuracy and sharpness. I found the adaptive brightness to be poor though, especially when the brightness was turned down in bright sunlight so I couldn't see the screen at all.

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Watching videos is wonderful, with some enhanced colors and contrasts with the PureDisplay on or a more natural palette that is closer to how the iPhone 11 Pro looks when the device is off. The individual loudspeaker is acceptable, but not enthusiastic about its sound. If you want, there is a 3.5 mm headphone jack on the case for wired headphones.

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While the screen is colorful and pretty, it lacks a refresh rate of 90 Hz or higher, which is highly expected at this price point. I notice this immediately after coming from a device with a higher refresh rate – scrolling just isn't that smooth on the Nokia – but obviously if you haven't had the feature before, the switch obviously won't be that annoying. However, it's a feature that's available on several competing phones and almost all of the flagship phones. It improves the display and reduces fatigue so that it is overlooked here.

Performance and software

The Snapdragon 765G processor from Qualcomm controls the Nokia 8.3 with 6 GB or 8 GB of RAM and 64 GB or 128 GB of internal memory, depending on the model. There's also a MicroSD card slot to add to that number.

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The Nokia 5.3 has 5G, although I don't live in an area with coverage so I couldn't test this feature. To get a little more technical, the Nokia 8.3 supports more 5G bands than any other 5G phone currently available, and supports 5G systems from NSA (not standalone) and SA (standalone). So, with 5G becoming more widespread, the phone can easily connect to the network. The 4G reception is strong and the call quality is really excellent. Oddly enough, on video calls, you can't turn the volume below a certain point, making it impossible to mute the sound completely.

Here are the benchmark results:

3DMark Sling Shot Extreme: 3.006 (volcano)

Geekbench 5: 1,523 multi-core / 559 single core

Compared to the LG Velvet, the OnePlus Nord and the Motorola Edge, which have the same processor, the Nokia improves the 3DMark value, but it cannot keep up with the Geekbench 5 value either. It cannot match the results obtained by the OnePlus 8, which has a Snapdragon 856 processor and more RAM. However, it's fun to play and I didn't experience any performance issues or excessive heat while playing Asphalt 9: Legends.

Another triumph with the Nokia 8.3 is the use of Google's Android One software. It's essentially the same experience as on a Pixel phone, with a clean, crisp, logical, and consistent design, and solid reliability when it comes to running apps and getting your daily chores done. It takes some tweaking to make it better, from the adaptive brightness to the oddly inconsistent volume control, but otherwise it allows for a comfortable, stress-free mobile life.

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Yes, I said life, because a big plus here is that Android One will have major system updates for the next two years and security updates for the next three years, all of which will arrive on time. You shouldn't have to think about software updates when choosing a phone, but these are very important. HMD Global's decision to use Android One means you don't have to worry.

Battery and security

A fingerprint sensor is built into the power button on the side of the phone. For me as a right-hander it is ergonomically comfortable and has also proven to be accurate and largely reliable. The phone is powered by a massive 4,500 mAh battery, and over the course of my first few days it easily turned out to have the guts to last two full days of moderate to heavy use. There is an 18W charging block in the box, but the phone does not support wireless charging.

Price and availability

The Nokia 8.3 pre-order date is September 22nd in the UK and Europe. It will ship from October 8th. It will be shipped to the US in the near future. It costs £ 499 in the UK and € 599 in Europe. There are no official US pricing at the time of writing, but the UK price is converted to $ 640. The phone is available on the Nokia website.

Our opinion

Thanks to its great camera, the Nokia 8.3 stands alongside several budget smartphone hits at competitive prices like the Pixel 4a (or most importantly the upcoming Pixel 4a 5G), while the long battery life and clean software make life easier now and in the future. With the addition of 5G, something continued to grow. This is what we expect from Nokia: A durable smartphone with a great camera that is not characterized by its design, but emphasizes value, workmanship and general suitability for everyday use.