

We measure the Nokia 8 V at 358 nits with adaptive brightness turned on. However, the Nokia phone lags the competition when it comes to brightness. (The closer to zero, the more accurate the colors.) The Nokia 8 V is about as accurate as its rivals when it comes to colors with a Delta-E rating of 0.29 the LG Velvet got a nearly identical 0.30 score. The Pixel 5, which also features an OLED screen captured 128.8%. Our testing found that the 113.9% of the sRGB color gamut, while the p-OLED panel on the LG Velvet managed to recreate 140.6%. But once the action moves into the shadows things start to look murkier on the Nokia 8 V's screen. Everything looks fine in scenes that are bright, like the colorful outfits on the wrestlers in an episode of GLOW that I streamed on Netflix or on the desert planet Arrakis in the trailer for the upcoming Dune movie. The Nokia 8 V 5G UW uses an LCD panel, and I think that has some impact on the colors showcased by the device.

Rummaging through houses in PUBG Mobile, I spotted details in some of the weapons and other gear that I came across that I never see on phones with smaller displays. I'm not a fan of big phones as a rule, but even I have to concede that a screen this size is very immersive, whether you're playing games or watching video. The reason HMD went big with the Nokia 8 V 5G UW is to house the phone's massive 6.81-inch FHD display. It's really easy to cover that speaker up with your hand when you're holding the phone in a landscape orientation - like when you're playing a game - and that can muffle the audio. HMD placed a single speaker on the bottom of the phone.
