The phone is very nice looking, and it feels sturdy (it's actually a little heavier than it looks). Performance is adequate for what it's capable of doing. This phone has limited memory and storage (but can be extended by SD cards), so don't get this to play demanding games. Communication apps like Hangouts, WhatsApp, and Duo work just fine. Chrome runs OK. Ingress runs just fine, too. Pokemon Go is probably too much for this phone, though.

Battery life is good and as advertised. I did have to tinker around with the APN settings to make 4G work (I am on Ting and could only connect to 3G with the default APN settings that the phone downloaded automatically).

Again, if compared to phones that cost many times the price of this one, Nokia 2's performance will be very disappointing. I think of this as a basic smartphone that can do some of the things that better smartphones can do (and more importantly, what I want my phone to do). I am happy with it.

This is a phone with a weird set of features and components. It has a chassis made from a single piece of aluminum, a Corning Gorilla glass screen and a big honking 4,100 mah battery. Parts that would be found on higher end smartphones, but also has a slowish Snapdragon 210 processor, 8GB of internal memory and 1GB of RAM. The user can add an SD card and Nougat can format the card so that it can act as an expansion on the paltry internal storage. I have a 64GB SD card on this phone which expands the 8GB into approx 70GB. But not all Android apps are designed to run off the SD card. The starting 8GB would be standard on a smartphone from five years ago. The phone comes with Android Nougat out of the box and Nokia says that it will get Oreo 8.1 when it passes muster. It also has dual SIM capability which is good for travelers. The Android experience is almost pure. Only a few items like a Nokia support app and FM radio are added extras. The screen is pretty good. It is a bit laggy as a phone with the low amount of RAM, the low end CPU and internal storage would have. I ran a Geekbench 4 benchmark on this phone and it did not fare well. The Nokia 2 fell below the least powerful phone in the benchmark, The Nexus 5. A phone that's been obsolete for almost three years. So for those who are into speeds and feeds and are looking for the newest and fastest, this phone is a dog. Battery life is very good. I've had the phone on for close to 24 hours with average usage and mostly the stock apps installed, only about 10 apps of my choosing installed and it's at 77%. I have yet to run the battery down to zero. If you are looking for an entry level smartphone for a low price for a child or a first time or light phone user who's not going to push this phone's capabilities to the edge, the Nokia 2 is a servicable device.
Pros-
1. Quality build.
2. Low Price
3. 4,100mah battery = excellent battery life.
4. Nice camera and screen.
5. Nougat out of the box with Oreo coming.
6. Mostly pure Android experience.
Cons-
1. Slow CPU and laggy performance
2. Only 8GB internal storage (can be expanded with SD card.)
3. 1GB RAM.

I was in need of a budget smartphone that I could trust, and in time I've stumbled across the Nokia 2. To get things out of the way, this phone has older hardware such as a Snapdragon 212. I got a solid experience out of this phone, however. One should not attempt to run intensive games on this device, but for everyday use for messaging and web surfing, this phone does an adequate job. I've been needing a phone that could replace my Nokia E7, and so far this phone does that. I've been using this phone for two months now. This phone is great if you plan on just doing basic web surfing, videos, and messaging.

I use T-Mo reseller Mint Sim cell service and I've had 5 phones since my beloved Nexus 5x bit the dust in Sept. 2016, 4 were unsuccessful with this service. This Nokia 2 is by far the best one yet for signal strength and connectivity, WiFi calling and MMS/SMS messaging over WiFi (a must have for me). Usually a T-Mobile APN or Ultra Mobile APN (the owner of Mint Sim) will work, this time - the Ultra Mobile APN worked perfectly on the Nokia 2. I'm a big fan of stock android with the monthly updates and no bloat (it's identical to a Pixel, without fingerprint or pricetag). I think it's a great deal at $98, I did add a 64G SD card and formatted it for system use for extra performance. The phone does lag as you add more apps. The rear camera is blurry. My cheek while talking on the phone puts people on hold and activates speakerphone sometimes. Apps can act a little strange at times. Looking forward to release of the Nokia 6 (2018), 7 plus and 8 Sirrocco in the US. I bought this phone as a test run for their newer products. Connectivity is the best ever.

This is my first android, getting use to that operating system. Switched from a Nokia windows phone that I stuck with too long, but was hesitant to switch because the battery lasted 8 or ten days, See so many people who's phone won't last a day and didn't want to be hostage to a charging ball and chain.
Pleased to say this battery life is just as good, maybe better. My usage habits are leaving Bluetooth on as it links to both car and home phone. Leave the location on to keep the phone unlocked at home. Wi fi and data as needed. Average day maybe three calls and eight or ten texts, but I get a solid eight days on a charge. Happy with that.
AT&T doesn't advertise it but this can be used as a go phone for about $8 a month or as a back up, and easy to switch in and out of full plans, just log in to you account.
Main thing that forced a switch is our summer house has spotty cellular service and this does Wi-Fi calling that old phones didn't. It may be that this gets better cell reception and won't need that, but the Wi-Fi calling works great.
Can't say enough about how this fits my needs for under a hundred bucks.