HMD Skyline review: Reaching for the stars
It's the first Android Qi2 phone in Australia, but that's not the reason to consider buying this phone.
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Pros
- Full 48 hour battery life
- First Qi2 Android phone
- Repairable design
Cons
- Qi2 magnets not strong enough
- No wall charger
- Only two years of software updates
I never would have guessed in 100 years that the first Android smartphone in Australia to support the Qi2 wireless standard would be from a smaller brand like HMD.
I would have put money down that Samsung or Google or even Oppo would be racing out of the gate to offer a viable alternative to Apple’s MagSafe. But instead, it’s the HMD Skyline.
That’s no bad thing. The Skyline is a solid enough mid-range smartphone. In addition to Qi2, it has a triple camera array and a self-repairable design, so you can replace a busted screen or a faulty battery on your own.
The Qi2 implementation also doesn’t impress in the same way MagSafe does.
But it’s a reasonable device with strong ambitions. Let’s take a closer look.
