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HMD Skyline
HMD's Skyline is a repairable mid-range phone with a 6.55-inch 144Hz pOLED display, a Snapdragon 7s Gen 2 chip, a 108MP main camera with OIS plus a 50MP 2x telephoto, and 15W Qi2 magnetic wireless charging. It launched on 18 July 2024 at £399.99 in the UK and $499 in the US (8/256GB).
Pros
- Designed for home repair: the screen, back cover, battery and charging port can be replaced, with iFixit self-repair support in select markets
- 15W Qi2 magnetic wireless charging alongside 33W wired charging
- 144Hz pOLED display rated at 1000 nits peak brightness
- Triple rear camera with a 108MP OIS main sensor, a 50MP 2x telephoto and a 13MP ultrawide, plus a 50MP autofocus selfie camera
- microSD slot for up to 512GB, plus eSIM, NFC and Wi-Fi 6E
Cons
- Only two Android OS upgrades and three years of security updates
- IP54 rating and a Gorilla Glass 3 front are modest protection, and the phone is thick and heavy at 8.9mm and 209.5g
- Snapdragon 7s Gen 2 performance and camera quality trailed similarly priced rivals in review testing
- No charger in the box and no 3.5mm headphone jack
Below average
Computed from specs & benchmarks via our public methodology.
Full specifications
Everything we track for the HMD Skyline
Display
- Screen size
- 6.55 ″
- Panel type
- pOLED
- Resolution
- 1080x2400
- Pixel density
- 402 ppi
- Refresh rate
- 144 Hz
- Peak brightness
- 1,000 nits
Performance
- Chipset
- Qualcomm Snapdragon 7s Gen 2
- Geekbench 6 (single)
- 957Bottom 27%
- Geekbench 6 (multi)
- 2,821Bottom 33%
- RAM (max)
- 12 GB
- Storage options
- 128/256GB
- Storage type
- UFS 2.2
Camera
- Main camera
- 108 MP
- Ultra-wide
- 13 MP
- Telephoto
- 50 MP
- Optical zoom
- 2 x
- Max video
- 4K@30fps
- Front camera
- 50 MP
- OIS
- Yes
Battery
- Capacity
- 4,600 mAh
- Wired charging
- 33 W
- Wireless charging
- 15 W
Design
- Weight
- 210 g
- Thickness
- 8.9 mm
- IP rating
- IP54
- Frame material
- Aluminum
Connectivity
- 5G
- Yes
- Wi-Fi
- Wi-Fi 6E
- Bluetooth
- 5.2
- NFC
- Yes
- USB
- USB-C 2.0
- eSIM
- Yes
Software
- OS at launch
- Android 14
- OS update pledge
- 2 years
Audio
- Stereo speakers
- Yes
- 3.5mm jack
- No
Quick answers
Is the HMD Skyline good in 2026?
The HMD Skyline earns an Inno Score of 47.3/100 (“Below average”) based on its specs and benchmark results. HMD's Skyline is a repairable mid-range phone with a 6.55-inch 144Hz pOLED display, a Snapdragon 7s Gen 2 chip, a 108MP main camera with OIS plus a 50MP 2x telephoto, and 15W Qi2 magnetic wireless charging. It launched on 18 July 2024 at £399.99 in the UK and $499 in the US (8/256GB).
What are the key specs of the HMD Skyline?
Chipset: Qualcomm Snapdragon 7s Gen 2 · Screen size: 6.55 ″ · Capacity: 4,600 mAh · Main camera: 108 MP
What are the closest alternatives to the HMD Skyline?
Its closest rivals on InnoReviews are iPhone 13 Pro, vivo T4x 5G, Samsung Galaxy A36 5G — open the comparison pages for a spec-by-spec breakdown.
