The fingerprint sensor? It was mounted on the back, under the camera. It worked, but slowly. Many users reported needing to tap twice. The charging port was micro-USB, not USB-C—a glaring sign of cost-cutting in a world moving toward reversible plugs.
The Nokia 2.3 was getting old. Its processor lagged, and its battery, while large, was paired with an inefficient chip. Enter the . nokia 2.4
Under the hood, the headline was the chipset. This was a slight upgrade over the previous Snapdragon 439, but more importantly, it was paired with 2GB or 3GB of RAM. The screen was a massive 6.5-inch HD+ “waterdrop” display. It wasn’t sharp enough for VR, but for YouTube and Facebook, it was plenty. The fingerprint sensor
The secret weapon was a dedicated on the left side. In 2020, this felt intrusive. But for the target audience—elderly users, factory workers, delivery drivers—pressing a button to ask “Call my daughter” or “Navigate to 5th Street” without touching the screen was a lifesaver. Many users reported needing to tap twice
But the story has conflict. Users quickly discovered the Achilles' heel: the eMMC storage . The 32GB or 64GB internal memory used a slow, old standard. Installing apps was fine, but opening the camera took 4 seconds. Swiping to the Google Feed took 3 seconds. The Helio P22, while efficient, was a laggard. Multitasking between Spotify and Maps caused stutters.
This was the Nokia 2.4’s soul. It ran Android 10 Go Edition (later upgradable to Android 11 and 12). "Go" meant lighter apps, a stripped-down interface, and less background junk. It meant that even with 2GB of RAM, the phone never truly froze—it just crawled politely.