HMD Fusion

The HMD Fusion is a fun budget smartphone with reasonably priced accessories that somehow elevate its otherwise lacklustre software experience. Looks are subjective, but we are fans of its practical and industrial translucent design, which also makes it very easy to access its interior.

HMD offers three Outfits, two of which are smart. The Smart Outfits like the Gaming and Flashy Outfits are quite practical and useful.

This phone isn’t built to perform but for those who love to explore, tinker and repair their own devices. Given this approach, there’s not much room for performance, and whenever it does, the phone does heat up.

Software is a bit of a mixed bag. It’s near-stock, but loaded with preinstalled apps and not optimised to take advantage of the hardware. Camera performance is a bit below average, and the same goes for battery performance. But wired charging speeds were up to expectations.