At exactly a year ago, HMD Global announced the first Nokia Android smartphone, Nokia 6, during CES 2017 event. This year, ahead of CES 2018 that is just around the corner, the company has announced an upgraded model of the smartphone with a redesigned outer layer and more powerful processor, the Nokia 6 (2018).
This has the same screen size and resolution as the former, but the processor has been up from octa-core Snapdragon 430 to Snapdragon 630. It has a new stylish look with 2.5D Gorilla Glass covering the display area. The physical home button have been eliminated and the fingerprint sensor now resides below the rear camera. Talking of camera, the Nokia 6 (2018) sports a 16MP f/2.0 camera at the back and an 8MP wide-angle front-facing camera with f/2.0 aperture, just like its predecessor. Nokia Dual Sight technology is implemented with the cameras as well.
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Other notable upgrade is in connectivity. The new Nokia phone comes with Bluetooth 5 and USB Type-C port, which is quite an upgrade when compared with Bluetooth 4.1 and Micro-USB port that the former boasted of.
The phone runs Android 7.1 Nougat out-of-the-box but will be upgradeable to Android 8 Oreo in the near future. It has the same storage capacity, RAM, and battery as the 2017 model.
Nokia 6 (2018) Specifications
- 5.5-inch IPS 2.5D curved glass display with full-HD (1920×1080 pixels) resolution, Gorilla Glass 3 protection
- 64-bit 2.2GHz octa-core Qualcomm Snapdragon 630 Mobile Platform, Adreno 508 GPU
- 4GB RAM
- 32GB / 64GB built-in storage (expandable up to 128GB via MicroSD card)
- 16-megapixel rear camera, f/2.0 aperture, PDAF, dual-tone LED flash
- 8-megapixel front camera, f/2.0 aperture, 84-degree wide-angle lens
- OS: Android 7.1.1 Nougat; upgradeable to Android 8 Oreo
- Fingerprint sensor
- Hybrid dual SIM
- Connectivity: WiFi, Bluetooth 5, 4G VoLTE, 3G, GPRS/EDGE, GPS, FM radio, USB Type-C
- Battery: 3,000mAh
- Dimensions: 148.8 × 75.8 × 8.15-8.6mm
- Weight: 172 grams
- Colour(s): Silver, Black
The 4GB RAM+32GB storage version is priced at CNY 1499 (US$230), while the 4GB RAM+64GB storage version costs CNY 1699 (US$262). The Nokia 6 (2018) will be available in China from January 10th. No details on availability outside China.
