After a bunch of leaks and rumors, HMD Global finally announced Nokia 6(2018) smartphone in China. It is company’s latest mid-range smartphone and the successor of 2017’s Nokia 6. HMD Global is still going with the 16:9 aspect ratio in Nokia 6 (2018) which is sort of disappointment. HMD Global is trying to maintain old aesthetics with some modern touch.
It has metal a unibody design with 6000 series aluminum chassis created using two-color anodization process and diamond cutting technology. The fingerprint sensor now placed on the back of the new Nokia 6 and it also gets rid of the capacitive touch buttons on the front in favor of on-screen buttons. HMD Global still did not consider any dual camera but kept the Dual-Sight technology. It allows you to capture simultaneous shots from the rear and front camera which named as Bothie. So, without any further delay let’s have a quick look a the Specifications.
Nokia 6 (2018) Specifications:
- Dimensions: 148.8 × 75.8 × 8.15-8.6mm and Weight: 172g
- IPS LCD 5.5-inch (1920 x 1080 pixels) 16:9 ratio (403 ppi density) 2.5D curved glass display with Corning Gorilla Glass 3 protection
- 14nm Qualcomm Snapdragon 630 (Octa-core 2.2 GHz Cortex-A53) coupled with Adreno 508 GPU
- Android 7.1.1 (Nougat) upgradable to Android 8.0 (Oreo)
- 4GB LPDDR4 RAM, 32GB / 64GB (eMMC 5.1) Internal Storage
- Expandable memory up to 256GB with microSD
- 16 MP Rear Camera (f/2.0, 1.0 µm), phase detection autofocus, dual-LED dual-tone flash
- 8MP front-facing camera, 1.12 µm pixel size, f/2.0 aperture, 84° wide-angle lens
- Video Recording: 1080p@30fps
- Hybrid Dual SIM, 4G VoLTE, WiFi 802.11 a/b/g/n, Bluetooth 5, GPS, USB Type-C
- Fingerprint (rear-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass
- Non-removable Li-Ion 3000 mAh battery with Fast battery charging: 50% in 30 min
Nokia 6 (2018) Price and Availability:
The Nokia 6 (2018) will be available in Black and Silver colors. Its global rollout is yet to confirm. However, the Nokia 6 (2018) is expected to go on sale in India following the initial availability in China. Nokia 6 (2018) is priced at 1499 yuan ($230/ Rs. 14,655 approx.) for the 32G version and the 64GB version costs 1699 yuan ($262/ Rs. 16,610 approx.)
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