Brand | Nokia |
---|---|
Developer | HMD Global |
Manufacturer | Foxconn |
Slogan | Immersive entertainment |
Family | Single digit Series |
First released | 20 January 2017 |
Discontinued | 25 June 2018 |
Successor | Nokia 6.1 |
Related |
Nokia 1 Nokia 2 Nokia 3 Nokia 5 Nokia 7 Nokia 8 Nokia 9 |
Type | Smartphone |
Dimensions | 154 x 75.8 x 7.9 mm |
Mass | 169 g (5.96 oz) |
Operating system | Original:
Android
7.1.1 "Nougat" Current: Android 9.0 "Pie" |
System-on-chip | Qualcomm Snapdragon 430 (28 nm) |
CPU | Octa core 1.4 GHz Cortex-A53 |
GPU | Adreno 505 |
Memory | 3 or 4 GB RAM |
Storage | 32 or 64 GB |
Removable storage | microSD, up to 128 GB |
Battery | 3000 mAh Li-Po |
Display | 5.5" 1080p Full HD 2.5D curved display with Gorilla Glass 3 |
Sound | Dual speaker, 3.5mm Headphone jack, Active noise cancellation with dedicated microphone, Dolby Atmos surround sound |
Rear camera | 16 MP, AF, f/2.0, dual-tone LED flash for true and natural colour |
Front camera | 8 MP, f/2.0, 1/4.0" |
Connectivity | |
Data inputs | Multi-touch screen |
Other | Compass, fingerprint reader (front-mounted), NFC (Note: see Variants) |
The Nokia 6 is a Nokia-branded mid-range smartphone running on Android. It is the first smartphone from the Finnish company HMD Global, [a] created through the partial divestment of Nokia's devices division; the first Nokia-branded smartphone since the Lumia 638; and the first Nokia-branded Android smartphone since the short-lived Nokia X2 in 2014. [1] [2] The phone was first announced for sale in China on January 8, 2017, [3] with a global version announced the following month. [4] [5]
The successor to the Nokia 6, the Nokia 6.1, was announced on January 5, 2018 in China and on February 25, 2018 for other parts of the world.
The Nokia 6 features a 16:9 5.5-inch Full HD display. It is powered by a Qualcomm Snapdragon 430 processor and has a micro-USB port. It has a 16-megapixel rear camera and an 8-megapixel front-facing camera with autofocus. [6] The phone has either a single SIM slot or a hybrid SIM slot which can hold a Nano-SIM card and either a MicroSD card or another SIM card. [7]
The Nokia 6 2017 version originally shipped with an unmodified version of Android 7.1.1 Nougat as opposed to modified versions which are used by most manufacturers; an update to Android 7.1.2 Nougat came out in October 2017. [8] In late January 2018, the stable version of Android 8.0 Oreo was released for the Nokia 6. [9] [10] By March 28, 2018, the Android 8.1.0 Oreo Update came out with the March Security Patch. On February 21, 2019, the Nokia 6 received the Android 9 Pie update.
The Nokia 6 was first released in China on January 20, 2017, shortly after its announcement. Demand was high, and it was sold out within minutes after receiving over a million registrations.[ citation needed] On February 26, 2017, at Mobile World Congress 2017, it was announced that Nokia 6 will be available globally. [11] It was released in other Asian markets including Malaysia in May 30, 2017, [12] and has been rolled out in Europe starting June 2017. [13]
The Nokia 6 generally received positive reviews. John McCann of TechRadar praised the phone's camera, performance and affordability while criticising the "slow-to-charge" and uncomfortable design. [14]
Trusted Reviews praised the phone's "solid battery life" and metal shell, while criticising the camera's performance in low lighting and mixed lighting. [15]