Folks, meet the Nokia 6 (2018), also known as Nokia 6.1. This device is an upper-mid-range smartphone running the Android OS. It serves as a successor to the earlier released Nokia 6. On February 25, it launched officially at the MWC, along with 4 other models.
The Nokia 6 (2018) boasts of a Qualcomm Snapdragon 630 chipset. Also with 3 GB of LPDDR4 RAM, an upgrade from the Snapdragon 430 present in its Nokia 6.
This post reviews this awesome device.
Design and Display
The Nokia 6 (2018) has its body covered with 75% vacuum moulded Gorilla Glass v3 material and also has an aluminium frame at its core. When you hold it, it feels like a proper smartphone.
The Nokia 6 (2018) has dimensions of 148.8 x 75.8 x 8.2 mm (5.86 x 2.98 x 0.32 in). With a weight of 172g.
This device also has a 5.5-inch IPS Capacitive Touch-screen, with 16M colours. With a resolution of of1080 x 1920 pixels, it has a 16:9 aspect ratio (~403 ppi density).
This Smartphone has Multitouch features. With its screen protected by a Corning Gorilla Glass v3 material.
There’s a Fingerprint Scanner located at the rear of the phone, and it comes in three colour variants: Black/Copper, White/Iron, and Blue/Gold.
Hardware and Software
The Nokia 6 (2018) comes with Android 8.1 (oreo) operating system.
The Nokia 6 (2018) is powered by a Qualcomm SDM630 Snapdragon 630 chipset with a 64-bit processor. It also comes with an Octa-core processor configured at Octa-core 2.2 GHz Cortex-A53.
Furthermore, it uses an Adreno 508 GPU for graphics handling.
This device offers 3/4Gb of RAM and 64/32Gb of inbuilt memory. Which can be expanded using a microSD card.
Other sensors on this device are Fingerprint (rear-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, and compass sensors.
Camera and Battery
The Nokia 6 (2018) features a 16 MP (f/2.0, 27mm, 1.0µm) camera. With phase detection autofocus, Zeiss optics, dual-LED dual-tone flash.
Upfront, there’s a 8 MP (f/2.0, 1.12µm), 1080p camera. This camera takes crisp selfies that will wow your imagination.
As for the battery life, there’s a Non-removable Li-Ion 3000 mAh battery. Also, a Fast charge feature accompany’s this Smartphone.
Price
The Nokia 6 (2018) Android smartphone sells for about 280 EUR. Which is equivalent to N118,384.
Full Specifications
Here are the full specifications of the Nokia 6 (2018).
| NETWORK | Technology | GSM / HSPA / EVDO / LTE |
|---|
| LAUNCH | Announced | 2018, January |
|---|---|---|
| Status | Available. Released 2018, April |
| BODY | Dimensions | 148.8 x 75.8 x 8.2 mm (5.86 x 2.98 x 0.32 in) |
|---|---|---|
| Weight | 172 g (6.07 oz) | |
| Build | Front glass, aluminum body (6000 series) | |
| SIM | Hybrid Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) |
| DISPLAY | Type | IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen, 16M colors |
|---|---|---|
| Size | 5.5 inches, 82.6 cm2 (~73.2% screen-to-body ratio) | |
| Resolution | 1080 x 1920 pixels, 16:9 ratio (~403 ppi density) | |
| Multitouch | Yes | |
| Protection | Corning Gorilla Glass 3 |
| PLATFORM | OS | Android 8.1 (Oreo) |
|---|---|---|
| Chipset | Qualcomm SDM630 Snapdragon 630 | |
| CPU | Octa-core 2.2 GHz Cortex-A53 | |
| GPU | Adreno 508 |
| MEMORY | Card slot | microSD, up to 256 GB (uses SIM 2 slot) |
|---|---|---|
| Internal | 32/64 GB, 3/4 GB RAM |
| CAMERA | Primary | 16 MP (f/2.0, 27mm, 1.0µm), phase detection autofocus, Zeiss optics, dual-LED dual-tone flash |
|---|---|---|
| Features | Geo-tagging, touch focus, face detection, panorama, HDR | |
| Video | [email protected], [email protected] | |
| Secondary | 8 MP (f/2.0, 1.12µm), 1080p |
| SOUND | Alert types | Vibration; MP3, WAV ringtones |
|---|---|---|
| Loudspeaker | Yes | |
| 3.5mm jack | Yes | |
| – Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic |
| COMMS | WLAN | Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot |
|---|---|---|
| Bluetooth | 5.0, A2DP, LE | |
| GPS | Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS | |
| NFC | Yes | |
| Radio | FM radio with RDS | |
| USB | 2.0, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector |
| FEATURES | Sensors | Fingerprint (rear-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass |
|---|---|---|
| Messaging | SMS(threaded view), MMS, Email, Push Email, IM | |
| Browser | HTML5 | |
| – Fast battery charging 18W: 50% in 30 min – MP4/H.264 player – MP3/WAV/eAAC+/FLAC player – Photo/video editor – Document viewer |
| BATTERY | Non-removable Li-Ion 3000 mAh battery | |
|---|---|---|
| Stand-by | Up to 507 h (3G) | |
| Talk time | Up to 16 h (3G) | |
| Music play | Up to 119 h |
| MISC | Colors | Black/Copper, White/Iron, Blue/Gold |
|---|---|---|
| Price | About N118,384 |
