Nokia 6 (2018) Review ( Full Specifications And Price )

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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
LAUNCH	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	2160p@30fps, 1080p@30fps
	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