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Brand | Nokia |
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Developer | HMD Global |
Manufacturer | Foxconn |
Type | Smartphone |
Slogan | Immersive entertainment |
Family | Single digit Series |
First released | 20 January 2017; 8 years ago (2017-01-20) |
Discontinued | 25 June 2018; 6 years ago (2018-6-25) |
Predecessor | Microsoft Lumia 650 |
Successor | Nokia 6.1 |
Related | Nokia 1 Nokia 2 Nokia 3 Nokia 5 Nokia 7 Nokia 8 Nokia 9 |
Dimensions | 154 x 75.8 x 7.9 mm |
Weight | 169 g (5.96 oz) |
Operating system | Original:Android7.1.1 "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 mAhLi-Po |
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" |
Display | 5.5"1080p Full HD 2.5D curved display withGorilla Glass 3 |
Sound | Dual speaker, 3.5mm Headphone jack, Active noise cancellation with dedicated microphone, Dolby Atmos surround sound |
Connectivity | |
Data inputs | Multi-touchscreen |
Other | Compass, fingerprint reader (front-mounted), NFC (Note: seeVariants) |
TheNokia 6 is aNokia-branded mid-range smartphone running onAndroid. It is the first smartphone from the Finnish companyHMD Global,[a] created through thepartial divestment of Nokia's devices division; the first Nokia-branded smartphone since theLumia 638; and the first Nokia-branded Android smartphone since the short-livedNokia X2 in 2014.[1][2] The phone was first announced for sale inChina on January 8, 2017,[3] with a global version announced the following month.[4][5]
The successor to the Nokia 6, theNokia 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-inchFull HD display. It is powered by a Qualcomm Snapdragon 430 processor and has amicro-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 aNano-SIM card and either aMicroSD card or another SIM card.[7]
The Nokia 6 2017 version originally shipped with an unmodified version ofAndroid 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 ofAndroid 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 theAndroid 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 includingMalaysia in May 30, 2017,[12] and has been rolled out inEurope starting June 2017.[13]
The Nokia 6 generally received positive reviews. John McCann ofTechRadar 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]