| Nokia 6 | |
| Family: | Single digit Series |
| Brand: | Nokia |
| Developer: | HMD Global |
| Manufacturer: | Foxconn |
| Predecessor: | Microsoft Lumia 650 |
| 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 |
| Weight: | 169 g (5.96 oz) |
| Os: | Original: Android 7.1.1 "Nougat" Current: Android 9.0 "Pie" |
| Soc: | 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 |
| Battery: | 3000 mAh Li-Po |
| Memory Card: | microSD, up to 128 GB |
| Input: | Multi-touch screen |
| Display: | 5.5" 1080p Full HD 2.5D curved display with Gorilla Glass 3 |
| Camera: | 16 MP, AF, f/2.0, dual-tone LED flash for true and natural colour |
| Sound: | Dual speaker, 3.5mm Headphone jack, Active noise cancellation with dedicated microphone, Dolby Atmos surround sound |
| Connectivity: | |
| Front Camera: | 8 MP, f/2.0, 1/4.0" |
| Other: | Compass, fingerprint reader (front-mounted), NFC (Note: see Variants) |
| Slogan: | Immersive entertainment |
The Nokia 6 is a Nokia-branded mid-range smartphone running on Android. It is the first smartphone from the Finnish company HMD Global, 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. 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]