HMD Global on Tuesday launched the much-awaited Nokia 6, Nokia 5, and Nokia 3 Android smartphones in India. HMD Global announced that Nokia 3 and Nokia 5, which will be offline exclusive in India, are priced at Rs 9,499 and Rs 12,899. Nokia 6, which is the most premium smartphone of the lot, is Amazon India exclusive and costs Rs 14,999. All three Nokia smartphones are 4G VoLTE-enabled, and run stock Android Nougat software, with regular updates promised by HMD Global.
Nokia 3, Nokia 5, Nokia 6 prices in India, release dates
The Nokia 6 price in India is Rs. 14,999, and those who buy the smartphone using Amazon Pay balance will get a Rs. 1,000 discount. Registrations for Nokia 6 sale will start on July 14, but the company has not unveiled when the Nokia 6 will go on sale. While, the Nokia 5 price in India is Rs. 12,899, and will be available for pre-booking starting July 7 through offline channels. On the other hand, The Nokia 3, cheapest of the three, will be going on sale at a price of Rs. 9,499, and will be available exclusively via offline retail as well from June 16.
Nokia 6 specifications
Coming to the specifications, Nokia 6 has 5.5-inch full-HD 2.5D screen with pixel density is 403 ppi with metal unibody design and Corning Gorilla Glass protection with a fingerprint sensor. The Nokia 6 runs on Android 7.0 Nougat and is powered by Snapdragon 430 SoC coupled with 3GB of RAM and 32GB inbuilt storage, and supports microSD cards up to 128GB capacity, and houses a 3000mAh battery. There’s also a limited edition Arte Black color phone that comes with 4GB RAM and 64GB storage, but again we’ll have to wait and see if that launches in India. The storage is expandable on the phone.
On the camera front, the Nokia 6 sports a 16-megapixel rear sensor one with PDAF, 1.0um pixel size f/2 aperture and dual tone flash, while the front camera’s resolution is 8-megapixel with autofocus, 1.12um pixel size and come with an f/2.0 aperture along with 84 degrees field of view. The handset has USB 2.0 port for connectivity, fingerprint sensor in the front, dual stereo speakers and Dolby Atmos audio enhancement.
Nokia 6 has Accelerometer (G-sensor), ambient light sensor, e-compass, Hall sensor, fingerprint sensor, gyroscope, proximity sensor, NFC (sharing). The phone sports WiFi, Bluetooth 4.1 and supports USB on-the-go as well. Nokia 6 also comes with 4G LTE support, and it includes support for bands 1, 3, 5, 7, 8, 20, 28, 38, 40 for LTE, which covers three of the major bands in India, except Band 41. Dimensions of the Nokia 6 are 154 x 75.8 x 7.85 mm.
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Nokia 5 specifications
Nokia 5 is a smaller Version, metal unibody design features a fingerprint scanner and sports with 5.2-inch HD IPS display with 2.5 Corning Gorilla Glass. Company claims that 500 nits brightness on the Nokia 5 smartphone’s display, which is also laminated and features “Sunlight visibility improvement,” and polarizer as well. It runs on Android 7.1.1 Nougat and is powered by the Snapdragon 430 processor coupled with 2GB of RAM and 16GB starage, which is expandable upto 128GB.
Nokia 5 packs a 13-megapixel sensor on the back with PDAF, 1.12um pixel size, f/2 aperture and dual tone flash and an 8-megapixel sensor at the front with auto-focus, 1.12um pixel size, f/2 aperture and 84 degrees field of view.
Nokia 5 has same Battery on board like Nokia 6 at 3000 mAh, and this one also relies on micro-USB port for charging. Sensors on the Nokia 5 are Accelerometer (G-sensor), ambient light sensor, e-compass, fingerprint sensor, Hall sensor, gyroscope, proximity sensor, NFC (sharing). So yes, the Nokia 5 also comes with a fingerprint sensor embedded on the front. Dimensions of the Nokia 5 are 149.7 x 72.5 x 8.05 mm.
This phone has a single speaker for audio, and there’s a headphone jack as well. Nokia 5 is also 4G LTE capable with support for the same bands as the Nokia 6.
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Nokia 3 specifications
Lastly, Nokia 3 has been targeted at those who are looking for a premium-looking handset at a budget price. Budget Nokia 3 comes with a polycarbonate plastic body and metallic frame on the sides. For specifications, the Nokia 3 has a 5-inch HD display (1280 x 720 pixels) and has 2.5 sculpted Gorilla Glass and a brightness of 450 nits with laminated display. Nokia 3 runs on Android 7.0 Nougat, 1.3GHz quad-core MediaTek 6737 SoC coupled with 2GB RAM and 16GB of inbuilt storage, which is expandable up to 128GB.
Nokia 3 has 8-megapixel camera on both the front and back with LED flash. The Nokia 3 packs a 2650mAh battery with Micro USB (USB 2.0) for charging. It supports USB OTG, Bluetooth, Wi-Fi, and 4G LTE connectivity. Sensors on board the Nokia 3 are Accelerometer (G-sensor), ambient light sensor, e-compass, gyroscope, proximity sensor, NFC for sharing. Dimensions of the Nokia 3 are 143.4×71.4×8.4mm.
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