Nokia 6 2018 with 5.5-inch 1080p display, 16MP camera with ZEISS optics, Android 8.1 goes on sale in India for Rs. 16999


HMD Global announced the new Nokia 6 Android One smartphone at the MWC, which was launched in India earlier this week. Today the company has started selling the smartphone across the country. It has a 5.5-inch 1080p 2.5D curved glass display with Corning Gorilla Glass 3 protection, is powered by Snapdragon 630 Mobile platform, runs on Android 8.1 (Oreo), has a 16-megapixel rear camera with f/2.0 aperture, dual-tone LED flash, ZEISS optics and a 8-megapixel front-facing camera.

It has a unibody metal design made of 6000 series aluminium and has Nokia’s Dual Sight / Bothie feature and will get face unlock through OTA update in Q2. It packs a 3000mAh battery with support for fast charging that can charge the phone up to 50% in 30 minutes.

Nokia 6 2018 specifications

  • 5.5-inch (1920 x 1080 pixels) 2.5D curved glass display with 450 nits brightness, Corning Gorilla Glass 3 protection
  • 2.2 GHz Octa-Core Snapdragon 630 14nm Mobile Platform with Adreno 508 GPU
  • 3GB RAM, 32GB storage, expandable memory up to 128GB with microSD
  • Android 8.1 (Oreo)
  • Hybrid Dual SIM (nano + nano / microSD)
  • 16MP rear camera with dual-tone LED flash, PDAF, 1.0um sensor, f/2.0 aperture
  • 8MP front-facing camera, 1.12um sensor, f/2.0 aperture, 84˚ wide-angle lens
  • Fingerprint sensor
  • 3.5mm audio jack, FM Radio
  • Dimensions: 148.8 x 75.8 x 8.6mm
  • 4G VoLTE, WiFi 802.11 ac (2.4GHz + 5GHz), Bluetooth 5, GPS, NFC, USB Type-C (2.0)
  • 3000mAh built-in battery with fast charging

The Nokia 6 2018 comes in Black/Copper, White/Iron and Blue/Gold colors, is priced at Rs. 16,999 and is available through offline stores as well as Nokia Shop Online.

Launch offers 

  • Rs. 2,000 cashback from Airtel
  • Free subscription to the Airtel TV app till December 31, 2018.
  • 25% instant discount on domestic hotels at MakeMyTrip.
  • Complimentary 12-month Accidental Damage Insurance by Servify on opening the Kotak 811 savings account and activating it.
  • Zero cost EMI on credit cards and through Bajaj FinServ and Home Credit.
  • ICICI bank offers 5% cashback till May 31, 2018.

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