The Finnish Startup, HMD Global, launched the Nokia branded Android smartphones Nokia 6, Nokia 5 and Nokia 3 in India. Incidentally, these handsets will be Made in India smartphones.
Off all these three handsets, Nokia 6 is the most premium smartphone and is Amazon India exclusive with a price tag of ₹14,999. The other two handsets (Nokia 3 and Nokia 5) are offline exclusive and costs ₹9,499 and ₹12,899 respectively. The Nokia 3 can be owned without any need of registrations.
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It is interesting to note the dual channel strategy of HMD Global in selling its phones. The pre-booking of the handsets has already begun. Though an old brand, the Nokia has to compete with a number of phones from the new generation companies including Xiaomi, Samsung, Lenovo etc.
The HMD Global re-launched the brand with better build quality and Android operating system. Furthermore, the latest handsets will boot Android 7.1.1 Nougat out-of-the-box. The company also promises an Android O update for the smartphones.
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As mentioned, Nokia 6 is the premium handset of the three. With its unimetal body design carved out of 6600 Series Aluminium, Nokia 6 looks fabulous. The Corning Gorilla Glass protection and a fingerprint sensor are a big addition.
This 5.5-inch full HD IPS display has got 403 ppi pixel density and enjoys sunlight readability feature. Powered by a Qualcomm Snapdragon 430 SoC and 3GB RAM, the Nokia 6 handset packs 32GB internal storage space that can be further expandable up to 128GB capacity using microSD card.
The Nokia 6 sports a 16-megapixel rear sensor and 8-megalpixel front sensor respectively with f/2.0 aperture and LED flash. It is backed by a fast charging support 3000mAh battery. Connectivity wise, the device supports 4G VoLTE, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, GPS, and micro USB port. The Dolby Atmos audio enhancement and dual speakers is a big plus.
The Nokia 5 features a 5.2-inch HD display and built highlighted by Aluminium 6000 series body similar to Nokia 6. It has a fingerprint sensor embedded in the home button. The handset is powered by Snapdragon 430 processor and 2GB RAM but packs just 16GB inbuilt storage space.
It sports a 13-megapixel rear sensor and an 8-megapixel front sensor with f/2.0 aperture, PDAF and dual-LED flash. Nokia 5 is also backed by a 3000mAh battery with fast charging support.
The budget smartphone Nokia 3 comes with an all-polycarbonate body and sports a 5-inch HD display (1280x720 pixels) protected by Corning Gorilla Glass technology. Powered by a 1.3GHz MediaTek MTK 6737 quad-core processor and 2GB RAM, Nokia 3 packs 16GB storage further expandable up to 128GB through microSD card slot.
It sports an 8-megapixel camera on rear and front ends with support for LED flash. The consumers should note that the device doesn’t have a fingerprint scanner. However, it has all the necessary connectivity options including 4G LTE with a 2650 mAh battery backup.
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The brand Nokia used to be known for its value for money. With the new strategy, HMD Global hopes to offer three unique features (design, brand, and pure Android experience) to its consumers. Let’s hope the company’s new strategy of “pure, secure, and up-to-date” blows away the other phones in the market.
