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Nokia 6.1 Top 5 facts & features
- It has stock android
- Good Battery Life with type C port
- No bloating software
- Superb camera
- Top notch hardware
Nokia is one of the most trusted brands of all time. It did face a lot of ups and down when Nokia decided to stick with windows phone in the growing era of Android. Nokia finally came up with Android smartphones and one such smartphone is Nokia 6.1 which is a predecessor of Nokia 6, with some major improvements. While Nokia 6 was priced at 16,999 INR, the upgraded Nokia 6.1 costs 18,999 INR and the 2000 INR extra is justified by the new features added and improved in Nokia 6.1. In the following article, we discuss the specifications, advantages, and disadvantages of the Phone. This is also a Nokia 6.1 review. Hopefully, all your queries will be satisfied.
Specifications:
It runs on Android one platform and comes with android Oreo 8.1 out of the box.
It has a 5.5-inch Full HD+ (1080x1920p) IPS LCD display panel with Corning Gorilla Glass 3 screen protection.
It is powered by Octa core QUALCOMM Snapdragon 630 SoC and a 3000 mAH battery.
Nokia 6.1 camera is a highlight of the phone, with ZEISS optic lens the 16MP single rear camera is capable of recording 4K videos. The front camera is an 8MP shooter with f/2.0 aperture. Supports fast charging via USB type C.
Advantages:
Nokia 6.1 features like 4k video recording @30fps are the main advantage of the phone. It has an aperture of f/2.0, which gives excellent low light images.
Android one in Nokia 6.1 gives a great stock Android experience is basically free from all lags caused by external skins and launchers making it a good option for stock lovers.
It has USB type C, which helps in fast charging.
Corning Gorilla Glass 3 gives great protection to the screen making it very durable.
Especially it has a durable 6000 series aluminum unibody design.
Disadvantages:
The biggest disadvantage is actually one of the main highlight of the Smartphone, i.e. the camera which is a single camera setup. Other smartphones in similar price category offer dual camera setup.
The fingerprint sensor is comparatively slow and laggy.
It is slightly overpriced when compared to other competitors in the market.
Overall it is a good phone with decent specs and good performance. Users reported gaming experience to be quite nice with no heating issues. Fingerprint sensor will be improved over OTA updates. Nokia 6.1 launch date in India is May 13th, 2018. It will be sold on Amazon. Nokia 6.1 price in India is 18,999 INR, which according to me is slightly overpriced. USB type C is becoming popular and in coming years it will become universal, so that is a plus point with Nokia 6.1. Also, Android One means guaranteed Android P update over a coming couple of months.