Pre-orders for the Nokia 6 cross the 250,000 mark on Chinese retail site JD.com

Image: JD.com

By tech2 News Staff /  13 Jan 2017 , 18:15

The Nokia 6, the first Android device from the Nokia brand’s current owner, HMD Global, has reportedly crossed 250,000 registrations on JD.com.

Given the popularity of the Nokia brand name even today, it’s hardly surprising that the device has garnered such interest. In terms of hardware, the device is underpowered in its price bracket. The phone is powered by a Snapdragon 430 chipset that’s supported by 4GB of RAM, after all.

Nokia does claim that the phone is exceptionally well-built for the price, offering up a body that’s machined from ‘6,000 series aluminium’, the same that Apple has used in its phones. The phone is listed at a price of 1,699 CNY (around Rs 17,000) in China and will not be available outside that country any time soon.

Recent leaks, however, suggest that the company is working on a flagship smartphone with flagship specs which it will likely unveil at MWC 2017 in Spain next month. This phone, dubbed the Nokia 8, is expected to feature a Snapdragon 835, 6GB of RAM, up to 128GB of onboard storage and a 24MP rear camera.

Since it is debuting at MWC, we expect that at least this device will see a global launch.

Nokia 6: Leaked images from Chinese certification site show off a silver coloured variant of the device

By tech2 News Staff /  11 Jan 2017 , 16:34

Nokia 6, the first, true, Android-powered Nokia smartphone will soon be available in silver, suggests a listing on Chinese certification site Tenaa.

The device has already gone on sale in China at an approximate price of Rs 17,000, but only in black. This latest listing suggests that the device is identical to its black counterpart, differing only in colour.

The Nokia 6 is the first Nokia-branded, Android-powered phone built by HMD Global, which recently acquired the rights to the Nokia brand name. The device boasts of a 5.5-inch Full HD display with 2.5D Gorilla Glass. A Snapdragon 430 and 4GB of RAM provide the necessary processing power. Internal storage is fixed at 64GB, but it can be expanded via a microSD card.

Image: Tenaa

The phone runs Android 7.0 Nougat by default.

The camera system includes a 16MP rear camera and an 8MP front camera. The battery is a 3,000 mAh unit.

HMD claims that it’s built the phones using 6000 series aluminium, making it very strong.

The phone will sell in China as a JD.com exclusive and the black version will start shipping on the eleventh of this month.