HMD Global announces June 13 event in India; Nokia 3, Nokia 5 and Nokia 6 expected
Finland-based company HMD Global has just scheduled an official event in India on June 13 where the company is expected to launch its new Android-powered smartphones including the Nokia 3, Nokia 5 and Nokia 6. No new launches are expected in this event but as the company has already announced that it will launch 3 new Android devices by the June end, we can expect a glimpse of what’s new is coming globally.
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HMD Global to reveal new Nokia phones
The Nokia 3, Nokia 5 and Nokia 6 were launched at MWC 2017 event in February at affordable prices. The Nokia 3 was priced at 139 Euros (around $163), the Nokia 5 was priced at 189 Euros (around $212) and the Nokia 6 was available for 229 Euros (around $257) and we can expect similar pricing for the devices in India as well. The company’s feature phone Nokia 3310 2017 is already available in India and was launched last month in the country.
To recall, the Nokia 3 was launched with a 5-inch HD 2.5D sculpted Corning Gorilla Glass display, 1280 x 720 pixels resolution and 450 nits brightness. It is powered by a 1.3GHz quad-core MediaTek MT6737 64-bit Processor with Mali T720 MP1 GPU. It has 2GB RAM 16GB internal storage and microSD card expandable storage of up to 128 GB. it runs on the Android 7.0 (Nougat) OS out of the box and supports dual-SIM and single-SIM capabilities.
It features an 8-megapixel autofocus rear camera with LED Flash, f/2.0 aperture, 1.12um pixel size and an 8-megapixel autofocus front-facing camera, f/2.0 aperture and 1.12um pixel size. It is backed up by a 2650mAh battery and 4G LTE, WiFi 802.11 b/g/n, Bluetooth 4.0, and GPS connectivity options. It also has a 3.5mm audio jack and FM Radio support. It measures 143.4 x 71.4 x 8.48 mm.
The Nokia 5 comes with a 5.2-inch 2.5D curved glass display with 500 nits brightness, Corning Gorilla Glass 3 protection and 1280 x 720 pixels resolution. It is powered by an
octa-core Qualcomm Snapdragon 430 ( 4 x 1.2 GHz Cortex A53 + 4 x 1.5 GHz Cortex A53) 64-bit processor with Adreno 505 GPU and has 2GB of LPDDR3 RAM with 16GB internal storage capacity and MicroSD card expandable storage up to 128GB. It runs on the Android 7.1.1 Nougat OS and supports Dual-SIM.
It features a 13-megapixel rear camera with dual-tone LED flash, PDAF, 1.12um sensor, f/2.0 aperture and an 8-megapixel front-facing camera with 1.12um sensor, f/2.0 aperture and 84˚ wide-angle lens. A 3000mAh built-in battery is available and we also have a fingerprint sensor on the front physical home button. It has 4G LTE, WiFi 802.11 b/g/n, Bluetooth 4.1, GPS and USB OTG connectivity options. We also have a 3.5mm audio jack, a speaker, smart amplifier TFA9891 and Dolby Atmos. It measures 149.7 x 72.5 x 8.55 mm.
The Nokia 6 will be available globally with a 5.5-inch 2.5D curved glass display with 450 nits brightness, Corning Gorilla Glass 3 protection and 1920 x 1080 pixels resolution. It’s powered by an octa-core Qualcomm Snapdragon 430 ( 4 x 1.2 GHz Cortex A53 + 4 x 1.5 GHz Cortex A53) 64-bit processor with Adreno 505 GPU and comes with 3GB / 4GB of LPDDR3 RAM with 32GB / 64GB internal storage capacity and MicroSD card expandable storage up to 128GB. It runs on Android 7.1.1 (Nougat) OS out of the box and supports Dual SIM.
It features a 16-megapixel rear camera with dual-tone LED flash, PDAF, 1.0um sensor, f/2.0 aperture and an 8-megapixel camera is available on the front with 1.12um sensor, f/2.0 aperture and an 84˚ wide-angle lens. A 3000mAh built-in battery comes with 4G LTE, WiFi 802.11 b/g/n, Bluetooth 4.1, GPS, USB OTG connectivity options and additional features include a 3.5mm audio jack, Dual speakers, Dual smart amplifiers (TFA9891) and Dolby Atmos. A fingerprint sensor is available on the physical home button on the front. It measures 154 x 75.8 x 7.8 mm.
