[Update] HMD Global’s first Nokia smartphone officially revealed

HMD Global, the Finnish company that owns the licensing rights of Nokia’s brand on mobile phones has just unveiled the Nokia 6 — the company’s first Android-powered smartphone which runs on Google’s latest Android 7.0 Nougat.

It features a 5.5-inch full HD display with Gorilla Glass protection . Qualcomm’s Snapdragon 430 chipset powers the handset, paired with the Adreno 505 GPU. Under the hood, it packs 4GB of RAM with 64GB internal storage. There’s also the 16MP rear-facing camera with an f/2.0 aperture and an 8MP front-facing camera sporting the same aperture. Watch the official first look of the handset below.


For now, the Nokia 6 is targeted for Chinese users with a price of 1,699 yuan or Php12,100 when converted to peso. International and local availability is yet to be announced so stay tuned!

Nokia 6 specs:
5.5-inch Full HD IPS LCD display
2.5D contoured glass with Corning Gorilla Glass 3 Protection
64-bit Qualcomm Snapdragon 430 octa-core CPU
Adreno 505 GPU
4GB RAM
64GB internal storage
up to 128GB via microSD
16MP rear camera w/ Laser AF, PDAF, Dual-tone flash
8MP front-facing camera
4G LTE
Fingerprint scanner
USB OTG
3000mAh battery with fast charging
Android 7.0 Nougat
154 x 75.8 x 7.85 mm

Author’s note:  “Nokia’s first Android smartphone officially revealed”, was edited to clarify that the Nokia 6 is the first Nokia Android smartphone under HMD Global.