Nokia is not a name which needs any introduction to a person born in the last 10 years or so. With the rise in popularity of mobile phones, Nokia made quite a sudden impact with cheap and useful phones which were unrivaled for almost a decade. Nothing good lasts forever though, same was the case with Nokia phones. Failure to adapt to newer technology and late adoption of touchscreen technology meant that people flocked towards Android and iOS devices, leaving Nokia in a metaphorical ditch.
Now, after a brief stint with Windows Phone devices, Nokia brand is back with a Finish company — HMD Global. To revive the Nokia brand, HMD Global is looking towards the biggest kid in the playground, Android.
Nokia 6 is the third device after Nokia 3 and Nokia 5 to be released in the new Android series of phones by the Finnish manufacturer. Let’s take a look at how well does to hold against other competitors who have been in the smartphone market for much longer than this new-comer.
Nokia 6 comes with following specifications:
Nokia 6, like almost any other phone in existence, has both pros and cons. The main attractions of this phone are:
In addition to these plus points, these are some of the issues which might force the user into thinking twice before buying the device:
Starting with the content of the box that Nokia 6 comes in, here’s what you will find when you get rid of all the packaging.
Nokia, even in the days of Lumia phones, was famous for crafting some very good looking phones. With a metallic finish on the back and 2.5D curved glass on the front, Nokia 6 is no slouch in the design department.
The front of the device is quite plain looking. With the usual earpiece at the top of the display (which also works as a second speaker to complete the stereo mode), the front facing 8 MP camera and the ambient light sensor. There are three capacitive touch buttons with the center home button serving as a fingerprint reader too.
Other than that minor hiccup, Nokia 6 packs an excellent display for its price. It gets really bright so you won’t have any issue using the phone in outdoor sunny conditions. Overall, the screen gets a solid A for the price category it is aiming for.
Now it is time to discuss one of the weaker points of Nokia 6 — its performance. Nokia has decided to go with the same chipset in both Nokia 5 and Nokia 6 — a Qualcomm Snapdragon 430 processor with Adreno 505 GPU. Although it isn’t a particularly weak chipset, it doesn’t hold a candle against some other offerings which are being used in phones of same price category. Although its 4 GB RAM makes sure that multitasking is a breeze, Snapdragon 430 will prove to be a bottleneck when you try to play some very high-end 3D games. Expect a few freezes and dropped frames here and there while playing that kind of games.
Resource intensive tasks aside, Nokia 6 performs admirably well while going through day to day tasks. There is no visible slowdown or jitters even while multitasking 5-6 apps simultaneously. Most users should find Nokia 6’s processing power adequate for their usage.
Coming towards benchmark scores, here’s how it performs in Geekbench:
To power up the Qualcomm Snapdragon 430 and the 1080p screen, Nokia has used a 3,000 mAh battery in Nokia 6. It might seem a bit smaller as compared to significantly larger batteries used in phones like Huawei Y7 Prime, but considering the power requirements of the phone, it churned out a pretty good performance. With constant data connection (either through Wi-Fi or cellular network), a fair amount of social media usage, music streaming on regular intervals and with a few rounds of games thrown here and there, I was able to easily go through the whole day with few percentages of juice left at night. The screen on time during the day was in the range of 5-6 hours, which should be more than enough to satisfy most customers.
To effectively conclude the review, the important thing to look at is whether or not the device justifies the price tag stamped on it by the manufacturer. In case of Nokia 6, that price tag is of 26,500 PKR. What do you get in nearly 27K Pakistani Rupees? You are getting a phone with a good screen, brilliant camera quality, decent battery life and premium looking design. There are also some minor issues like slightly bad performance while carrying out resource intensive tasks and the absence of a fast charger, but these are not deal breakers. With a lot of good points and very few major issues, Nokia 6 is shaping up to be a very capable contender for a good mid-range device.
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