HMD Global launched the Nokia 5 and Nokia 3 smartphones along with a revamped Nokia 3310 at the MWC 2017. The company also showcased the global variant of the Nokia 6, which is expected to hit the Indian market in the second quarter of this year. While the company didn’t reveal availability of the other two smartphones in India during its MWC event, a new report suggests that all of the Nokia smartphones will be available in India in June.
According to Fonearena, the company will also be joining the Indian government’s Make in India program. The company official further stated that the Nokia 6, 5, and 3 shall be manufactured in Foxconn’s Indian facilities. Additionally, the phones will be sold through both offline and online channels. This move was a sure-hit by Nokia to capture a large chunk of market in India. In terms of offline stores, the company is said to join hands with distribution partners just like Xiaomi. HMD will have a wide network of service centres across India as well.
The Nokia 3, which is the cheapest of the bunch, is priced at 139 Euros, which is Rs 9,800 approximately. The Nokia 5 is priced at 189 Euros, which is around Rs 13,300. Lastly, the Nokia 6 is priced at 229 Euros (Rs 16, 000 approximately). The price is said to vary according to the markets they launch in. In the Indian market, the smartphones are said to be priced even lower as HMD Global and Nokia plans to capture the Indian market’s attention once again.
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Talking about the phones, the Nokia 6 and Nokia 5 have a full metal body, while the Nokia 3 come with a metal core and a polycarbonate back. All the three smartphones come with Gorilla Glass protecting on top.
Nokia 6 features and specifications
The Nokia 6 boasts an aluminium uibody design and features a 5.5-inch in-cell full HD display with 2.5D Gorilla Glass on top. It is powered by Qualcomm Snapdragon 430 processor with X6 LTE modem and paired with 3GB of RAM, 4GB of RAM(Arte Black varient) and 64 GB on internal storage which can be further expanded via microSD card. The smartphone is powered by Android 7.0 Nougat.
In the photography segment, the Nokia 6 features a 16-megapixel rear camera with f/2.0 aperture and PDAF along with an 8 megapixel front snapper with f/2.0 aperture for selfies or video calling. Keeping the smartphone ticking is a 3,000mAh battery. The sound output on the smartphone has been further powered by Dolby Atmos. Other features include a fingerprint sensor on the front, which also doubles up as the home button.
Nokia 3 specifications and features
The Nokia 3 will sport a polycarbonate body, machined aluminium frame, and will come with Corning Gorilla Glass lamination on top. It will be available in Silver White, Matte Black, Tempered Blue, and Copper White colour variants.
It sports a 5-inch HD (720x1280 pixels) IPS display. It is powered by a quad-core MediaTek MT6737 processor clocked at 1.3GHz coupled with 2GB of RAM. It comes with 16GB storage and supports expandable storage via microSD card (up to 128GB). The Nokia 3 sports 8-megapixel front and rear camera. Both the cameras come with autofocus. The company adds that the Nokia 3 sports display flash.
The Nokia 3 packs an integrated 2650mAh battery. It measures 143.4x71.4x8.4mm and supports 4G LTE. The Nokia 3 supports LTE Cat. 4 speeds with download speeds of up to 150Mbps and upload speeds of up to 50Mbps.
Nokia 5 specifications and features
The smartphone is available in Tempered blue, copper, black and silver color variants. It features a 3D shaped aluminum body with a radical antenna design where the lines are placed on the top and bottom of the device. The Nokia 5.2-inch IPS LCD (720x1280 pixels) IPS LCD display and comes with 2.5D Corning Gorilla Glass cover on top.
The Nokia 5 is powered by a Qualcomm Snapdragon 430 processor coupled with 2GB of RAM. The handset comes with 16GB inbuilt storage and supports expandable storage via microSD card (up to 128GB).
It sports a 13-megapixel rear camera with PDAF and dual tone flash. It also packs an 8-megapixel camera with autofocus and comes with 84-degress field of view lens. The handset will be available in Tempered Blue, Silver, Matte Black, and Copper colours. It measures 149.7x72.5x8.05mm and supports LTE Cat. 4 download speeds, fingerprint sensor embedded on the home button. The handset is backed by a 3000mAh non-removable battery.
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