The Nokia 6 has finally gone on sale in the country, after a delayed launch in the UK. The unlocked variant is priced at GBP 199.99 (roughly Rs. 16,800) and the smartphone is currently available with retailer Carphone Warehouse exclusively. The color variants of Black, Blue, Copper, and Silver are being sold on the site.
The Nokia 5 would arrive in the market on August 16 while the Nokia 6 would launch in the UK market on August 2, as previously reported indications. The selling of Nokia 3 is already started in the UK. The Nokia 6 is only available on Carphone Warehouse only for now as mentioned earlier. Carrier-locked plans are also available from O2, Vodafone, and EE apart from the SIM-free variant.
The Nokia 6 has been launched in India for Rs. 14,999, and the first sale registrations on August 23 have already started. The smartphone has also gone on sale in Australia and USA last month.
On the other hand, The Nokia 5 is priced at GBP 179.99 (roughly Rs. 15,000), and it will be available on Carphone Warehouse, EE, Argos, Tesco, Virgin, and Amazon in the UK from August 16.
Distinctly, HMD Global has published its Nokia Camera app on Google Play. The sole purpose of this unbundling from the smartphone firmware is that the company can fix any issues via an OTA update, and not rely on system updates to make. Only HMD Nokia device holders will be able to download the application while the current version of the Nokia Camera app 6.0080.07.
Nokia 6 Specifications
Nokia 6 sports a 5.5-inch full-HD display with a 2.5D Gorilla Glass on top. It is powerfully driven by a Snapdragon 430 SoC comes with RAM of 3GB and 32GB of internal storage. The dual-SIM Nokia 6 smartphone comes with a 3000mAh non-removable battery with fast-charging support. On the camera front, Nokia 6 comes with a 16-megapixel rear camera with f/2.0 aperture, phase detection autofocus, and dual-tone flash, as well as an 8-megapixel front camera with f/2.0 aperture. The device features the fingerprint sensor in the front, USB 2.0 port for connectivity, stereo speakers, Dolby Atmos audio enhancement and more importantly Android 7.0 Nougat.