Nokia 5.1 Starts Receiving Android 10 Update in India and Global Markets

Nokia 5.1 is getting Android 10 update in a total of nine markets – Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Georgia, India, Kazakhstan, Mongolia, Ukraine, and Uzbekistan.

By Jagmeet Singh | Updated: 9 October 2020 12:01 IST

Nokia 5.1 Starts Receiving Android 10 Update in India and Global Markets

Nokia 5.1 was launched back in August 2018 with Android 8.0 Oreo

Highlights

Nokia 5.1 has become the latest Nokia phone to receive Android 10
With the new update, HMD Global has completed its Android 10 rollout plan
Nokia 5.1 received Android 9 Pie as the last major update in March 2019

Nokia 5.1 has started receiving Android 10 in India and other global markets, HMD Global Chief Product Officer Juho Sarvikas has announced via a tweet. The Android 10 update for Nokia 5.1 brings a fresh user experience with an upgraded interface as well as a list of new features. The new development comes just days after Nokia 3.1 started receiving the Android 10 update in India. The Finnish company also brought the Android 10 (Go edition) update for the Nokia 2.1 last month.

HMD Global is bringing the Android 10 update to Nokia 5.1 in phases. The update will reach a total of nine markets – Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Georgia, India, Kazakhstan, Mongolia, Ukraine, and Uzbekistan. As much as 10 percent of the markets have already started receiving the update, while 50 percent of them will get the update by October 11 and 100 percent rollout will take place on October 13, the company stated in a forum post on its community site. However, in India, all Nokia 5.1 users would receive the update latest by October 29.

The #Android10 roll out for #Nokia5dot1 is available today. Get ready to upgrade your phone experience with all of the latest features! Head over to our Community Forum for details on availability by country: https://t.co/wKZgGy0Csa @NokiaMobile pic.twitter.com/pm6fkPZZSq
— Juho Sarvikas (@sarvikas) October 8, 2020

You can check the arrival of the Android 10 update on your Nokia 5.1 by going to Settings > About Phone > System updates.

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With the release of the latest update for Nokia 5.1, HMD Global has completed its Android 10 rollout roadmap that it revised in April due to the coronavirus outbreak.

Nokia 5.1 was launched back in August 2018. The smartphone debuted with Android 8.0 Oreo, though it received the Android 9 Pie update in March 2019.

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Nokia 5.1

KEY SPECS
NEWS

Display 5.50-inch

Front Camera 8-megapixel

Rear Camera 16-megapixel

RAM 3GB

Storage 32GB

Battery Capacity 3000mAh

OS Android 8.0

Resolution 1080x2160 pixels

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