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Nokia 5.1 Starts Receiving Android 9 Pie Update, Nokia 5.1 Plus and Nokia 8.1 Get March Updates

Nokia 5.1 Starts Receiving Android 9 Pie Update, Nokia 5.1 Plus and Nokia 8.1 Get March Updates

By Gadgets 360 Staff | Updated: 19 March 2019 19:05 IST

Nokia 5.1 was launched in May 2018 with Android 8.0 Oreo

Highlights

Nokia 5.1 update is now available over-the-air
The update is expected to include new system navigation
Nokia 5.1 Plus and Nokia 8.1 are getting March updates

Nokia 5.1 smartphone is getting the Android 9 Pie update, revealed the company. The update is now available over-the-air (OTA) and will slowly reach all Nokia 5.1 owners over the coming days. Nokia 5.1 was originally introduced in May 2018 with Android 8.0 Oreo onboard. HMD Global never released the Android 8.1 Oreo update for the phone and it is directly getting updated to Android Pie. Separately, HMD Global has also released the March updates for Nokia 5.1 Plus and Nokia 8.1 smartphones. Like the Nokia 5.1 Pie update, the Nokia 8.1 and Nokia 5.1 Plus updates are also available over-the-air.

Announced by Juho Sarvikas, Chief Product Officer at HMD Global, on Twitter, the Android Pie update for Nokia 5.1 will automatically reach the smartphone. However, if you don't want to wait for automatic rollout, you can try triggering the update manually by going to Settings > About Phone > System updates.

The official changelog of the update is unavailable at the moment, however if the previous Android Pie updates for Nokia phones are any indication, the Nokia 5.1 owners can expect to see new system navigation, updated settings menu as well as refreshed notifications. Additionally, the consumers can expect to see Adaptive Battery, Adaptive Brightness, and predictive application actions.

Nokia 8.1 March update

HMD Global has reportedly started rolling the March update for the Nokia 8.1 smartphone. The update is now said to be live in India and Poland. It is 126MB in size and brings just the March Android security patch for the smartphone.

Nokia 5.1 Plus March update

Like the Nokia 8.1, HMD Global has also reportedly released the March update for the Nokia 5.1 Plus. The update is said to be live in India. It is 84.6MB in size and brings just the March Android security patch. You can head over to Settings > About Phone > System updates, to manually search for the update and same goes for other Nokia Android phones.

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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Nokia 5.1 Plus

REVIEW
KEY SPECS
NEWS
Variants

Design
Display
Software
Performance
Battery Life
Camera
Value for Money

Good
Looks very stylish
Android One with regular updates
Great battery life
Good app and gaming performance

Bad
Hybrid dual-SIM
Cameras struggle in low light
Gets warm quickly in games

Read detailed Nokia 5.1 Plus review

Display 5.86-inch

Processor MediaTek Helio P60 (MT6771)

Front Camera 8-megapixel

Rear Camera 13-megapixel + 5-megapixel

RAM 3GB

Storage 32GB

Battery Capacity 3060mAh

OS Android 8.1

Resolution 720x1520 pixels

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Nokia 8.1

REVIEW
KEY SPECS
NEWS
Variants

Design
Display
Software
Performance
Battery Life
Camera
Value for Money

Good
Excellent construction quality
Bright, vibrant HDR display
Android One

Bad
Specifications aren’t very competitive
Poor low-light camera performance

Read detailed Nokia 8.1 review

Display 6.18-inch

Processor Qualcomm Snapdragon 710

Front Camera 20-megapixel

Rear Camera 12-megapixel + 13-megapixel

RAM 4GB

Storage 64GB

Battery Capacity 3500mAh

OS Android 9.0 Pie

Resolution 1080x2244 pixels

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