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Nokia 6.1, Nokia 6.1 Plus to Receive Android Pie Update This Month; Nokia 8, Nokia 8 Sirocco to Get It in November

Nokia 6.1, Nokia 6.1 Plus to Receive Android Pie Update This Month; Nokia 8, Nokia 8 Sirocco to Get It in November

By Sumit Chakraborty | Updated: 5 October 2018 11:04 IST

Photo Credit: YouTube/ Nokia Mobile

Android Pie to hit the Nokia 6.1, 6.1 Plus, 8, 8 Sirocco starting this month

Highlights

Nokia confirmed that Android 9 Pie is heading to more smartphones
Nokia 6.1 and 6.1 Plus to get the update in October
Updates to Nokia 8 and 8 Sirocco to arrive next month

HMD Global at the launch event of Nokia 7.1 also detailed some information about the release of Android 9 Pie update for other Nokia smartphones. Android 9 Pie update recently rolled out to the company's Nokia 7 Plus smartphone. Now, besides the unveiling of a new smartphone, Nokia has confirmed Android Pie updates for some more handsets. At the event, the company noted that the latest Android update was heading out to smartphones like Nokia 6.1, Nokia 6.1 Plus, Nokia 8, and Nokia 8 Sirocco starting this month.

As expected, HMD Global is prioritising some of its more popular smartphones for the Android Pie rollout. Firstly, that includes handsets running on the Snapdragon 600 SoC series, starting with the Nokia 6.1 and Nokia 6.1 Plus. Both the smartphones should start receiving the update sometime this month. On the other hand, the Nokia 8 and Nokia 8 Sirocco should get their respective Android 9 updates in November. Notably, the company did not provide any clear dates for the release of the update to the smartphones.

The latest information coming from Nokia is great to see as the company has gone all-in with Android One in the last few years. Its smartphones come with promises of monthly security updates and system updates for at least two years from their respective launches. During the event, Nokia also noted that it is planning to roll out Android 9 Pie updates to some more smartphones in its lineup following the initial list of handsets.

Notably, HMD Global launched the Nokia 7.1 running on Android Oreo, based on the Android One programme. However, it has promised an upgrade to Android 9.0 Pie slated for next month.

Nokia 6.1

REVIEW
KEY SPECS
NEWS
Variants

Design
Display
Software
Performance
Battery Life
Camera
Value for Money

Good
Great performance
Stellar build quality
Android One and no software bloat
Good battery life

Bad
Poor low-light camera performance
Iffy fingerprint sensor

Read detailed Nokia 6.1 review

Display 5.50-inch

Processor Qualcomm Snapdragon 630

Front Camera 8-megapixel

Rear Camera 16-megapixel

RAM 3GB

Storage 32GB

Battery Capacity 3000mAh

OS Android 8.0

Resolution 1080x1920 pixels

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Nokia 6.1 Plus

REVIEW
KEY SPECS
NEWS
Variants

Design
Display
Software
Performance
Battery Life
Camera
Value for Money

Good
Android One and no software bloat
Sleek and compact
Vibrant display
Great performance

Bad
Low-light camera performance could be better
Fast charger not bundled

Read detailed Nokia 6.1 Plus review

Display 5.80-inch

Processor Qualcomm Snapdragon 636

Front Camera 16-megapixel

Rear Camera 16-megapixel + 5-megapixel

RAM 4GB

Storage 64GB

Battery Capacity 3060mAh

OS Android 8.1

Resolution 1080x2280 pixels

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Nokia 8

REVIEW
KEY SPECS
NEWS

Design
Display
Software
Performance
Battery Life
Camera
Value for Money

Good
Great performance
Very good display
Excellent battery life
Decent cameras
Stock Android, promise of timely updates

Bad
Not fully waterproof
Low-light camera performance could’ve been better

Read detailed Nokia 8 review

Display 5.30-inch

Processor Qualcomm Snapdragon 835

Front Camera 13-megapixel

Rear Camera 13-megapixel

RAM 4GB

Storage 64GB

Battery Capacity 3090mAh

OS Android 7.1.1

Resolution 1440x2560 pixels

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Nokia 8 Sirocco

REVIEW
KEY SPECS
NEWS

Design
Display
Software
Performance
Battery Life
Camera
Value for Money

Good
Comfortable to hold and use
Speedy app and UI performance
Up-to-date software
Good battery life

Bad
Oversaturated screen
Glitchy bokeh mode

Read detailed Nokia 8 Sirocco review

Display 5.50-inch

Processor Qualcomm Snapdragon 835

Front Camera 5-megapixel

Rear Camera 12-megapixel

RAM 6GB

Storage 128GB

Battery Capacity 3260mAh

OS Android 8.0

Resolution 1440x2560 pixels

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