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Nokia 6 (2017) Android 9.0 Pie Rollout Begins: HMD Global

Nokia 6 (2017) Android 9.0 Pie Rollout Begins: HMD Global

By Aditya Shenoy | Updated: 20 February 2019 18:50 IST

Highlights

Nokia 6 was launched in India in June 2017
It received an update to Oreo in March 2018
Android Pie is currently rolling out for the Nokia 6

HMD Global's Nokia 6 was among the first Nokia-branded smartphones to launch in India back in 2017. It was launched alongside the Nokia 3 and the Nokia 5. Back then HMD Global had not enrolled in the Android One Programme but was focused on delivering timely updates to these smartphones. The Nokia 6 which launched in India In June of 2017 but buyers could only place a pre-order for the device. When the phone did go on sale with HMD Global's exclusive partner Amazon, it went out of stock in seconds.

This smartphone was widely popular and people preferred the stock Android experience that it offered. If you own the Nokia 6, then here's the good news - HMD Global has confirmed that the Android Pie update is currently rolling out for your device. This was confirmed by HMD Chief Product Officer Juho Sarvikas on Twitter.

Keeping up with our promise of 2 years of Android updates, Nokia 6 (2017) is now officially running on Android 9, Pie ????! Nokia phones get smarter over time. pic.twitter.com/50aLqColh7
— Juho Sarvikas (@sarvikas) February 20, 2019

The Nokia 6 was launched with Android Nougat out-of-the-box and had an Android Oreo 8.0 Beta programme. A stable version of Android 8.1 Oreo was rolled out to users in March 2018 to users. This was confirmed long back in May last year when HMD CPO Juho Sarvikas replied to a query on Twitter stating that the Nokia 5 and the Nokia 6 will be getting the Android P update. This was in line with Nokia's promise of two years of software support and timely updates.

The Nokia 6 is powered by a Qualcomm Snapdragon 430 and runs a near stock version of Android. It was launched alongside Nokia 5 and the Nokia 3. We have also got the successor to the Nokia 6 in the form of the Nokia 6.1 which is a part of the Android One programme.

Nokia 6

REVIEW
KEY SPECS
NEWS
Variants

Design
Display
Software
Performance
Battery Life
Camera
Value for Money

Good
Good build quality
Stock Android
Great speakers

Bad
Heats up with heavy use
Sub-par camera performance
Slow charging
No notification LED
Slightly overpriced

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Display 5.50-inch

Processor Qualcomm Snapdragon 430

Front Camera 8-megapixel

Rear Camera 16-megapixel

RAM 3GB

Storage 32GB

Battery Capacity 3000mAh

OS Android 7.1.1

Resolution 1080x1920 pixels

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