Comparison, Difference, Specifications, how different is Nokia 6 (2018) from Nokia 6, know

Finnish company HMD Global launched its new Nokia 6 (2018) smartphone on Friday. Like last year’s Nokia 6, the new Nokia 6 (2018) has also been first introduced in China. It is worth noting that the upgrade variant of Nokia 6 has arrived almost a year after its launch. At first glance, the Nokia 6 (2018) phone does not surprise in terms of specifications. In this phone you will get only 16:9 aspect ratio display. This time there are two storage options – 32 GB and 64 GB. Like the old variant, Nokia’s new handset has a 16-megapixel primary camera and 4 GB RAM.

Nokia 6 (2018) will come with the company’s dual-site technology. In the company’s language, users will be able to enjoy Bothi, that is, they will be able to take pictures and record videos from the rear and front cameras simultaneously. It is worth noting that the Bothy feature was earlier a part of the Nokia 8 flagship Android smartphone. After this this technology came in Nokia 7. Now the company has made it a part of the midrange smartphone segment.

Now the question arises that how is Nokia 6 (2018) different from the older Nokia 6? For the convenience of its readers, Gadgets 360 has tried to find the answer to this question. Let us tell you about the differences between Nokia 6 (2018) and Nokia 6.

price

The price of 4 GB RAM and 64 GB storage variant of the old Nokia 6 was kept at 1,699 Chinese Yuan (about Rs 16,600) in China. The good thing is that even after a year, the price of 4 GB RAM and 64 GB storage variant of the new Nokia 6 (2018) remains the same in China. But this time the company has also launched 32 GB storage with 4 GB RAM and its price is 1,499 Chinese Yuan (about Rs 14,600). It is worth noting that in India the company had launched only Nokia 6 variant with 3 GB RAM. This phone was introduced in India for Rs 14,999.

Nokia 6 (2018) vs Nokia 6: Design and build

Like the old Nokia 6, the new Nokia 6 also has a 5.5 inch display. Nokia 6 (2018) has a screen with 16:9 aspect ratio. The place of the fingerprint sensor has changed. Earlier, the home button below the display was the fingerprint sensor. This time it has gone below the camera on the rear part. Talking about design, the new Nokia 6 (2018) is more beautiful. And the rear panel of the phone attracts attention. The camera module and flash light are in the shape of a capsule with the fingerprint sensor below it.

This time Nokia has used on-screen navigation buttons in the phone instead of capacitive buttons. Nokia 6 (2018) comes with a metal unibody and 6000 series aluminum has been used in making it.

Talking about dimensions, the dimension of Nokia 6 (2018) is 148.8×75.8×8.6 mm, whereas, the dimension of Nokia 6 is 154.00 x 75.80 x 7.85 mm. Talking about weight, the Nokia 6 (2018) weighs 172 grams while the Nokia 6 weighs 167 grams. The company has launched the new Nokia 6 only in black and silver color variants, whereas you will get Nokia 6 in Arte Black, Matte Black, Tempered Blue, Silver and Copper colors.

Nokia 6 (2018) vs Nokia 6: Specifications

On paper, the Nokia 6 (2018) has almost all the same specifications as the Nokia 6, except for the processor and storage options. Nokia 6 has a 5.5-inch full-HD display which comes with 2.5D Gorilla Glass. The smartphone has Qualcomm Snapdragon 430 chipset with 4 GB RAM. Inbuilt storage is 64 GB. Also remember that Nokia 6 launched in India comes with 3 GB RAM and 32 GB storage. Nokia 6 is a dual SIM phone and has a 3000 mAh battery. The unibody of the Nokia 6 is made with 6000 series aluminium. It has a 16-megapixel rear camera with F/2.0 aperture which is equipped with phase detection auto focus and dual tone flash. For selfie lovers, an 8-megapixel sensor with F/2.0 aperture has been provided.

Nokia 6 (2018) has a 5.5 inch Full HD IPS LCD display. Its resolution is 1080×1920 pixels and aspect ratio is 16:9. Corning Gorilla Glass is present for protection. 2.2 GHz octa-core Qualcomm Snapdragon 630 processor has been used in the smartphone. The new Nokia 6 has 4 GB RAM. 32 GB and 64 GB options will be available for storage. The storage of the phone can be expanded up to 128 GB via microSD card. Nokia 6 (2018) sports a 16-megapixel rear camera with aperture F/2.0, dual-LED flash, and PDAF. Along with this, an 8-megapixel front camera with aperture F/2.0 and 84 degree wide angle lens has been provided for selfie and video chat. There is no change in battery capacity also. You will get 3000 mAh battery.

Nokia 6 (2018) vs Nokia 6: Software

Nokia 6 was launched with Android 7.0 Nougat. But, HMD Global has promised to provide Android 8.0 Oreo to all its Android smartphones. The good thing is that the company had released the beta build of Android Oreo for Nokia 6 in the last month of last year. At the same time, the new Nokia 6 (2018) runs on Android 7.1.1 Nougat. At present, the company has not given any information about providing Android Oreo update.

Hopefully, based on the above information you will be able to know the difference between the two phones. When will Nokia 6 (2018) be launched in India? It is not clear yet.