Nokia 6.1 Plus, Nokia 5.1 Plus India launch highlights: Price, key specifications, and features

HMD Global on Tuesday launched two new smartphones, Nokia 6.1 Plus and Nokia 5.1 Plus, in India. Priced at ₹15,999, Nokia 6.1 Plus will be available from August 31 via Nokia’s e-store and Flipkart.com. HMD Global will announce the price of Nokia 5.1 Plus next month. Nokia 6.1 Plus is a mid-range Android smartphone with Qualcomm Snapdragon 636 processor and a premium design. It has 5.8-inch 19:9 display with full HD resolution and Gorilla Glass 3 protection. It comes with dual-cameras and a 16-megapixel camera for selfies. The phone is powered by 3060mAh battery. The smartphone runs on Android One (Oreo) out-of-the-box. Nokia 5.1 Plus is a budget Android One phone. It also comes with dual-cameras featuring 13-megapixel and 5-megapixel sensors.

news

Nokia 6.1 Plus is said to be rebranded version of Nokia X6 (HMD Global)

21 Aug 2018, 12:48 IST

Price

Nokia 6.1 Plus will be available from August 31 for Rs 15,999. Pre-orders will begin in a few minutes. Nokia 5.1 Plus will be available in September. The price will be announced later.

21 Aug 2018, 12:39 IST

Availability

Nokia 6.1 Plus and Nokia 5.1 Plus will be available in India via Nokia estore and Flipkart.

21 Aug 2018, 12:34 IST

Dual cameras with AI algorithms

Nokia 6.1 Plus has 16-megapixel and 5-megapixel rear cameras. Nokia 5.1 Plus has 13-megapixel and 5-megapixel rear cameras.

21 Aug 2018, 12:32 IST

Performance

Nokia 6.1 Plus comes with Qualcomm's Snapdragon 636 processor. HMD Global says the optimisation under the hood helps increase battery efficiency by 50%. Nokia 5.1 Plus has a MediaTek processor.

21 Aug 2018, 12:31 IST

Display

Nokia 5.1 comes with a 5.5-inch IPS LCD display with 2,160 x 1,080 resolution (full HD). Nokia 6.1 Plus has a 5.8-inch Full HD+ display with 19:9 aspect ratio and 2.5D Corning Gorilla Glass 3 protection

21 Aug 2018, 12:30 IST

Design

New Nokia phone comes with nano painting technology to deliver a premium experience. HMD Global says the new phones are quite sturdy and can survive extreme weather conditions. Both the phones come with 19:9 aspect ratio.

21 Aug 2018, 12:28 IST

Nokia 6.1 Plus and Nokia 5.1 Plus

HMD Global officially announces new Plus models of Nokia 6 and Nokia 5 phones.

21 Aug 2018, 12:28 IST

Nokia X6 success

Nokia X6, the China model of Nokia 6.1 Plus, were sold out on JD.com. The company says the phone was sold out in 10 seconds.

21 Aug 2018, 12:25 IST

Android Pie

Nokia 7 Plus will be the first HMD Global phone to receive Android Pie. The company says the update will be rolled out next month. Read more about the top features of Android Pie here.

21 Aug 2018, 12:22 IST

Overhauling imaging experience

HMD Global says it will be rolling out updates to its Nokia 7 Plus and Nokia Sirocco premium phones to improve photography experience. The update also brings Google Motion support. Google Lens, the AI platform, will also be coming soon.

21 Aug 2018, 12:19 IST

Nokia 5.1 Plus

HMD Global says it will be launching two phones in India today. The company may introduce the budget Nokia 5.1 Plus aka Nokia X5 in India. Nokia 5.1 sports a 5.5-inch IPS LCD display with 18:9 screen ratio. It is powered by Mediatek MT6750 processor coupled with 2GB/3GB RAM.

21 Aug 2018, 12:17 IST

Make in India

HMD Global says it will increase its local manufacturing in India. The company says India is a special market for the Nokia brand.

21 Aug 2018, 12:16 IST

Top 10

HMD Global says Nokia has become one of the top smartphone brands in many markets. The company says India is one of its key markets. Going forward, fans will see “bold and more aggressive” Nokia brand in the future, says HMD Global

21 Aug 2018, 12:13 IST

Event kicks off

Nokia event begins with focus on experience for users. HMD Global suggests the Nokia brand is getting popular among the young generation. You can watch the livestream here.

21 Aug 2018, 12:06 IST

Stock Android

Since its debut, HMD Global has stressed on the near-stock Android experience. Several brands are now doing away with custom ROMs in favour of stock Android. Xiaomi has already launched two phones with stock Android under its Mi A-series. READ: Xiaomi Mi A2 Review

21 Aug 2018, 11:59 IST

Notch display

Nokia 6.1 Plus aka Nokia X6 is one of the few phones from HMD Global to come with a notch display. The notch design, however, seems heavily inspired by Apple's iPhone X. Of late, brands like Vivo have been able to deliver full-screen experience without including a notch in the display.

21 Aug 2018, 11:52 IST

Android One

Android One affiliation means users are guaranteed to receive Android updates and security patches from Google for at least next two years. HMD Global is one of the key parters for Google's Android One initiative.