Nokia phones are going global
after the initial trial run of the Nokia 6 in China. Also announced today are
the Nokia 5 and Nokia 3, both finely-crafted phones running pure Android. All
three will come out in Q2 in single and dual-SIM forms.
There’s almost nothing new here other than the price
- the Nokia 6 will cost € 230 and will launch in Q2 this year. In fact, all three
phones will come out in Q2. But there was a surprise - the special edition
Nokia 6 Arte Black. It’s distinguished by a piano black
finish and extra memory.
When we say “extra memory” we mean as much as
you would expect - 4GB RAM and 64GB storage, same as the Chinese model. The
non-Arte models drop down to 3GB and 32GB, something to keep in mind when
choosing a color. Anyway, the Nokia 6 Arte Black will retail for € 300.
A bit lower on the size and price chart is the Nokia
5, which will launch at € 190. Cast in a seamless aluminum unibody, this handset
opts for a 5.2” HD screen. It promises great visibility with 500nits of
brightness and Nokia’s trademark polarizer that cuts down reflections.
The 5 is powered by the same Snapdragon 430 chipset
as the 6, but with less RAM and storage - 2GB and 16GB respectively. You may be
pleased to hear that it runs pure Android 7.1 Nougat and Nokia made a strong
commitment to keep the software up to date.
The camera department packs a 13MP main camera (f/2.0
lens, 1.12µm pixels) with Phase detection autofocus and a dual-tone flash. On
the front is the 8MP 84° selfie camera from the Nokia 6 (with an f/2.0 lens and
1.12µpixels). A Google VP came on stage to say all the Android Nokias will get
free Google Drive storage to keep their photos. The Nokia 5 spec sheet is
rounded off with a 3,000 mAh battery and three color options: Tempered Blue,
Silver, Matte Black, Copper.
While the Nokia 3 drops down to a € 140 price point,
it has a body reminiscent of high-end Lumias in their heyday - an aluminum
frame filled in with soft, sculpted polycarbonate and topped with Gorilla
Glass.
That glass guards a 5” HD display with its own
polarizing filter and a promise of 450nits of brightness. Again you’ll get to
enjoy Android 7.1 Nougat on that screen, unspoiled with customizations. The
model 3 does take a hit in processing power - at its heart is a MediaTek
chipset with a quad-core processor. You get 2GB and 16GB respectively.
The Nokia 3 uses the same 8MP selfie camera as the
other two, but its main camera is another 8MP shooter (with f/2.0 aperture and
1.12µm pixels again). It has a single LED flash and you can offload photos to
Google Drive. The phone is powered by a 2,650 mAh battery and the
same three color options. As a reminder, all three Nokias will launch globally
in Q2.
