Nokia joined the growing band of OEMs with
notch-packing smartphones last month when it went official with the Nokia X6.
The notch display design is getting wide acceptance among manufacturers
especially since after Apple utilized the design on the iPhone X.
Unfortunately, the design isn’t as popular among fans who are actually the
end-users. But since it enables the designer to shave off almost all the bezels
at the top in a bid to creating a near bezel-less screen, it may not be leaving
very soon.
For those who don’t like the Nokia X6 because of its
screen cut-out, Nokia has released a new update for the device. The update
avails users of the option to hide the notch by activating a black border on
that area. This is similar to the option Huawei included on the notch-bearing
P20 series. The OnePlus 6 also has an option to hide the notch. The Nokia X6
update is presently rolling in China and the update comes with a build number
of 229D.B01. Apart from this option, the update also brings along a portrait
mode, background app restrictions, and application hide feature. There are also
some WLAN and game screen touch control-related optimizations. In addition, the
update tags along the left swipe function to delete for SMS and a couple of
improvements for the user interface.
The Nokia X6 is yet to be launched for the global
market but we may likely see the device launched with the updated version
pre-installed. The X6 is turning to be a very popular model as it has gone on
flash sale four times and the units have been sold out in record time all four
times. The Nokia X6 is a premium mid-range device which packs a 5.8-inch
display complete with a notch and 19:9 aspect ratio. The model is powered by
Qualcomm’s Snapdragon 636 chipset and buyers have the option of either 4GB or
6GB of RAM with 32GB or 64GB internal storage options. The Nokia X6 equally
comes with a dual camera setup at the rear consisting of a 16MP main sensor and
a 5MP secondary camera. At the front, there is a 16MP selfie camera and keeping
the lights on is a 3060mAh battery. The International version is expected to
ship with stock Android 8.1 Oreo as part of the Android One program.
