Nokia 6.1

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• dan
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• 19 May 2020

LAW321, 19 May 2020When it comes to performance Nokia 7.1 is way ahead and bet... moreim talking about normal use performance (not gaming or anything like that)
is it still a big difference?

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• LAW321
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• 19 May 2020

dan, 18 May 2020Hi guys I am looking for non expensive phone, compact as c... moreWhen it comes to performance Nokia 7.1 is way ahead and better than Nokia 6.1 but yes glass back is a disadvantage.

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• dan
• 0qB
• 18 May 2020

Hi guys
I am looking for non expensive phone, compact as can be, I prefer that it will have an headphone jack... So I can buy:
New Nokia 6.1 for about 155 euro
New Nokia 7.1 for about 185 euro
Now, I think 6.1 is better for me because it's smaller and doesn't have a glass back (glass back for me is disadvantage, yes it's nicer but it can break easily)
What do you think? In terms of performance is there a big difference?
Samsung s10e is perfect for me but it's expensive..

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• RishiGuru
• utg
• 18 May 2020

AnonD-785804, 18 May 2020Good man. Thanks for briefing. I understan, there are much ... moreIt seems you are very happy with your current fleet of Nokias. And there is nothing wrong in that. Happiness lies within, so whatever makes you happy, follow it.

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• 18 May 2020

RishiGuru, 16 May 2020Monument valley 2 requires in game purchase, hence unable t... moreGood man. Thanks for briefing. I understan, there are much better phones too from many brands. But holding a Nokia, Samsung or LG is different than hold oppo, vivo, realmi or redmi.

And moreover I just use phone only for browsing, some time in WatsAp, call + SMS. Only 1 or 2 simple games so even Android GO would satisfy me. So I buy something around 7000 rupee use it for some years & rotate within family until it gets outdate and then it goes to collection box. Bcoz electronics have very less resale value & somehow you have to update to new phones once in some years bcoz of those 2g,3g,4g transitions or app support transitions.

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• RishiGuru
• utg
• 16 May 2020

Sijo C Paul, 16 May 2020After android 10 updation lot of bugs. Jack complaint. Char... moreTry to perform hard factory reset on your Nokia 6.1 and recheck the issues. Plenty of videos available on YouTube. They're are so many complaints while I face none. Only checking the OZO audio recording is left from my side for any issues.

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• Sijo C Paul
• fCG
• 16 May 2020

After android 10 updation lot of bugs. Jack complaint. Charging complaint, reboot issue continuesly. Otherwise this is a good phone.

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• RishiGuru
• utg
• 16 May 2020

AnonD-785804, 15 May 2020Many people commented on different forums about word sound ... moreMonument valley 2 requires in game purchase, hence unable to test it. However I tried below well know games on both my Nokia 7 Plus & Nokia 6.1 with ZERO audio issues:

1) Asphalt 9 Legends
2) PUBG
3) Asplat Nitro
4) Call of duty

As said before no audio issues with any of the games. Both phones play games flawlessly. Your issue may be one-off and related to the game itself.

Why your next buy is Nokia 2.2 and not Realme NArzo 10A? I know you love Nokia phones & I respect that. At the same time request you the break this Nokia shell and try some models from other makes. Don't just confine your mind to Nokia is the best and rest are not. The truth is no one is the best. I own phones from various brands like Samsung, LG, Nokia, Honor, Vivo, Oppo, Meizu, Motorola etc. I never say any one brand is the best after using all of them. Each brand with a certain model have same pros & cons.

Rather than confining multiple buys among various low end models of Nokia buy a flagship phone every two years. There are so many great deals available in our country if you pounce over them at the right time. I am not talking about buying an INR 16K phone at INR 8K. Those offers are available online left and right. I am talking about buying a INR 60K flagship of 2017 at INR 11.7K. That is what I did when I got hold of a brand new LG V30+ on Mar, 2020 from Flipkart. When you start using a flagship phone of V30+ caliber and then switch back to Nokia 6.1 you immediately feel the difference in performance, finesse and overall intuitiveness. It is huge. Flagship experience is flagship experience. Period. Why? Because they are built that way.

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• AnonD-785804
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• 15 May 2020

RishiGuru, 15 May 2020Good to know we are from same country. Will check the game ... moreMany people commented on different forums about word sound quality while games so I concluded that it happened for me during monument valley 2.

I'm no fan of Nokia 7.2 either no hater. Actually the camera is fine but other than that it's not a worth upgrade over 7.1.

They wanted Nokia 5.1+ and 6.1+ both to sell well, so they wantedly made notch bigger in 5.1+ and same time had similar chip on 6.1+. But both were nice to me. I have had a Nokia 5.1+ and I loved it.

I use to buy a Nokia and use it for months and if I feel it's good then I give it to my family members and try out other Nokia model that I like.

My next Nokia would be Nokia 2.2 or any 4G plus hotspot activated feature phone that they might launch. Still they launch only 2g models but quality is awesome.

I would love to use a 2017 Nokia 3310 or 105 with 4G any hotspot. So I would carry it as communication device during work time and use hotspot to browse on laptop during night time.

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• RishiGuru
• utg
• 15 May 2020

AnonD-785804, 14 May 20202) I too from India. Yeah! It is bit hot in our area. But b... moreGood to know we are from same country. Will check the game related speaker audio issue on my Nokia 6.1. Also need to check with two games to identify if the issue a single game specific. Will let you know.

What are your thoughts on latest releases from Nokia like 7.2? I personally did not like Nokia's latest transitioning in construction quality from:

"Built like a tank" & premium metal uni-body construction of Nokia 6.1
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Metal-glass-sandwich premium but fragile construction of Nokia 7.1
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Plastic-glass-sandwich not so premium but equally fragile construction of Nokia 7.2

Even though I did not like this trend, I understand why they did it. Most people are never going to buy Nokia 6.1 for its premium high quality construction @ INR 20K when we have a plastic phone with same specs for half the price. 90% of smartphone buyers does not understand the importance of construction quality.

Also I will never forgive Nokia for suppressing a great phone which had a great potential. Yes I am speaking about Nokia 5.1 Plus. Initially 5.1+ was China and was never intended to be released elsewhere. Afterwards they ran a poll in India which was hugely positive and they brought them to India.

5.1 Plus had great potential as it ran Mediatek Helios P60 SoC. A very powerful & efficient processor even better than Snapdragon 636. But Nokia 6.1 Plus had 636 so they under-clocked the P60 in 5.1 Plus. Also just a HD screen with such a big notch was purely intentional as 6.1 needs to have smaller notch and fullHD screen and keep the price difference. Personally I believe there was no need for 6.1+, a proper 5.1+ with fullHD screen, small display plus a healthy P60 would have blown the competition.

Sad never got to try the 5.1+.

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• AnonD-785804
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• 14 May 2020

RishiGuru, 14 May 2020Observations after Android 10 update on my Nokia 6.1: 1)... more2) I too from India. Yeah! It is bit hot in our area. But before update it was not this frequent. May be this new update has more processes running in background or whatever which also adds up.

3) I don't have google photos app. Uninstalled all possible google apps that I don't use. Some are disabled.

5) Monument valley 2 is a good example. Play it for 5 minutes on speaker volume not earphone. You will notice within that time.

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• RishiGuru
• utg
• 14 May 2020

AnonD-785804, 14 May 2020You had done reset so you didn't feel any bug.. I too did r... moreObservations after Android 10 update on my Nokia 6.1:

1) Frequent restarts, during gesture based navigation: Performed hard factory reset after update, never faced this issue.

2) While charging, temperature issue shows "Don't charge now" (weekly once or twice): May be country specific as in hot countries this may happen. I live in India and its quite hot & humid here during summers. Never faced this issue. Smartphones do not like heat so I just make sure while charging with the supplied QC3 wall charger the device remains directly under the ceiling fan. Both my Nokia 7 Plus & Nokia 6.1 charges flawlessly and does not have this issue. However both phones get hot as 18 watts of power is pumped into the device for fast charging.

3) Screenshot notification issue: The way you mentioned, both my Nokia's falters and defaults to Google Photos black screen. I mean when we already had previously deleted the screenshot image and then press the screenshot notification, android is just handing over the request to Google Photos app. It is this app which is unable to open the photo, because we have already prior deleted the photo from the internal memory. I don't think this is as an issue. If it is then it should be the photos app which should show that it cannot show the screenshot image as it does not exist.

4) OZO recording quality is not same as before: Have not tested, need to test and confirm.

5) While playing some games, weird sounds comes in speaker : Which game? Need to install and test.

Thanks for the these pointers. It was very useful to check all these.

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• AnonD-785804
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• 14 May 2020

RishiGuru, 13 May 2020Can you list the bugs your facing on Nokia 6.1 after Androi... moreYou had done reset so you didn't feel any bug.. I too did reset as they said either I can reset try once or come to flash 8.1 or 9 OS.

After reset no main issue. 2 issue still there. weekly once or twice while charging, I get temperature is higher don't charge now issue & if u use screenshot option to take screenshot it will be there in notification & before opening notification if u erase it manually in file manager & then open that notification your phone will go dark for a while and comes to lock screen.

One more thing.. I don't know if it is an issue. Sound OZO recording quality is not same as before update. Plus while playing some games, weird sounds comes in speaker (Like same music of game but it comes out bit noisy and crampy).

Issues before reset where frequent restarts, that too while using the new gesture based UI of Andrd10 the phone restarts suddenly for no reason.

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• RishiGuru
• utg
• 13 May 2020

AnonD-785804, 24 Apr 2020Please go to Nokia service center and re-flash Android 9 or... moreCan you list the bugs your facing on Nokia 6.1 after Android 10 update? I will recheck as I am facing none.

One thing I did immediately after the update was to hard factory reset the phone. It wiped everything out of the phone and on reboot I was provided the factory default Android 10.

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• RishiGuru
• tUa
• 13 May 2020

Sijo, 08 May 2020Is this phone supports otg...?Yes, Nokia 6.1 supports OTG.

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• RishiGuru
• tUa
• 12 May 2020

AnonD-82756, 11 May 2020Thanks that breaks things down a little better to me, Nokia... moreI know. Nokia's low end handsets have full of issues and the quality control is not done right. The best Nokia smartphones were from 2018 & 2019. You can try to get the Nokia 7 Plus from 2018 lineup. It will give you:

1) More modern 18:9 tall display rather than 16:9 standard ones of Nokia 6.1. Future proof. However the 6.1 display is as good as 7 plus in terms of quality. Just different sizes.
2) Nokia 7 Plus has bigger battery, it is a two day charging cycle phone.
3) Processing power is 100% bump over 6.1. Question is do you need that amount of power in daily use? No. 6.1 is enough in that case.
4) Camera performance is on another level compared to 6.1, close to flagship level.

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• Ahmad
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• 12 May 2020

In Pakistan sounds problems when play audio at full volume then sounds breaking bit when at low no breaking also April patches have more sounds problems like low volume instead of all...

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• AnonD-82756
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• 11 May 2020

RishiGuru, 11 May 2020Given an option between Nokia 6 (2017) and Nokia 6.1 (2018)... moreThanks that breaks things down a little better to me, Nokia/HMD seems to of gone backwards imo these are good solid machines I have used there newer sets and they are not good.

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• RishiGuru
• utg
• 11 May 2020

AnonD-82756, 11 May 2020Also have a chance to get Nokia 6 brandnew I have to be hon... moreGiven an option between Nokia 6 (2017) and Nokia 6.1 (2018), I will choose the 6.1. Reasons:

1) The processor on 6.1 is upto 60% more powerful than 6. Future proof.
2) The Snapdragon 630 on 6.1 is built upon 14 nm fab process while that of 6 is on older 28 nm. Hence 6.1 will consume less battery, generate less heat while being two times more powerful than 6.
3) 6.1 has more modern usb type c port, not the older micro usb in 6. Future proof.
4) 6.1 had Android 10 the latest version.
5) Rear camera is better than older 6 and comes with Zeiss optics.

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• AnonD-82756
• nFW
• 11 May 2020

RishiGuru, 10 May 2020Which variant of Nokia 6.1, the one with 3 GB or 4 GB RAM?Also have a chance to get Nokia 6 brandnew I have to be honest I prefer the design language of the 6

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