Nokia 6 (2018) review

25 April 2018
The new Nokia 6 (2018), also known as Nokia 6.1, trims the bezels around the same 5.5" screen and employs a modern and powerful Snapdragon 630 chip. The main camera benefits from a new Zeiss lens and it can now do 4K videos.

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  • 28 Apr 2018

Anonymous, 25 Apr 2018Nokia nad moto are dead comoanies belonging to the past. ... moreYou have no idea what you are talking about. Software update overrated? If only for security updates and is right up their on the board of the most important things. Install custom ROM's? With the knowlege and information and all other aspects kids this days have access to, you have to be ignorant to install such things, maybe when you make them your self. But then again, where are you downloading the system?! Would also be a question. For some kids, security might not be important, but for a lot of others it is. It is oh soooo easy to just wright a small insignificant code to send your passwords to a server location. It is almost impossible to trak down such behaviour from custom roms and sideloaded apps. Anyway, you have your fun with it, but do not talk about custom rom's like a must. Cause it ain't, not even close.

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    • 28 Apr 2018

    Kaku Diego, 26 Apr 2018your world is better than ours, in my world 90% of the peop... moreDo not worry, 90% of the entire world does not know that. Let kids complain about nothing.

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      • 28 Apr 2018

      finophile, 27 Apr 2018sadly I've been finding that GSMArena is becoming just a bu... moreTo tell you the truth, i never seen them acting like professionals.

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        • 28 Apr 2018

        Paulw, 28 Apr 2018Having the fingerprint scanner on the back is a killer for ... moreEver heard of double-tap to wake?.

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          • 28 Apr 2018

          please review the nfc function, is the nfc module will be both in 3/32 4/64 model or just the 4/64 model?

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            • 28 Apr 2018

            Lightning McQueen, 26 Apr 2018Who said fingerprint position is akward? Who said average p... moreHaving the fingerprint scanner on the back is a killer for me. No good when you need to wake up the phone in a car kit (you need to take it out) and when it's on a desk you have to pick it up to wake it up. Scanner in the front is so much easier.

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              • 28 Apr 2018

              Anonymous, 27 Apr 2018Nice sunlight, back cover beautifully taken from Motorola X StyleMoto took the circle camera design from Nokia too. And Huawei Mate 9, Moto G4 series, Nokia lower end phones all have short pill shaped camera glass with flash.

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                • 27 Apr 2018

                Nice sunlight, back cover beautifully taken from Motorola X Style

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                  • 27 Apr 2018

                  I think the aspect ratio is not a problem here. It only add height but trim the width of the screen so nothing really increase in display size. Flagship device use it only for virtual keys and for wider landscape viewing.

                    finophile, 27 Apr 2018sadly I've been finding that GSMArena is becoming just a bu... moreWhat are you talking about? Our review clearly says the screen is great - with great contrast and amazing sunlight score. The camera, except for the low-light, is also praised. The design got some positive remarks as well. Even in our conclusion - it says we liked pretty much everything but the price, which will soon get a fix anyway.

                    Finally - the comment you agree with has nothing to do with this review, but with the personal thoughts of one of our readers.

                    Before you write and accuse us of something BS, check your facts, read the review, and maybe then you should come and post comments.

                    Thanks.

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                      • 27 Apr 2018

                      AnonD-592658, 27 Apr 2018It's not all about the mega pixels Never has beenLOL.. Do you even compare the sample shots? Use the comparison tool dummy.. This Nokia 6 (2018) has more clear details than Nokia 7 plus and Nokia 8. Period

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                        • 27 Apr 2018

                        very nice

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                          • 27 Apr 2018

                          Anonymous, 27 Apr 2018The 16MP camera here is better than the 12MP on 7 Plus and ... moreIt's not all about the mega pixels
                          Never has been

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                            • 27 Apr 2018

                            Anonymous, 25 Apr 2018Wow, what a camera downgrade. Look at the studio comparison... moreThe camera is NOT downgraded. It is just an unfair comparison here on GSMArena: Nokia 6 was set at ISO 800 and Nokia 6 (2018) a whole stop higher at ISO 1600.
                            Indeed, if you look on comparison at ISO 100, you see no difference between both models.

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                              • 27 Apr 2018

                              Nokia still d best

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                                • IV8
                                • 27 Apr 2018

                                The 16MP camera here is better than the 12MP on 7 Plus and subsequently better than the 13MP on the Nokia 8!!

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                                  • 27 Apr 2018

                                  FinnishInquisition, 26 Apr 2018You're expecting a flagship at this price? You do know what... moresadly I've been finding that GSMArena is becoming just a bunch of BS with no real sense of reality. Not quite to the level of the typical Indian reviews, but not far short. Its like they have no clue about underlying technoglogy (cameras being a bone of contention) and expect everything to be a flagship when it costs half (or less). They seem to take no time to actually delve into the phones differences and so if its not "stock android" then "its too hard to grasp".

                                    FinnishInquisition, 26 Apr 2018You're expecting a flagship at this price? You do know what... moreI agree that many LCD are better than OLED like my XZ2 has deeper blacks than S8 when I compared with friend

                                      Anonymous, 26 Apr 2018Lackluster phone. Nothing special. No amoled. No 18:9 scree... moreYou're expecting a flagship at this price? You do know what "mid-ranger" is, right?

                                      The display is an extremely capable LCD that even outperforms many OLED's, the battery life is better than on many current flagships and the camera is about as good as you could expect from a mid-ranger. As for a 2:1 aspect ratio, you're essentially demanding a gimmick.

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                                        • 26 Apr 2018

                                        Anonymous, 26 Apr 2018Its upgraded in some ways but the camera is downgraded. The... moreMaybe this is other Carl Zeiss, not the one with optics.. Haha
                                        But i think that this is better phone, than last year Nokia 6. And for nostalgia it's ideal on cheap price, still better than Nokia 1.