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Nokia launches its first Android based smartphone, the Nokia 6

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HMD Global, the current brand owners of Nokia announced the arrival of the first Android phone. The Nokia 6 – featuring a 5.5-inch Full HD display with 2.5D Gorilla Glass,and made out of 6000 series aluminium for a premium build and look. Running on Snapdragon 430 processor with Android Nougat, in terms of performance, this is no slouch either as it features 4GB RAM and 64GB internal storage. The Nokia 6 packs a 16-megapixel phase detection auto-focus rear camera, and an 8-megapixel front camera. The f/2.0 aperture lenses and exclusive camera UI with automatic scene detection make it easy to take pictures.

The phone also features finger-print scanner and battery is rated at 3000 mAh. Besides this, it features a regular micro-USB charging port and also has 3.5mm audio jack input unlike the recent trend to do away with it.

Nokia fans world over will have to wait as the phone will be launched in China first in early 2017. The Nokia 6 is priced at 1699 CNY (approx INR 17,000) and can be purchased from JD.com.

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