The long wait is finally over as HMD Global has finally launched the newest Nokia phones to the Philippine market: the Nokia 3, 5, and 6, as well as the reimagined Nokia 3310.
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The Nokia 6 sports a sturdy aluminium build and seems to be a very capable mid-ranger with a 5.5-inch 2.5D Full HD display with Gorilla Glass protection, a Snapdragon 430 octa-core processor, 4GB of RAM for multi-tasking, and 64GB of internal storage.
The phone also features a 16MP rear camera and am 8MP front-facing camera (both with f/2.0 aperture) for selfies, a fingerprint sensor, Quick Charge 3.0 support, and runs Android 7.0 Nougat out of the box.
Nokia 6 Specs:
- Qualcomm Snapdragon 430 Octa-Core Processor
- 4GB of RAM, 64 GB of Internal Storage expandable up to 128GB via MicroSD Card
- 5.5-inch Full HD Display with 2.5D Curved Glass (Gorilla Glass 3 Protection)
- 16MP Rear Camera, f/2.0
- 8MP Front Camera, f/2.0
- LTE, Dual SIM
- Android 7.0 Nougat
- 3,000mAh battery
- Quick Charge 3.0 Support
- Fingerprint Sensor
The Nokia 5 is a more affordable and toned down version of the 6. With a smaller 5.2-inch HD display, and is powered by an Octa-Core Snapdragon processor, along with 2GB of RAM, 16GB of internal storage, and a 3,000mAh battery. It sports a 13MP main camera, and an 8MP selfie snapper. The device will run on Android Nougat out of the box.
Nokia 5 Specs
- Qualcomm Snapdragon 430 Octa-Core Processor
- 5.2-inch HD IPS LCD Display with 2.5D Gorilla Glass
- 2GB RAM
- 16GB of internal storage expandable up to 128GB via MicroSD Card
- 13MP Rear Camera, f/2.0, PDAF
- 8MP Rear Camera, f/2.0, AF
- LTE
- NFC
- OTG
- Smart Amplifier
- Android Nougat
- 3,000mAh Battery
- Sensors:
- Accelerometer
- Ambient Light Sensor
- E-compass
- Fingerprint sensor
- Hall sensor
- Gyroscope
- Proximity
The Nokia 3 is the most compact of the bunch with a 5-inch display, and runs on a 1.3GHz Quad-Core CPU with 2GB of RAM, 16GB of internal storage, and a 2,650mAh battery. It features 8MP primary and secondary cameras, and also runs on Android Nougat out of the box.
Nokia 3 Specs
- 1.3GHz MT6737 Quad-Core Processor
- 5-inch HD IPS LCD Display with 2.5D Gorilla Glass
- 2GB RAM
- 16GB of internal storage expandable up to 128GB via MicroSD Card
- 8MP Rear Camera, f/2.0, AF
- 8MP Front Camera, f/2.0, AF
- LTE
- NFC
- OTG
- Android Nougat
- 2,650mAh Battery
- Sensors:
- Accelerometer
- Ambient Light Sensor
- E-compass
- Fingerprint
- Gyroscope
- Proximity
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The new 3310 has an LED flash, 16MB of internal memory with MicroSD card support, a MicroUSB port, and a 3.5mm headphone jack. It can also yield up to 22 hours of talk time, and up to A MONTH of standby time. Missing the the all-time favorite game Snake? well, this one has it, and the classic Nokia ringtone that we all miss.
Nokia 3310 (2017) Specs:
- 2.4-inch QVGA Display
- 16MB of internal storage expandable up to 32GB via MicroSD Card
- 2MP Rear Camera, LED Flash
- 3.5mm headphone jack
- MicroUSB Interface
- Nokia Series 30+
- Bluetooth 3.0
- 1200mAh removable battery
The new Nokia phones will be available by the end of June, 2017 with an SRP of PhP6,990, PhP9,990, and PhP11,990 for the Nokia 3,5, and 6 respectively, while the new 3310 will be priced at PhP2,490.
Emman has been writing technical and feature articles since 2010. Prior to this, he became one of the instructors at Asia Pacific College in 2008, and eventually landed a job as Business Analyst and Technical Writer at Integrated Open Source Solutions for almost 3 years.
