Nokia X6 officially unveiled - Snapdragon 636, dual rear cameras, 3.5mm jack

One being its incorporation of the notch display while the phone is also the first from the company's new X-series of smartphones. While the nomenclature may or may not signify the lineup's similarity to the iPhone X's notch, what we do know is that the X6 is pitched as a mid-range smartphone and not a high-end flagship.

The X6 is powered by the Snapdragon 636, the same SoC seen on devices like the Meizu E3 and Redmi Note 5 Pro.

Nokia announced the new X6 as the latest entrant to their lineup of midrange mobile devices.

The device comes with a 5.8-inch IPS display that offers Full HD+ (2280 x 1080 pixels) resolution and 19:9 aspect ratio. Shielding the display is Corning Gorilla Glass 3.

Under the hood, the device is powered by Qualcomm's recently launched Snapdragon 636 octa-core processor, which also powers the Xiaomi Redmi Note 5 Pro and Asus Zenfone Max Pro M1, among others. You can still expand the memory with the microSD card slot.

Nokia X6 officially unveiled - Snapdragon 636, dual rear cameras, 3.5mm jack

The rear camera setup features a 16-megapixel sensor with an f/2.0 aperture paried with a 5-megapixel monochrome sensor with an f/2.2 aperture. As far as the cameras are concerned, the Nokia X6 packs a 16-megapixel primary camera on the rear and a 16-megapixel front shooter for selfies.

The handset will ship running Google's Oreo OS, and if Nokia's previous Android efforts are anything to go by, it will likely receive a speedy upgrade to Android P. Rs 18,100). The phone will be available in China from May 21 in Blue, Black and Silver colour options. Then we have the 4GB RAM with 64GB storage variant which is priced at CNY 1,499 (roughly Rs. 15,800). There is a 16MP camera on the front with f/2.0 aperture.

The smartphone also has connectivity options like 4G VoLTE, Wi-Fi 802.11ac, Bluetooth v5.0, GPS/ A-GPS, a 3.5mm headphone jack, and a USB Type-C port. There is also a fingerprint scanner on the back. Users can purchase it from third-party retailers namely JD.com, Tmall and Suining.com.

Pricing starts at CNY 1,299 ($204) for the 4GB RAM and 32GB model and CNY1,449 ($227) for the 4GB RAM/64GB variant. The front camera is a 16MP f/2.0 sensor with 1-micron pixel.

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