HMD Global launched the 3310 feature phone in India last month, now it has started sending out invites for an event on June 13 where it is expected to launch Nokia 3 and Nokia 5, introduced Nokia 6 Android smartphones. It already said that these phones will be launched globally, including India in Q2 , 2017 at an affordable price and also promised that the phone will have a great quality.
Update – June 8, 2017: A new invite confirms that HMD Global is indeed launching new Android smartphones in the country.
In an interview to FoneArena at the MWC 2017, Ajey Mehta, India VP at HMD Global said that the company plans to manufacture its latest phones through Foxconn in India from day one. He also said that the new Nokia Android phones are expected to hit stores in India by June this year.
The complete portfolio will support dual SIM functionality in India. The Nokia 3,5,6 will also support Reliance Jio’s 4G VoLTE networks as there is support for Band 3, Band 5 and Band 40.
Nokia 3 specifications
- 5-inch (1280 x 720 pixels) HD 2.5D sculpted Corning Gorilla Glass display, 450 nits brightness
- 1.3GHz Quad-core MediaTek MT6737 64-bit Processor with Mali T720 MP1 GPU
- 2GBGB RAM, 16GB internal memory, expandable memory up to 128GB with microSD
- Android 7.0 (Nougat) OS
- Dual SIM
- 8MP autofocus rear camera with LED Flash, f/2.0 aperture, 1.12um pixel size
- 8MP autofocus front-facing camera, f/2.0 aperture, 1.12um pixel size
- 3.5mm audio jack, FM Radio
- Dimensions: 143.4 x 71.4 x 8.48 mm
- 4G VoLTE, WiFi 802.11 b/g/n, Bluetooth 4.0, GPS
- 2650mAh battery
Nokia 5 specifications
- 5.2-inch (1280 x 720 pixels) HD 2.5D sculpted Corning Gorilla Glass display, 500 nits brightness
- 1.4 GHz Octa-Core Snapdragon 430 Mobile Platform with Adreno 505 GPU
- 2GBGB RAM, 16GB internal memory, expandable memory up to 128GB with microSD
- Android 7.1.1 (Nougat) OS
- Dual SIM
- 13MP autofocus rear camera with dual-tone LED Flash, f/2.0 aperture, 1.12um pixel size
- 8MP autofocus front-facing camera, f/2.0 aperture, 1.12um pixel size, 84-degree wide-angle lens
- 3.5mm audio jack, FM Radio
- Dimensions: 149.7 x 72.5 x 8.05 mm
- 4G VoLTE, WiFi 802.11 b/g/n, Bluetooth 4.1, GPS
- 3000mAh battery
Nokia 6 specifications
- 5.5-inch (1920 x 1080 pixels) 2.5D curved glass display with 450 nits brightness, Corning Gorilla Glass 3 protection
- Octa-Core Qualcomm Snapdragon 430 ( 4 x 1.2 GHz Cortex A53 + 4 x 1.5 GHz Cortex A53) 64-bit processor with Adreno 505 GPU
- 3GB / 4GB LPDDR3 RAM, 32GB / 64GB internal memory, expandable memory up to 128GB with microSD
- Android 7.1.1 (Nougat)
- Dual SIM
- 16MP rear camera with dual-tone LED flash, PDAF, 1.0um sensor, f/2.0 aperture
- 8MP front-facing camera, 1.12um sensor, f/2.0 aperture, 84˚ wide-angle lens
- Fingerprint sensor
- 3.5mm audio jack, Dual speakers, Dual smart amplifiers (TFA9891), Dolby Atmos
- Dimensions: 154 x 75.8 x 7.8 mm
- 4G VoLTE, WiFi 802.11 b/g/n, Bluetooth 4.1, GPS, USB OTG
- 3000mAh built-in battery
Nokia 3, Nokia 5 and Nokia 6 were introduced for 139 Euros (US$ 163 / Rs. 10,560 approx.), 189 Euros (US$ 212 / Rs. 13,670 approx.). and 229 Euros (US$ 257 / Rs. 16,560 approx.), but the company had said that the phone will be sold at an affordable rate in India. We will have to wait for few more days to find out.