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posted by mrpg on Thursday June 29 2017, @01:15AM   Printer-friendly
from the good-luck dept.

The Nokia 6 will be available in early July:

HMD Global — the Finnish company that owns the rights to manufacture Nokia-branded smartphones — announced earlier this year that it would be releasing new midrange Nokia Android phones in the United States. We now have more information on the first Nokia phone to hit Stateside: the Nokia 6, which will be available in early July for $229.

The Nokia 6 is the largest of the three Android phones HMD Global announced at Mobile World Congress, featuring a 5.5-inch, 1920 x 1080 display, Qualcomm Snapdragon 430 processor, 3GB of RAM, and 32GB of internal storage (expandable by microSD). On the software side of things, the 6 runs Android Nougat in its purest, unadulterated form — that means no bundled apps or overlaid skins. Plus, while the specs are decidedly average, the Nokia 6 does stand out with a metal unibody design built out of a single block of aluminum, which adds a premium touch to the otherwise midrange device.

Amazon is subsidizing the Nokia 6 by slapping ads on the lock screen.

Also at Engadget and CNET.


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  • (Score: 3, Interesting) by kaszz on Thursday June 29 2017, @02:04AM (4 children)

    by kaszz (4211) on Thursday June 29 2017, @02:04AM (#532758) Journal

    Precisely, a modern Nokia 3310 clone. With the indestructibility that goes with it.

    Screen: Monochrome and small - Saves battery
    CPU/RAM: Less - Saves battery and opportunities for malware to stick around.
    Keys: Real! - works even without light etc.

    Unlocked bootloader of course. But I'll suspect a OS like Android will be need to gain any market foothold.

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  • (Score: 2) by frojack on Thursday June 29 2017, @02:39AM (2 children)

    by frojack (1554) on Thursday June 29 2017, @02:39AM (#532776) Journal

    That already exists.
      Google it.
    But the bigger the screen the more Temptation for advertisers, so small is good.

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    No, you are mistaken. I've always had this sig.
    • (Score: 2) by kaszz on Thursday June 29 2017, @04:03AM (1 child)

      by kaszz (4211) on Thursday June 29 2017, @04:03AM (#532804) Journal

      The Nokia 3310 reloaded seems to have these specifications:
        * Charging by micro-USB
        * 2.4" color TFT display at 240 x 320 pixels 18 bpp, 167 ppi
        * 2 Mpix camera with LED flash, 1600 x 1200 pixels
        * mp3-player
        * 3,5 mm headset jack (WH-108?)
        * 2G compatible, GPRS, EDGE, 0.236 Mbit/s
        * FM radio
        * ROM: 16 MB
        * Storage: 16 MB + micro-SD/SDHC that support up to 32 GB
        * 115.6 x 51 x 12.8 mm, 0.0796 kg
        * Dual band GSM 900/1800 MHz
        * Bluetooth v3, A2DP
        * 1200 mAh removable battery, 31 days standby time, 22 hours talk time
        * 49 EUR 2017-02-26
        * Operating system: 30+ [wikipedia.org] originally made by Mediatek for Microsoft's Nokia

      src [pocket-lint.com]
      src [arstechnica.com]
      src [phonemore.com]
      src [gadgets7.news]
      src [indiatimes.com]

      It really seems neat. But they botched it with color screen which equals excess power draw. And 2G lacks the security of 3G which means that the network may be spoofed. The operating system could been something free, after all with plenty of CPU capacity and RAM it won't need any shoehorn anymore (I think the original even used ATmega?).

      So good, but not really there. Add 3G and free bootloader and it's worthwhile.

      • (Score: 2) by kaszz on Thursday June 29 2017, @04:07AM

        by kaszz (4211) on Thursday June 29 2017, @04:07AM (#532807) Journal

        Is this phone is as "drop" sturdy as the original?

  • (Score: 2) by butthurt on Thursday June 29 2017, @04:15AM

    by butthurt (6141) on Thursday June 29 2017, @04:15AM (#532808) Journal

    As frojack may have been hinting, there's a current phone called the Nokia 3310 (they could at least have added bis to the name).

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nokia_3310_(2017) [wikipedia.org]

    It runs Java Micro Edition apps.

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Series_30%2B [wikipedia.org]