Nokia 6 vs Nokia 5 Specs Comparison

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8.0
Nokia 6
6.5
Nokia 5
Nokia 6 Nokia 5
Released · Jan 19, 2017
Released · Jun 16, 2017
5.5-inch · 1920x1080px
5.2-inch · 1280x720px
Single camera
Single camera
3GB · 32GB
2GB · 16GB
3000 mAh
3000 mAh

Availability

Officially announced
Jan 07, 2017 Feb 26, 2017
Prices (MSRP)
$229

Design

Dimensions
6.06 x 2.98 x 0.33 inches
154 x 75.8 x 8.4 mm
5.89 x 2.85 x 0.32 inches
149.7 x 72.5 x 8.05 mm
Weight
5.96 oz / 169.0 g 5.64 oz / 160.0 g
Materials
Back: Aluminum Back: Aluminum
Biometrics
Fingerprint (touch) Fingerprint (touch)
Features
Touch sensitive control keys Touch sensitive control keys
Keys
Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Black, Gold, Gray, Blue Black, Silver, Brown, Blue

Display

Size
5.5-inch, 71.58% screen-to-body 5.2-inch, 68.83% screen-to-body
Type
IPS LCD, 450 nits IPS LCD, 500 nits
Resolution
1920x1080px, 401 PPI 1280x720px, 282 PPI
Colors
16 777 216
Protection
Corning Gorilla Glass 3 Corning Gorilla Glass
PhoneArena Display Test
Bright Max (20% APL)
Untested Untested
Bright Min
2 (Good) 2 (Good)

Hardware

System chip
Snapdragon 430 8937 Snapdragon 430 8937
Processor
Octa-core
1400 MHz
ARM Cortex-A53
Octa-core
1400 MHz
ARM Cortex-A53
GPU
Adreno 505 Adreno 505
Memory
3GB (LPDDR3)/32GB
4GB/64GB
2GB (LPDDR3)/16GB
3GB/16GB
Storage expansion
microSDXC up to 128 GB microSDXC up to 128 GB
OS
Android (9.0 Pie, 8.1 Oreo, 8.0 Oreo, 7.1 Nougat) Android (9.0 Pie, 8.1 Oreo, 8.0 Oreo, 7.1 Nougat)

Battery

Type
3000 mAh, Li - Ion 3000 mAh, Li - Ion
Charging
Fast charging

Camera

Rear
Single camera Single camera
Main camera
16 MP (Laser and PDAF)
Aperture size: F2.0
Pixel size: 1 μm
13 MP (PDAF)
Aperture size: F2.0
Pixel size: 1.12 μm
Flash
Dual LED Dual LED
Video recording
1080p (30 fps)
Video calling, Video sharing
1080p
Video calling, Video sharing
Front
8 MP (Wide Angle, Autofocus)
Video capture: 1080p
8 MP (Wide Angle, Autofocus)

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
4.1 4.1
WLAN
a,b,g,n,dual-band
802.11 a, b, g, n
b,g,n
Hotspot, Wi-Fi Direct
802.11 b, g, n
USB
microUSB, USB 2.0 microUSB, USB 2.0
Sensors
Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Hall (for flip covers), Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Hall (for flip covers), Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor
Location
GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, BeiDou GPS, A-GPS
Other
NFC, ANT+, Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync NFC, Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync

Multimedia

Headphones
3.5mm jack 3.5mm jack
Speakers
Earpiece, Multiple speakers Earpiece, Loudspeaker
Features
Dolby Atmos, Album art cover, Background playback Album art cover, Background playback
Screen mirroring
Wireless screen share Wireless screen share
Radio
FM, RDS FM
Additional microphone(s)
Noise cancellation

Cellular

4G (FDD) Bands
2, 3, 4, 7, 12, 17, 28 1, 3, 5, 7, 8, 20, 28
4G (TDD) Bands
38 38, 40
3G Bands
5, 8, 4, 2, 1 5, 8, 2, 1
Data Speed
LTE Cat 4 (150/50 Mbit/s), HSPA LTE Cat 4 (150/50 Mbit/s), HSPA, UMTS
Dual SIM
Yes
SIM type
Nano SIM Nano SIM
VoLTE
Yes Yes

Phone Features

Notifications
Haptic feedback
Other features
Voice dialing, Voice commands, Voice recording

Alternative variants

Memory 4GB/64GB
Prices (MSRP) €300
Dual SIM Yes
4G (FDD) Bands 1, 3, 5, 7, 8, 20, 28
4G (TDD) Bands 38, 40
3G Bands 5, 8, 2, 1
with 3 GB RAM
Memory 3GB
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