Nokia 6 (2018) vs Nokia 5.1 Specs Comparison

Availability

Officially announced
Feb 25, 2018	May 29, 2018
Prices (MSRP)
$269

Design

Dimensions
5.86 x 2.98 x 0.34 inches 148.8 x 75.8 x 8.6 mm	5.95 x 2.78 x 0.33 inches 151.1 x 70.73 x 8.27 mm
Weight
6.07 oz / 172.0 g	5.29 oz / 150.0 g
Materials
Back: Aluminum	Back: Aluminum
Biometrics
Fingerprint (touch)	Fingerprint (touch)
Keys
Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key	Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Black, Blue, White	Black, Brown, Blue

Display

Size
5.5-inch, 74.02% screen-to-body	5.5-inch, 73.15% screen-to-body
Type
IPS LCD, 450 nits	IPS LCD
Resolution
1920x1080px, 401 PPI	2160x1080px, 18:9 ratio, 439 PPI
Colors
	16 777 216
Protection
Corning Gorilla Glass 3	Corning Gorilla Glass 3

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Bright Max (20% APL)
Untested	Untested
Bright Min
1 (Excellent)	13 (Poor)

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Hardware

System chip
Snapdragon 630 SDM630 (14 nm)	MediaTek Helio P18 MT6755S
Processor
Octa-core 2200 MHz ARM Cortex-A53	Octa-core 2000 MHz
GPU
Adreno 508	Yes
Memory
3GB (LPDDR4)/32GB 4GB/64GB	3GB (LPDDR3)/32GB 2GB/16GB
Storage expansion
microSDXC up to 128 GB	microSDXC up to 128 GB
OS
Android (9.0 Pie, 8.0 Oreo)	Android (9.0 Pie, 8.1 Oreo)

Battery

Type
3000 mAh	2970 mAh
Charging
Fast charging

Camera

Rear
Single camera	Single camera
Main camera
16 MP (PDAF) Aperture size: F2.0 Pixel size: 1 μm	16 MP (PDAF)
Flash
Dual LED	Dual LED
Video recording
4K UHD (30 fps), 1080p (30 fps) Video calling	1080p (30 fps) Video calling, Video sharing
Front
8 MP (Wide Angle)	8 MP (Wide Angle)

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
5.0	4.2
WLAN
a,b,g,n,ac,dual-band Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot 802.11 a, b, g, n, ac	a,b,g,n,dual-band Hotspot, Wi-Fi Direct 802.11 a, b, g, n
USB
Type-C, USB 2.0	microUSB, USB 2.0
Sensors
Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Hall (for flip covers), Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor	Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor
Location
GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, BeiDou	GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning
Other
NFC, Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync	NFC, VoIP, Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync

Multimedia

Headphones
3.5mm jack	3.5mm jack
Speakers
Earpiece, Loudspeaker	Earpiece, Loudspeaker
Features
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
1, 3, 5, 7, 8, 20, 28	1, 3, 5, 7, 8, 20
4G (TDD) Bands
38, 40, 41	38, 40
3G Bands
5, 8, 2, 1	5, 8, 1
Data Speed
LTE Cat 4 (150/50 Mbit/s), HSPA, HSUPA	LTE Cat 4 (150/50 Mbit/s), HSPA, HSUPA
Dual SIM
	Yes
SIM type
Nano SIM	Nano SIM

Phone Features

Notifications
	Haptic feedback, Music ringtones, Vibration, Flight mode, Silent mode, Speakerphone
Other features
	Voice dialing, Voice commands, Voice recording

Alternative variants

with 64 GB storage

Memory	4GB/64GB

with 16 GB storage

Memory	2GB/16GB

for India

4G (FDD) Bands	1, 3, 5
4G (TDD) Bands	40, 41

for LATAM, AU and Taiwan

4G (FDD) Bands	1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 17, 28
4G (TDD) Bands	38, 40
3G Bands	5, 8, 4, 2, 1

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