Nokia 6 (2018) vs Nokia 5.3 Specs Comparison

Design

Dimensions
5.86 x 2.98 x 0.34 inches 148.8 x 75.8 x 8.6 mm	6.47 x 3.02 x 0.33 inches 164.3 x 76.6 x 8.5 mm
Weight
6.07 oz (172.0 g)	6.53 oz (185.0 g)
Materials
Back: Aluminum	Back: Plastic Frame: Plastic
Biometrics
Fingerprint (touch)	Fingerprint (touch)
Keys
Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key	Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Black, Blue, White	Charcoal, Cyan, Sand

Display

Size
5.5-inch	6.5-inch
Resolution
1920x1080px, 401 PPI	1600x720px, 20:9 ratio, 268 PPI
Technology
IPS LCD	IPS LCD
Screen-to-body
74.02 %	82.17 %
Peak brightness
450 cd/m2 (nit)
Features
Scratch-resistant glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 3), Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor	Scratch-resistant glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 3), Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor

Hardware

System chip
Qualcomm Snapdragon 630 SDM630 (14 nm)	Qualcomm Snapdragon 665 SM6125 (11 nm)
Processor
Octa-core 2200 MHz ARM Cortex-A53	Octa-core 2000 MHz Kryo 260
GPU
Adreno 508	Adreno 610
RAM
3GB (LPDDR4)	4GB (LPDDR4)
Internal storage
32GB	64GB (eMMC 5.1)
Storage expansion
microSDXC up to 128 GB	microSDXC up to 512 GB
OS
Android (9.0 Pie, 8.0 Oreo)	Android (11, 10)

Battery

Capacity
3000 mAh	4000 mAh
Charging
Fast charging

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Battery Life Estimate

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Browsing

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Video

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Gaming

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Browsing

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Video

9h 47min

Gaming

7h 27min

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Camera

Rear
Single camera	Quad camera
Main camera
16 MP (PDAF) Aperture size: F2.0 Pixel size: 1 μm	13 MP (PDAF) Aperture size: F1.8
Second camera
	5 MP (Ultra-wide)
Third camera
	2 MP (Macro)
Fourth camera
	2 MP (Depth information)
Flash
Dual LED	LED
Video recording
3840x2160 (4K UHD) (30 fps), 1920x1080 (Full HD) (30 fps) Video calling	1920x1080 (Full HD)
Front
8 MP (Wide Angle)	8 MP, Video capture: 1920x1080 (Full HD)

Connectivity & Features

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

Multimedia

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

Cellular

4G (FDD)
Bands 1(2100), 3(1800), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 20(800 DD), 28(700 APT)	Bands 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(AWS-1), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 12(700 a), 13(700 c), 17(700 b), 28(700 APT), 66(AWS-3)
4G (TDD)
Bands 38(2600), 40(2300), 41(2600+)	Bands 38(2600)
3G
Bands 5(850), 8(900), 2(1900), 1(2100)	Bands 1(2100), 2(1900), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 8(900)
Data Speed
LTE Cat 4 (150/50 Mbit/s), HSPA, HSUPA	LTE Cat 4 (150/50 Mbit/s), HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s
Dual SIM
	Yes
SIM type
Nano SIM	Nano SIM

Regulatory Approval

FCC approval
	Date approved: Apr 06, 2020 FCC ID value: 2AJOTTA-1223
Measured SAR
	Head: 1.03 W/kg Body: 0.95 W/kg Simultaneous Transmission: 1.33 W/kg Wireless Router: 0.97 W/kg

Buyers information

MSRP
$ 269	$ 200
In The Box
	5V/2A charger, Type-C USB Cable, Headset (depends on market) , Quick Start Guide, Sim Pin, TPU Jelly case (depends on market)

Availability

Officially announced
Feb 25, 2018	Mar 19, 2020

Alternative variants

with 64 GB storage

RAM	4GB
Internal storage	64GB

with 3GB RAM

RAM	3GB

with 6GB RAM

RAM	6GB

Global version

4G (FDD)	Bands 1(2100), 3(1800), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 20(800 DD), 28(700 APT)
4G (TDD)	Bands 38(2600), 40(2300), 41(2600+)
3G	Bands 5(850), 8(900), 2(1900), 1(2100)

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