Nokia Nepal to Launch 3 Smartphones in the Country, Nokia 1, Nokia 6 (2018) and Nokia 7 Plus

Nokia Nepal to launch new smartphones in the country. The Paramount Electronics, authorized distributor of Nokia smartphones in Nepal is going to three smartphones which were unveiled at MWC 2018, which includes Nokia 1, Nokia 6 (2018) and Nokia 7 Plus. According to the company, all three smartphone will be launched in second week of April (last week of Chaitra 2074), said Ashish Jindal, Managing Director.

Besides these smartphone, the company also plan to launch the latest feature phone, the Nokia 8810 (2018) model a.k.a. Banana Phone.

Talking about the pricing of Nokia smartphones in Nepal, heres the list.

Nokia 1

Nokia 1 has pretty big bezels, and a front-facing camera at the top left corner and a primary camera at the rear top middle of the phone. The phone has a 4.5-inch 480X854 pixel, 16:9 aspect ratio display. Actually, this is the first Nokia phone to have Android Go (Oreo Go) OS, which is specially designed for the low-end devices. And to back up the phone it comes with a user removable Li-Ion 2150mAh battery.

Under the hood, it packs a MediaTek MT6737M Quad-core 1.1 GHz Cortex-A53 processor with Mali-T720 GPU. Similarly, it has 1 GB of RAM, and to store your media files it comes with 8GB of internal storage.

The optics department consist of a 5-megapixel sensor with LED flash at the rear of the phone. And for the selfies, it packs a 2-megapixel at the top left corner. The connectivity includes Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, GPS, Radio andmicro USB2.0. and the sensors include only the accelerometer and the proximity. 

Nokia 6 (2018)

• Display: 5.5-inch (1920 x 1080 pixels) 2.5D curved glass display with Corning Gorilla Glass 3 protection
• CPU: 2.2 GHz Octa-Core Snapdragon 630 14nm Mobile Platform with Adreno 508 GPU
• Memory: 3/4GB LPDDR4 RAM, 32GB / 64GB (eMMC 5.1) internal memory, expandable memory up to 128GB with microSD
• OS: Android 7.1.1 (Nougat), upgradable to Android 8.0 (Oreo)
• Primary Camera: 16MP rear camera with dual-tone LED flash, PDAF, 1.0um pixel size, f/2.0 aperture
• Secondary Camera: 8MP front-facing camera, 1.12-pixel size, f/2.0 aperture, 84° wide-angle lens
• Battery: 3000mAh built-in battery with fast charging

Nokia 7 Plus

Nokia 7 Plus comes with a 6-inch IPS LCD, 18:9 aspect ratio and 1080X2160 pixel resolution display and the aluminum body with copper edges, which indeed looks very premium. The screen is protected by the Gorilla Glass 3.  

Under the hood, the Nokia 7 Plus packs Snapdragon 660 octa-core processor, clocked at 2.2GHz and Adreno 512 GPU. The processor is coupled with 4GB of RAM and to store your media files, it comes with 64GB internal storage and expandable up to 256GB. To back up the internals, it packs non-removable 3800 mAh battery.

The software department also gets a clean Google’s bloatware-free Android One operating system. That means the user can enjoy the pure Android experience as possible.

The camera department gets the biggest upgrade from its predecessor, the Nokia 7. The cameras are boosted by Carl Zeiss optics. It packs a dual camera setup with 12-megapixel, f/1.75 aperture + 12-megapixel, f/2.6 aperture, gyro EIS dual pixel phase detection auto focus, 2x optical zoom. Dual LED dual tone flash camera at the rear. Similarly, for selfies, it packs a 16-megapixel sensor with f/2.0 aperture at the front.

Connectivity includes Wi-Fi, Bluetooth 5.0, NFC, Radio, and USB 2.0 Type C 1.0 and sensors include fingerprint (rear-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, and compass. It comes in Black/Copper and White/Copper colors options.

Nokia 8110 4G

Talking about the design of the phone has a 2.4-inch TFT 240X320 pixel resolution display. There is a dedicated keypad just below the screen which is protected with a slider covering the key when the phone is not in use. The phone is a little bit curved inside and colored in yellow, which looks like a banana (Black color is also available).

Further, under the hood, it packs a Snapdragon 205 dual-core CPU, clocked at 1.1GHz and Adreno 304 GPU. The processor is coupled with 512MB RAM and 4GB of internal storage which can be expanded up to 64GB.

The Nokia 8110 4G only has a camera at the rear, with a 2-megapixel sensor and LED flash and no selfie camera. It packs a 1500mAh battery and comes with Traditional and Banana Yellow color option. Connectivity includes Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, GPS, Radio and micro USB 2.0 and has no sensors.

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