Nokia 6 Review : Android is clean and resilient!

Nokia has finally brought its three latest smartphone products to the country. Specifically, Nokia 3, 5, and 6. These three devices are at the same time their returning products in the country that are expected to succeed again as in the era of feature phones.

We had the opportunity to review one of three phones, namely Nokia 6. This device costs 3 million, which of course will compete with other smartphones in that price range, such as Moto G5S Plus, MiA1, as well as ASUS Zen fone 4 Mak Pro.

Coming up lately compared to three smartphones, of course it becomes quite a difficult homework for Nokia, especially since the three smartphones are quite successful by offering a number of "gacoan" features to choose from each of its enthusiasts. What about the Nokia 6? After inspection.

Design

In terms of design, we can say that Nokia's design has its own characteristics, which makes it quite different from most smartphones today. What is clear is that if you miss the glory of Nokia mobile phones with super stubborn built-in quality, we have to admit that Nokia is capable of bringing it back to the latest smartphone products this time around.

The Nokia 6 carries a body with aluminum metallic material as a whole, with a frame that is also made of metal and feels very sturdy and sturdy. This device has a pretty clear box feel in every corner. Every corner polished with chrome makes it elegant. However, the angle shape that is too square makes it a little less comfortable to hold because it stiffens in the axles. The durability of the front panel is also guaranteed by the Gorilla Glass 3 protective screen, which also has a 2.5D contour.

The fingerprint is on the front located in the home button and there are two more navigation buttons, back on the left and recent apps on the right. Nokia uses the position of the keys to navigate to Android standards, even if installed off-screen. For some people familiar with this position, it may be helpful, while for others familiar with the button back to the right side to be a bit of a hassle. And I'm a user who's used to the back button on the right, it's a little uncomfortable with this layout. But this is of course not a problem, only better if the user can personalize the position of the back button and recent apps as they wish. When it comes to fingerprints, somehow the cross section of the sensor is very small, but luckily it doesn't really affect the response of the fingerprint itself.

On the back, the camera sensor is in the middle with a slightly protruding module. The Nokia logo is mounted vertically below the camera sensor, which has become a feature of Nokia since the Lumia era. There are antenna bands located at the top and bottom for cellular signal spacing.

When you turn to the physical key, the Nokia 6 has a power button and a volume key on the right. While the SIM Card slot is on the left. The Nokia 6 has a hybrid type of Dual SIM Card with a micro type, whereby the SIM card 2 can be used interchangeably with the Micro SD slot. While on the underside there is a Micro USB slot and speaker grill. It's pretty inconvenient that the Nokia 6 still uses the Micro USB slot, while many smartphones use USB Type C. But the advantage is that users can still use their old accessories like charger cables and USB OTG.

Specifications

From the specifications offered, the Nokia 6 cannot be said to be special. Among other things, using a 5.5-inch Full HD resolution IPS display, the SoC Snapdragon 430 (Octa-Core A53 1.4 GHz + Adreno 505 GPU). The variant we are reviewing is with 3GB of RAM and 32GB of internal storage.

For camera features, the Nokia 6 has a main camera with a 16MP sensor, a f / 2.0 aperture and a pixel size of 1.0 µm, and comes with a two-tone flash and auto-focus detection phase. While the front camera is equipped with an 8 MP f / 2.0 aperture sensor and a 1.2 µm sensor size. There is no flash function on the front camera. Video recording can support up to Full HD 1080p resolution of both front and rear cameras.

For sensor completeness, Nokia 6 is quite complete. These include accelerometer, compass, proximity, ambient light, pedometer and gyro. Of course, a fingerprint sensor on the front as a function of security and user authorization. As this device is also equipped with Android Pai feature, although it is not yet available in Indonesia.

In terms of connectivity, fortunately the Nokia 6 is quite adequate. In addition to supporting 4G LTE networks in both slots, this device also supports 5GHz Vi-Fi connectivity. Not only that, the Nokia 6 is also equipped with NFC features, which are a must-have feature on mid- and upper-class smartphones. Optional FM radio, provides additional multimedia features for users.

In power management, the Nokia 6 has a 3000m Ah battery. But for charging it is only equipped with an adapter with a 5V 2A output. This device also does not support the fast charge function.

Nokia 6 adopts Pure Android operating system with Nougat 7.1 version. Nokia really relies on this pure version of Android as one of its strengths. Nokia promises faster Android updates and a more secure security system as security patches will be available more regularly.

Meanwhile, Nokia 6's sales package is pretty complete. These include the warranty card manual, USB cable, charger adapter and headset. The Nokia 6 is also bundled with Indosat Ooredoo's 4G starter card.