Nokia 6.1 Plus Review: Perfect Package in Budget Price

      HMD Global, which makes the name of Nokia brand, has launched Nokia 8 Sirocco, Nokia 8110 4G, Nokia 7 Plus, Nokia 6 (2018), Nokia 2.1, Nokia 5.1 and Nokia 3.1 smartphones in India so far this year. Now the company has unveiled the Nokia 6.1 Plus smartphone in the country.Nokia 6.1 is the global variant of Nokia X6 launched in China, which comes with Nokia. Nokia's phone, part of Google's Android One program, costs Rs 15,999. This Nokia phone has a bigger screen, stronger processor, better cameras and bigger battery. Today we will review Nokia 6.1 Plus, know the features and drawbacks of the phone ...

The design

   Nokia 6.1 Plus is light in weight and easy to use with one hand. The phone is compact. Nokia's phone also has screen capture on the front. The notch given in the phone has a speaker and a front camera. There is a small chin at the bottom of the screen. The back panel of the phone makes it different from other smartphonesmakes. The back panel of the phone is shiny and remains clean. We used the gloss black color variant during the review. Nokia 6.1 Plus looks beautiful. The phone has two cameras on the rear, below which there is a fingerprint sensor.

      

The edges of the phone are not glossy and here you will find a metal coating. It does not look bad and overall it is good to see. The device will get volume and power buttons on the right side while there is a hybrid SIM slot on the left side. The 3.5mm audio jack and USB Type-C charging port are provided at the bottom.

The display

Nokia 6.1 Plus has a 5.8 inch Full HD + (2280x1080 pixels) display with an aspect ratio of 19: 9. Corning Gorilla Glass 3 has been given for safety. The smartphone has a 2.5D curved screen, which reduces the chance of scratches. There will be many software based changes to the display in the settings of the smartphone.

 These include Adaptive Brightness, Ambient Display and Tap to Awake features.There is no option to optimize apps for full screen. When using games and streaming apps on the screen, the notch is hidden and the screen goes black on the right-to-left edges.But given the price, the quality of the display is good. Brightness level is average but colors look good.

Performance

The Nokia 6.1 Plus has a Qualcomm Snapdragon 636 processor, which is decent. Most of the work in the phone is done properly. While playing the game we did not have any problems like freezing the frame. Adreno 509 GPU has been given for graphics in the handset.Snapdragon 636 processor with 4 GB of RAM does most of the work in the phone correctly. Switching between apps we did not have any problem like the phone hanging.

 Sometimes apps load slowly, but this is not a big problem.Users who want pure Android will like Nokia 6.1 Plus. Like other Nokia phones in 2018, this device is also a part of Google's Android One program. Out of the 64 GB storage given in the phone, the user's work is only 52.8 GB. As we said, microSD card support in the phoneNot available. The new Nokia smartphone offers many features including fingerprint sensor, store manager, double tap to wake. The handset promises quick and fast OS updates, which is a good thing. HMD Global has said that an update for Android 9.0 Pie will be released in the phone soon.

The camera

  Nokia smartphones are not known for their cameras, especially when it comes to budget phones. Earlier, the Nokia 7 Plus handset was seen with a high quality camera. But the company has again focused on the camera in Nokia 6.1 Plus.

              The smartphone has not only been marketed for shooting performance but also has AI features for better results.The smartphone has a 16-megapixel primary camera with aperture F / 2.0 and a 5-megapixel secondary sensor setup with aperture F / 2.4. The quality of pictures clicked from the phone is fine and can be shared directly on social media. Photos are sharp, but when zoomed in on the big screen, the pixels appear. Colors look good. One in the phoneThere is auto HDR mode which by default switch on. Autofocus takes time while moving from one subject to another.

Photos taken in portrait (live bokeh) mode in Nokia 6.1 Plus are good. In terms of phones with this price segment, this quality is right.Pictures taken with the front camera of the phone went well beyond our expectation. The phone has a 16-megapixel sensor with aperture F / 2.0. Selfie is good even in low light conditions. The phone does not have features like OIS and EIS but a gyroscope is used to stabilize the photos. The video recorded from the phone is fine and features such as time lapse and slow motion video are available. Like 6.1, 4K video recording is also available in 6.1 Plus.

The battery

Nokia 6.1 Plus has an average performance battery. We were able to run the battery for about seven hours with games, editing videos, running social media apps, chatting and other tasks. The phone's 3060 mAh battery lasts for 8 to 9 hours with normal usage. If you want to keep the battery running for a long time, then you can turn on the battery saver feature. 

Nokia 6.1 Plus supports fast charging technology.