Conclusion & Verdict
Nokia 6 Review Conclusion and Verdict
Finally the section you want the most – the conclusion. Let’s start with the bad thing first here today – battery. It’s not something you will appreciate on the phone which truly needed one before it could wear a crown in its class.
We know that Nokia 6 has the same same chip which is powering its little brother – Nokia 5, and the 5 could manage to deliver nicely on the same 3000mAh battery. Then there are factors on the 6 which actually needed more battery power than this. Such as the 6 has larger display with higher resolution, it has a different camera that requires more CPU power to operate, there could be issue with software optimization as well. But we indeed can not justify the what it got in managing the power. You’ll have to manage with that if you go for Nokia 6.
Good thing is that, there is nothing else we disliked about Nokia 6. Build quality is not matchable to any other smartphone in its class, the design is appealing with its decency and the premium factor. However I personally never liked the fingerprint scanner on the front home button – rear mounted one is more easily reachable for me.
Display is also competitive with among the lot with its less reflections and brighter outdoors – though Nokia 5’s display outperformed. Sunlight visibility feature is also there to add more power to display when you want to read under bright daylight.
Software on the other hand could have mixed favors from consumers. Pure Android could be less interesting for some where others may want exactly a clean Android phone. Nougat currently out of the box is sure a positive thing + it’s bound to receive Android O – now Oreo. Developers now have access to most affordable devices with pure Android OS.
Both the cameras, front and rear, are also appreciable on this mid-ranger. Primary camera does the job well with its image quality. Its colors, contrast, dynamic range handling, very low noise but detailed image are all surprisingly good. Front camera on the other hand with the autofocus sensor also surprises with more accurate focus than the fixed-focus front cameras. It also produces nice color rendering and contrast too.
Still with the key similar specifications, Huawei Y7 Prime and Samsung’s J7 Prime worth looking at. The latter is old now with only storage difference that it comes with 16GB and also runs Android 6 yet receiving security patches. New replacements from the Korean smartphone maker have already been available but a successor to J7 Prime is yet to be launched.
Huawei’s Y7 Prime on the other hand is really a good contender with Nokia 6 in all aspects but the build quality and the camera of Nokia 6 has more score.
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