HMD Global, the home of Nokia phones has officially announced the availability of the Nokia 6.1 Plus and the Nokia 5.1 Plus in the Philippines. These smartphones bring an all-screen design with the quality expected of a Nokia phone—improved performance and AI imaging, and up-to-date Android One.
The Nokia 6.1 Plus is equipped with smart storytelling features and a display that is apt for watching videos, messaging friends, and catching up on your social feeds. The Nokia 5.1 Plus delivers quite a gaming performance and AI imaging features in an accessible package.
The Nokia 6.1 Plus 16-megapixel + 5-megapixel dual-sensor rear camera delivers sharpness and detail in your pictures. You can also capture pictures with selectable bokeh blur, which can be adjusted in real-time when you take the image. Bring your photos to life with HDR for incredible color depth and advanced AI imaging, which includes filters, masks and 3D personas as well as portrait lighting to add lighting effects to your shots. Alternatively, capture detailed, mirror-like selfies with the perfectly balanced 16-megapixel front camera. Best of all, you don’t have to choose between the two, #Bothie mode can now apply AI enhancements on both cameras simultaneously with masks and filters and stream it live real-time to Facebook and YouTube directly from your camera app, another first made available on a Nokia smartphone.
The Nokia 6.1 Plus also gives you a bigger screen experience in a slim and compact package. Its 5.8-inch full HD+ screen with 19:9 ratio and 96 percent color gamut allows for a vivid viewing experience, making the Nokia 6.1 Plus the smartphone for enjoying immersive content experiences. Additionally, it is encased in glass on the front and back with the surface luxuriously curved. On top of the elegant look, the Nokia 6.1 Plus runs on the latest Qualcomm Snapdragon 636 Mobile Platform.
Powered by the MediaTek Helio P60 octa-core processor, the Nokia 5.1 Plus is designed to deliver precise power to handle gaming, video, or multitasking applications with ease. It is also equipped with all the essential sensors that allow users to experience the latest games and apps to their fullest.
The edge-to-edge 5.8-inch HD+ display promises to give fans maximum content with a minimal footprint. The Nokia 5.1 Plus features a pure design with 2.5D curved front and rear glass, complemented by curved edges and a CNC-machined metal camera bezel with an optical glass window and a high-gloss finish frame. At 8mm thin, the ergonomic design with continuous curvature makes for a nice feel in the hand.
The advanced imaging allows you to capture studio-style shots with depth-sensing imaging, selectable bokeh blur and portrait lighting. The dual 13-megapixel + 5-megapixel rear cameras with electronic video stabilization ensure that you film steady, sharp videos to capture special moments with friends.
Both phones join the Android One family of Nokia smartphones, offering an experience designed by Google that is smart and secure. Each device will stay fresh over time with three years of monthly security patches and two years of guaranteed OS updates after launch. As with all Nokia smartphones in the Android One program, you’ll get more battery and storage space out of the box, thanks to no additional skins or unnecessary third-party applications. Stay ahead of the game with the latest Google services such as Google Assistant and Google Photos with free unlimited high-quality photo storage.
By shipping with Android Oreo out of the box, these new Nokia phones allow users to enjoy all the latest features, including Google Lens. Both phones are also ready for Android Pie. This upgrade will include the new App actions to their users, among many other great features. App Actions help you get to your next task such as calling a cab or playing your favorite playlist more quickly by predicting what you want to do next. App Actions are surfaced throughout Android, in places such as the Launcher, Smart Text Selection, the Play Store, the Google search app, and the Assistant. Both Nokia smartphones are confirmed to get the Android Pie.
The Nokia 6.1 Plus is now available in Gloss Black, Gloss White, and Gloss Midnight Blue for P15,990. Catch the Nokia 6.1 Plus pre-sale promo. Also, the Nokia 5.1 Plus is now available in Gloss Black, Gloss White, and Midnight Gloss Blue at Nokia mobile’s authorized online resellers—MemoXpress and Argomall—and on November 12 in stores for P12,990.
Both Nokia smartphones come in three colors—Gloss Black, Gloss White, and Gloss Midnight Blue. With HMD Global’s extended partnership with Home Credit, you will be able to avail the new Nokia 6.1 Plus and Nokia 5.1 Plus at 0% interest over six months.
