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Nokia 5 with Snapdragon 430, Android 7.1.1 Nougat, 13 MP camera announced at MWC 2017

The Nokia 5 has been announced at MWC 2017, along side the Nokia 3, Nokia 6 and a reboot of the Nokia 3310 at MWC 2017.  HMD Global has promised regular updates to the stock clutter free Android 7.1.1 Nougat operating system which the phone runs on.

Nokia 5

The Nokia 5 has a full metal body, and sports a 5.2-inch IPS LCD 720p HD display, with an aspect ratio of 16:9, 2.5D Corning Gorilla Glass, and a brightness of 500 nits, with Sunlight visibility and polarizer. The device is powered by an octa-core Qualcomm Snapdragon 430 processor, with 2GB of RAM.The phone has 16GB of storage, and supports up to 128GB of expandable storage via a microSD card slot. The Nokia 5 features a 13 megapixel rear camera with phase detect autofocus with dual LED Flash, and a 8 megapixel front camera. The Nokia 3 supports NFC, 4G LTE connectivity, and will be available insingle SIM and Dual SIM variants. The phone is backed by a 3,000 mAh battery, comes with a Smart amplifier (TFA9891) has an accelerometer, gyroscope among its variety of sensors.

Nokia 5 technical specifications:

  • Operating System: Android 7.1.1 Nougat
  • Display : 5.2-inch IPS LCD 720p HD, 16:9 aspect ratio, 500 nits brightness, 2.5D Corning Gorilla Glass, Polarizer
  • Processor: Qualcomm Snapdragon 430 octa-core
  • GPU: Adreno 505
  • Storage : 16GB + upto 128GB via microSD card
  • Memory: 2GB RAM 
  • Rear Camera : 13MP PDAF, 1.12um, f/2.0 aperture, dual tone LED flash
  • Front Camera:  8MP AF, 1.12um, f/2.0 aperture, FOV 84 degrees, display flash
  • Battery : 3,000 mAh
  • Size: 149.7 x 72.5 x 8.05 mm
  • Connectivity: Micro USB (USB 2.0), USB OTG, Wi-Fi, 4G LTE Cat. 4, 3.5 mm audio jack, Bluetooth 4.1, NFC
  • Sensors: Accelerometer (G-sensor), ambient light sensor, e-compass, fingerprint sensor, Hall sensor, gyroscope, proximity sensor

Nokia 5 colours

The Nokia 3 will be available in 4 colours: Tempered Blue, Silver, Matte Black, and Copper. The Nokia 3 has been priced at €189  (Europe), which is about Rs. 13,300 or $147.