The
Nokia
Nokia Corporation (natively Nokia Oyj, referred to as Nokia) is a Finnish multinational corporation, multinational telecommunications industry, telecommunications, technology company, information technology, and consumer electronics corporatio ...
6.2 is an
Android smartphone
A smartphone is a portable computer device that combines mobile telephone and computing functions into one unit. They are distinguished from feature phones by their stronger hardware capabilities and extensive mobile operating systems, whic ...
designed by
HMD Global
HMD Global Oy, branded as HMD and Nokia Mobile, is a Finnish mobile phone manufacturer. The company is made up of the mobile phone business that Nokia sold to Microsoft in 2014, then bought back in 2016. HMD began marketing Nokia-branded smar ...
. It was announced at
IFA Berlin
The IFA ( ) or Internationale Funkausstellung Berlin (International radio exhibition Berlin, a.k.a. 'Berlin Radio Show') is one of the oldest industrial exhibitions in Germany. Between 1924 and 1939 it was an annual event, but from 1950 it was ...
on 6 September 2019, with two models launching at costs of €199 and €249.
Specifications
Design
The Nokia 6.2 has a 6.3-inch display with a 19:9 aspect ratio and is nearly bezel-less, with a dewdrop notch at the top.
The display is
HDR10
HDR10 Media Profile, more commonly known as HDR10, is an open high-dynamic-range video (HDR) standard announced on 27 August 2015 by the Consumer Technology Association. It is the most widespread of the HDR formats.
HDR10 is not backward compat ...
certified with 1 billion
colours
Color (American English) or colour (British English) is the visual perceptual property deriving from the spectrum of light interacting with the photoreceptor cells of the eyes. Color categories and physical specifications of color are associ ...
and real time
SDR to
HDR conversion.
The phone weighs .
The Nokia 6.2 has three
cameras
A camera is an optical instrument that can capture an image. Most cameras can capture 2D images, with some more advanced models being able to capture 3D images. At a basic level, most cameras consist of sealed boxes (the camera body), with a ...
: a main
sensor
A sensor is a device that produces an output signal for the purpose of sensing a physical phenomenon.
In the broadest definition, a sensor is a device, module, machine, or subsystem that detects events or changes in its environment and sends ...
, an ultrawide sensor, and a depth sensor.
The phone has a dedicated night mode, which helps improve
low-light photography. The smartphone also features Nokia
face iD
Face ID is a facial recognition system designed and developed by Apple Inc. for the iPhone and iPad Pro. The system allows biometric authentication for unlocking a device, making payments, accessing sensitive data, providing detailed facial ex ...
, which is made by Truly Secure.
Another change on the exterior of the phone is the addition of a dedicated
Google Assistant
Google Assistant is a virtual assistant software application developed by Google that is primarily available on mobile and home automation devices. Based on artificial intelligence, Google Assistant can engage in two-way conversations, unlike t ...
button on the left of the phone. This can be pressed to quickly activate the Google Assistant or held and released for the Google Assistant to start and stop listening. It can also be remapped in Settings to open an app of the user's choice.
The phone has a smooth metallic finish
and a satin glass back, rather than the milled aluminium 6000 back found in the Nokia 6.1 and 6.
Internal components
The Nokia 6.2 comes with the
Snapdragon 636
This is a list of Qualcomm Snapdragon systems on chips (SoC) made by Qualcomm for use in smartphones, tablets, laptops, 2-in-1 PCs, smartwatches, and smartbooks devices.
Before Snapdragon
SoC made by Qualcomm before it was renamed to Snapdr ...
system on a chip
A system on a chip or system-on-chip (SoC ; pl. ''SoCs'' ) is an integrated circuit that integrates most or all components of a computer or other electronic system. These components almost always include a central processing unit (CPU), memory ...
(SoC).
It has a 3,500
mAh battery with a maximum storage of 512
GB.
Models
The €199 model comes with 3 GB
RAM
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Animals
* A male sheep
* Ram cichlid, a freshwater tropical fish
People
* Ram (given name)
* Ram (surname)
* Ram (director) (Ramsubramaniam), an Indian Tamil film director
* RAM (musician) (born 1974), Dutch
* ...
(random access memory) and 32 GB storage, whereas the €249 model comes with 4 GB RAM and 64 GB storage.
A more expensive model with 4GB RAM and 128 GB storage will be available in some countries in the future.
The Nokia 6.2 comes in two colours: Ceramic Black and Ice.
Reception
Reviews for the Nokia 6.2 were mostly positive.
Techradar stated, "The Nokia 6.2 looks to be a strong contender at the affordable end of the Android smartphone market.
Gizmochina gave the phone an 8.4 out of 10.
Trusted Reviews said, "the screen looks great – especially for this price" and "With its three cameras on the back, nice-looking display and Android One
software
Software is a set of computer programs and associated documentation and data. This is in contrast to hardware, from which the system is built and which actually performs the work.
At the lowest programming level, executable code consists ...
, the Nokia 6.2 looks like it could be a rival to the
Moto G
Motorola Moto is a range of Android mobile devices manufactured by Motorola Mobility, a subsidiary of Lenovo. The Moto brand is also used and marketed for certain public-safety products from Motorola Solutions and by Motorola brand licensees on ce ...
series and the likes of
Redmi
Redmi is a subsidiary company owned by the Chinese electronics company Xiaomi. It was first announced in July 2013 as a budget smartphone line, and became a separate sub-brand of Xiaomi in 2019 with entry-level and mid-range devices, while Xia ...
,
Realme
Realme (stylized as realme) is a Chinese consumer electronics manufacturer based in Shenzhen, Guangdong. It was founded by Li Bingzhong (known as Sky Li) on May 4, 2018, who was former vice president of Oppo. Started originally as a sub-brand o ...
and Honor."
GSMarena said that "the colours looked nice and outdoor visibility was okay" and said it's "reasonably well specced for the segment it needs to fight in." They also commented on the charging, saying "We're not too thrilled about the 5V/2A charging capabilities - it'll take a while to fill...
he3,500mAh batteries."
See also
Differences between Nokia 6.2 and 7.2
References
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Mobile phones introduced in 2019
Phablets
Mobile phones with multiple rear cameras
Mobile phones with 4K video recording