The purported Nokia 6 (2018) has dropped by TENAA and could make its debut soon enough, perhaps as soon as CES 2018.
TENAA is China's telecommunications authority, similar to the FCC in the United States, and it's usually among the last stops a device has to make before it's ready to hit the market.
Nokia 6 (2018) At TENAA
The upcoming Nokia 6 (2018) first dropped by TENAA last month, and now, the authority added more information. TENAA has now listed the core specs for the Nokia 6 (2018), painting a pretty clear picture of what to expect from the new handset.
Based on the newly-surfaced details, it seems that the new Nokia 6 (2018) will sport a slight redesign and a new chipset, but it will also share many specifications with its predecessor. In other words, the Nokia 6 (2018) won't be a huge upgrade from the existing Nokia 6, so users should not expect major changes.
Nokia 6 (2018) Specs
According to the TENAA listing, the Nokia 6 (2018) will feature a 5.5-inch display with a full HD resolution of 1,920 x 1,080 pixels and a 16:9 aspect ratio, the same as last year's model. Under the hood, the device will pack an octa-core Qualcomm Snapdragon 630 processor, an Adreno 508 graphics processing unit.
Moreover, the device will have a 4 GB of RAM and it will reportedly come in two native storage configurations: 32 GB or 64 GB. These are both expandable up to 128 GB via microSD.
The Nokia 6 (2018) will further sport a 16-megapixel main camera, an 8-megapixel front shooter, and a rear-mounted fingerprint scanner. It will boast a 3,000 mAh battery to keep things up and running.
The TENAA listing also mentions that the smartphone will come with Android 7.1.1 Nougat on board out-of-the-box. This, however, seems rather odd considering that Nokia's new parent company, HMD Global, has already released Android 8.0 Oreo for the Nokia 8.
As the specs suggest, the Nokia 6 (2018) will come as a midrange offering just like its predecessor and will leave many specs unchanged. No information is currently available as to how much the device will cost and which markets it will hit first. However, more details could hit the surface at CES 2018, which is just around the corner.
The company is also expected to launch new Nokia 9 and Nokia 1 handsets, as well as a new Nokia 8 version. Until an official announcement, however, it all remains in the rumor stage at this point. As always in such cases, a grain of salt is advised.
