Nokia 6 gets tremendous response in China; HMD Global gets boost for new product launch at MWC 2017

Nokia 6, which went up for sale for the first time on Thursday (January 19), has received a remarkable response in China. Nokia 6's pre-sale registration commenced on January 11 and within 24 hours, more than 250,000 buyers showed interest for the flash sale.

Also, a day before the flash sale, the registration had breached 1 million mark. Now, e-commerce firm JD.com has confirmed that all Nokia 6 units were sold out within a minute. 

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Though there is no information on the exact number of units sold, this will certainly boost the morale of HMD Global Oy or HMD Global, official licensee of Nokia-branded phones, as it plans to announce new products on February 26, a day ahead of the Mobile World Congress (MWC) 2017 in Barcelona (February 27-March 2).

It is believed that HMD Global will launch the global variant of Nokia 6 along with a flagship Nokia 8 next month. Nokia 8, which is internally known as Nokia P1 with Qualcomm's most powerful processor yet with a Snapdragon 835 quad-core SoC (System-on-Chip) paired with a sumptuous 6GB RAM, 128GB/256GB internal storage and a 3,500mAh battery with fast-charge technology.

It is also said to sport a 5.3-inch screen (resolution unknown, but most likely to be QHD: 2560x1440p) with Corning Gorilla Glass 5 shield having IP67 water-and-dust resistant certification and house fingerprint sensor.

As far as camera hardware is concerned, Nokia 8 is expected to boast a 22.6MP snapper with Carl Zeiss lens. It will be made available in two storage variants—128GB and 256GB—for around $800 (approx. €749/Rs.54,360) and $950 (approx. €889/Rs.64,553), respectively.

Watch this space for latest news on Nokia products and MWC 2017.

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