Nokia 5.1 Plus and 6.1 Plus goes official in the Philippines, now available for pre-order

HMD Global just made two new interesting Android One powered smartphones official for the Philippine market, the Nokia 5.1 Plus and 6.1 Plus.

Nokia 6.1 Plus

The Nokia 5.1 Plus is the more affordable option between the two. It is priced at just PHP 12,990.

Nokia 5.1 Plus

It boast sturdy metal frame and 2.5D curved glass at the back and on the screen. It has a 5.8-inch 2.5D screen with 19:9 screen aspect ratio.

Under the hood, it runs with the powerful 2.0GHz 64-bit Helio P60 octa-core processor paired with Mali-T72 MP3 GPU.

It is paired with 3GB RAM, 32GB of expandable storage up to 400GB, and 3,060mAh battery capacity.

At the back, it has a dual-camera setup. It include a 13MP f/2.0 sensor paired with a 5MP depth camera. It also has PDAF and LED flash. For selfies, you will see an 8MP f/2.2 shooter with 80.4-degree wide-angle lens.

Nokia 5.1 Plus Specs

Display: 5.8-inch 2.5D curved Gorilla Glass 3 protected IPS screen w/ HD+ 1520 x 720 resolution at 290 ppi

CPU: 1.8GHz 64-bit Helio P60 octa-core processor

GPU: Mali-G72 MP3

RAM: 3GB

ROM: 32GB expandable via microSD card slot up to 400GB

Back Camera: 13MP f/2.0 + 5MP w/ PDAF and LED flash

Selfie Camera: 8MP f/2.2 w/ 80.4-degree wide-angle lens

Battery: 3,060mAh

OS: Android 8.1 Oreo

Connectivity: WiFi 802.11 ac (2.4GHz/5GHz), dual 4G LTE, Bluetooth 4.2, FM Radio, OTG, GPS, A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS, Galileo, dual SIM (hybrid)

Sensors: Accelerometer, light, orientation, proximity, gyroscope, sound, magnetic

Others: Fingerprint sensor, USB Type-C, dual mic, Colors: gloss black, gloss white, gloss midnight blue

Dimensions: 149.51 x 71.98 x 8.096 mm

Price: PHP 12,990

Glass back design

Next is the more premium, Nokia 6.1 Plus priced at PHP 15,990. It has a sandwiched metal and glass construction and a 5.8-inch FHD+ 19:9 screen with an amazing 93 percent screen-to-body ratio!

Small notch

Under the hood, it runs with the lower-end Snapdragon 636 processor versus the Helio P60 MediaTek chip of the Nokia 5.1 Plus. But, it has a good performing Adreno 509 GPU and larger 4GB RAM/64GB expandable storage up to 400GB.

Dual-cam behind

It also has a nicer looking 16MP f/2.0 RGB sensor + 5MP f/2.2 monochrome sensor w/ PDAF, EIS, and LED flash. It also has a 16MP f/2.0 shooter for selfies.

Nokia 6.1 Plus Specs

Display: 5.8-inch 2.5D curved Gorilla Glass protected IPS screen w/ FHD+ 2280 x 1080 resolution at 435 ppi

CPU: 1.8GHz 64-bit Snapdragon 636 octa-core processor

GPU: Adreno 509

RAM: 4GB LPDDR4X

ROM: 64GB expandable via microSD card slot up to 400GB

Back Camera: 16MP f/2.0 RGB sensor + 5MP f/2.2 monochrome sensor w/ PDAF, EIS, and LED flash

Selfie Camera: 16MP f/2.0

Battery: 3,060mAh w/ Quick Charge 3.0

OS: Android 8.1 Oreo

Connectivity: WiFi, dual 4G LTE, Bluetooth 4.2, FM Radio, OTG, GPS, A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS, Galileo, dual SIM (hybrid)

Sensors: Accelerometer, light, orientation, proximity, gyroscope, sound, magnetic

Others: Fingerprint sensor, USB Type-C, dual mic Colors: gloss black, gloss white, gloss midnight blue

Dimensions: 147.2 x 71 x 7.99 mm

Weight: 151 g

Price: PHP 15,990

The Nokia 5.1 Plus and Nokia 6.1 Plus is available for pre-order at Argomall and MemoXpress from October 12 to 26, 2018.

Those who will pre-order will get a PAL travel voucher worth PHP 1K for domestic flights.

Pretty interesting right?