Don
I'm hoping the new 6 is available soon - was just about to order a 2017 6 until I realised there was a new one soon - hopefully it's not a long wait (although waited this long still using a Moto G 2nd gen!)
**** The Official Nokia 6 (2018) Thread ****
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Sign me up to the Nokia 7 Plus clan as well. Heard nothing but good things about the SD660 which isn't far off the top tier SOC of 2017.
Coupled with Android One updates and on paper a very good camera this is the Nokia device of 2018 until the Nokia 9 comes out.
At £349 it's a bargain and I will be putting in my preorder as soon as pissible.
Coupled with Android One updates and on paper a very good camera this is the Nokia device of 2018 until the Nokia 9 comes out.
At £349 it's a bargain and I will be putting in my preorder as soon as pissible.
Moto G first gen here so I've waited longer
Don
Moto G first gen here so I've waited longer
To be fair a Nokia 5 would probably do me, but the 6 isn't much more and has a better screen more ram and storage - it's just that the new 6 fixes the little things like quick charge, usb c, and a newer power efficient CPU.
Decisions decisions.
Soldato
All their new phones are out in April apart from the Sirocco.
https://forums.overclockers.co.uk/threads/nokia-7-plus.18813229/
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Don
I'm going to try and hold out that long (hopefully Nokia's ETAs are more realistic than Motorola's used to be).
Also hopefully it's not a carphone warehouse exclusive this time
Is there no indication of Nokia 6 price anywhere yet?
Surely it has to be a £199 phone to compete with that sector of the market.
Surely it has to be a £199 phone to compete with that sector of the market.
Don
I think it will be ~£250, which would make it slightly more expensive than the Moto G5S Plus which is probably its nearest rival.
At that price still leaves enough of a gap to the Nokia 7 Plus which is rumored to be £350, with the existing £199 Nokia 6 and £399 Nokia 8 both being phased out I imagine.
Don
https://www.gsmarena.com/the_nokia_6_2018_is_coming_to_nl_soon_starting_at_279_euro-news-29982.php
279 Euro for the 32GB
299 Euro for the 64GB
So likely £249/£279.
Can't make up my mind what to get now - ideally wanted the new 6 but thought 4GB RAM would be standard (but it's only on the 64GB version), which then makes the Nokia 7 seem more attractive. However if spending that much, then I could get the current Nokia 8 in stock now
EDIT:
Annoyingly Nokia 8 has been discounted to £349 at CPW as well...
279 Euro for the 32GB
299 Euro for the 64GB
So likely £249/£279.
Can't make up my mind what to get now - ideally wanted the new 6 but thought 4GB RAM would be standard (but it's only on the 64GB version), which then makes the Nokia 7 seem more attractive. However if spending that much, then I could get the current Nokia 8 in stock now
EDIT:
Annoyingly Nokia 8 has been discounted to £349 at CPW as well...
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I ended up going for a warehouse deal Moto G5 Plus.
Soldato
Single core performance is neck and neck between the 821 and 835, so for day to day tasks the CPUs are very close.
660 should be a properly good mid range CPU.
Soldato
Now available at CPW (who claims it's exclusive to them)
£229 SIM free
£229 SIM free
Don
nope that's the old one
new one is:
https://www.carphonewarehouse.com/h....html#!colour=black&capacity=32GB&dealType=sf
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Most stores had them on display yesterday. The copper edge looks lovely.
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I've ordered one of these today, will post first impressions after I set it up. After reading the description, I'm hoping it will feel reminiscent of my old HTC One S in hand but with proper android updates... Also moving to android after 4 years of Windows will be a bit of a shock!
Soldato
Doesn't any of the nokia phones support APTX?
Don
I have a Nokia 8, but how would I a) know, and b) use it for?
Soldato
The Nokia 8 doesn't support it unfortunately (for me), it's a codec used for higher quality audio for bluetooth headphones, most good bluetooth headphones have aptX or now aptX HD.
It's annoying because the phone supports the codec natively, it's even there is the developers options but you can't select it, I'm presuming because they didn't pay for the aptX licensing, I was really hoping that the new Nokia phones supported it.