Nokia 5.1 Plus will be the HMD Global’s next Notch-Screen smartphone: Report
Recently HMD Global announced its three new smartphones for Russian smartphone market. The names of the devices are The Nokia 2.1, Nokia 3.1 and Nokia 5.1. These devices are the successors of Nokia 2, Nokia 3 and Nokia 5 which were launched last week. Now, it seems that HMD Global is gearing up to launch its another new smartphone named the Nokia 5.1 Plus, the high-end variant of Nokia 5.1. As per the information, the Nokia 5.1 Plus will be the combination of the Nokia 6 and Nokia 5.1. The device will carry a notch just like the Nokia X6 has.
The CAD renders informed about some interesting features and specification of the device, and at the same time, a 360-degree video of the device also surfaced online. As per the report, with the expected dimension of 149.5 x71.9 x 8mm the device will carry a 5.7 inches display.
As per the CAD renders, the device will come with a metal body structure. With the Nokia X6 like notch, the aspect ratio will be 19:9. The notch looks quite big and there will also a big chin at the bottom of the device. For these, the Nokia 5.1 Plus looks taller.
The source which provides the images and videos of the device has been providing correct information about the upcoming devices. But here it is important to state that the renders are developed based on the factory CAD drawing. So, the real device may vary from these leaked images. Well, the user can expect some interesting features and specifications of the device like dual rear camera setup on the rear side, with LED flash. The device may offer a fingerprint scanner on the backside.
Other rumors have suggested that the device has a USB Type- C port. The back side of the device is covered with glass. On the bottom of the device, there will be a speaker and microphone. On the top side, there will be a 3.5mm audio jack and a secondary microphone. Both the top and bottom side user can see the antenna lines. It is expected that the Nokia 5.1 Plus will be equipped with a MediaTek Helio P23 processor and will be priced under mid-range category devices.
It may be noted that just two weeks back HMD Global launched the Nokia 5.1. So, it can say that this high-end variation will not come to the market very soon. Some rumors informed that HMD Global would launch the Nokia 5.1 Plus at IFA 2018. It will be held on 31 August 2018. However, for now, HMD Global has not confirmed this yet.
Just a few days ago, HMD Global launched the Nokia X6 2018, and it carries a 5.8-inch IPS LCD. The display density is 435 PPI and offers 1080 x 2280 pixels. It has a Qualcomm Snapdragon 636 Octa-Core 1.8 GHz processor and Adreno 509 GPU. On the rear side, there is dual camera setup of 16MP and 5MP sensor. On the front, it offers a 16MP camera.
