Nokia 6.1 to get Android 9.0 Pie soon, confirms chief product officer Juho Sarvikas

Nokia unveiled the Nokia 6.1 aka  Nokia 6 (2018)  smartphone at the MWC 2018 event in Barcelona. The device was launched running Android 8.0 Oreo, but that will soon change. HMD Global’s chief product officer Juho Sarvikas said in a tweet that Android 9.0 Pie will be released soon.

Next. We will skip betalabs on Nokia 6.1 and roll out 🍰 soon

— Juho Sarvikas (@sarvikas) October 20, 2018

The Nokia 6.1 was launched at a starting price of Rs 16,999 for the 3 GB RAM + 32 GB internal storage variant and at Rs 18,999 for the 4 GB RAM + 64 GB internal storage variant.

In terms of display, it has a 5.5-inch full HD screen. It is powered by Qualcomm Snapdragon 630 SoC with an octa-core CPU.

The primary camera on the device is a 16 MP sensor with an f/2.0 aperture and dual-tone flash. It has an 8 MP front-facing camera with an f/2.0 aperture.

Other Nokia devices which will also get an Android 9.0 Pie update are smartphones such as the  Nokia 7 Plus  and the  Nokia 8 Sirocco . They will be getting the update by November.

Also, the recently  launched the Nokia 7.1  will also be getting the update. A recent  listing  of the device on Geekbench revealed that the phone runs ‘Android 9.’

If you wish to read more about which other smartphones will get the update, head here for a guide  to the 50 new smartphones expecting Android 9.0 Pie.