Mid-range · 2018

Nokia 6.1

Name: Nokia 6.1
Brand: Nokia
Price: 45000 NGN
Availability: InStock

From ₦45,000 to ₦80,500 · 3 sellers·Last checked 1d ago

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Our Take

CPU benches near recent entry-level phones like the Xiaomi Poco C50

Extras Curved display

Watch out No Google Play, No more updates

Skip if Heavy gaming or multitasking

5.5″ IPS LCD · 60Hz

630 3 / 32 GB

3000 mAh 18W charging

16 MP 8 MP selfie

4G LTE NFC

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In the Real World

See how the Nokia 6.1 looks and feels in everyday use.

Full specifications

Display

5.5″ · IPS LCD · 1080 × 1920 · 60 Hz · HDR

Basic

A standard LCD panel. Fine indoors, watch out for sunlight legibility.

Screen size

5.5"

Panel type

IPS LCD

Resolution

1080 × 1920 px

Refresh rate

60 Hz

Slow for 2026

HDR

Supported

Protection

Corning Gorilla Glass 3

Performance

Qualcomm SDM630 Snapdragon 630 (14 nm) · 8-core 2.2 GHz · Adreno 508

Basic CPU

Best for calls, messaging, and very light browsing. Avoid heavy multitasking.

Chipset

Qualcomm SDM630 Snapdragon 630 (14 nm)

Current CPU tier

Entry-level

Launch class

Mid-range

AnTuTu

90,918

GeekBench

4,225

Graphics test

GFXBench 6 fps

CPU

8-core, 2.2 GHz

GPU

Adreno 508

Process

14 nm

CPU layout

4x Cortex A53 2.2 GHz + 4x Cortex A53 1.8 GHz

Software & updates

Android 8.1 (Oreo), upgradable to Android 10, Android One · 2-year support

End of life

This phone is past its update window — it still works, but new Android versions and most security patches have stopped.

Operating system

Android 8.1 (Oreo), upgradable to Android 10, Android One

Software support

2 years of updates

Updates remaining

None — past its update window

Camera

16 MP f/2.0 main · 8 MP selfie · 4K video

4K video

A standard camera setup — sharp in daylight, expect noise in low light.

Main camera

16 MP f/2.0

Front camera

8 MP f/2.0

Main sensor

Samsung S5K3P9, 1/3.1", 1µm

Slow motion

Yes, 120 fps

Video

4K @ 30 fps

4K video

Battery

3000 mAh · 18 W wired

Plan to charge daily

Small by today's standards. Plan on charging once a day, twice if you're heavy.

Capacity

3000 mAh

Lab endurance

76:00h

Wired charging

18 W

Slow for 2026

Removable

Memory

3 GB RAM · 32 GB · expandable

Tight

RAM

3 GB

Tight for 2026

Storage

32 GB

Fills fast

Configurations

3/32GB · 4/32GB · 4/64GB

Storage type

eMMC 5.1

Expandable

Yes

Connectivity

4G LTE · NFC · Wi-Fi 4

4G LTE

Yes

NFC

Yes

Contactless

Wi-Fi

Wi-Fi 4

Bluetooth

5.0

GPS systems

GPS, A-GPS, GLONASS, Beidou

USB

USB-C 2.0

USB OTG

Yes

3.5mm jack

Yes

IR blaster

SIM

1× Nano-SIM

Network bands

4G works on all four carriers — no 5G

Radio bands decide whether this phone sees MTN, Glo, Airtel or 9mobile towers — and how strong the signal holds indoors.

M MTN

4G works · no 5G No B7 — speeds can dip where the network is busy.

Works

A Airtel

4G full · no 5G

Full

G Glo

4G works No B28 — signal can get weak indoors and outside the big cities.

Works

9 9mobile

4G full

Full

The bands Nigerian networks use

B3 main band

M A G 9

B7 extra speed

B20 indoor reach

B28 indoor reach

n78 the 5G band

M A

The dots show which network uses each band. ✓ means this phone has it, ✗ means it doesn't.

All reported bands

2G BC0, B2, B3, B5, B8

3G B1, B2, B5, B8

4G B1, B3, B5, B8, B20, B28b, B28a

Build & Design

172 g · 8.2 mm

Height

148.8 mm

Width

75.8 mm

Thickness

8.2 mm

Weight

172 g

Sensors

Fingerprint (rear-mounted) · accelerometer · gyro · proximity

Sensors

Fingerprint (rear-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass

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How it stacks up against the rest.

A few phones around the same price, so you can see what this one does better and what it gives up.

Apple iPhone XS

Loses on most 5 losses

Lower-resolution screen

IPS LCD vs OLED panel · 1080 × 1920 vs 1125 × 2436 resolution

Lower benchmark score

91k vs 691k AnTuTu · Entry-level vs Mid-range tier

Less stable camera

No OIS vs OIS · — vs Telephoto · OIS · 4K @ 30 fps vs 4K @ 60 fps video

Less protected

None vs IP68 protection

Starts with less storage

32 GB vs 64 GB baseline

Full comparison

Samsung Galaxy S9

Loses on most 5 losses

Lower-resolution screen

IPS LCD vs Super AMOLED panel · 1080 × 1920 vs 1440 × 2960 resolution

Lower benchmark score

91k vs 416k AnTuTu · Entry-level vs Lower mid-range tier

Less stable camera

No OIS vs OIS · 4K @ 30 fps vs 4K @ 60 fps video · 16 MP · f/2.0 vs 12 MP · f/1.5 main

Less protected

None vs IP68 protection

Starts with less storage

32 GB vs 64 GB baseline

Full comparison

Where to buy

3 sellers·Used from ₦45,000

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Jiji Used

₦80,000

Fair for used

Lugas Mobile Ltd

10.1 yrs · 84 feedback · 32GB

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Jiji Used

₦80,500

Lugas Hub

3.1 yrs · 41 feedback · 32GB

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Jiji Used

₦45,000

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Cheapermobiles@Danyx

9.7 yrs · 7 feedback · 32GB

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