SpecEagle review · Nokia

Nokia X6 (2018) review: An HMD-era notched mid-ranger with a glass body and dual cameras.

SpecEagle Editorial·May 2018·$220
Overall
50/100
Class rank
#71 of 85
Tier
Mid-range
Buy?
Look elsewhere
The verdict, up front

A glass-body Android One Nokia.

Nokia X6 (Nokia 6.1 Plus in some markets) was an HMD-era mid-ranger combining a glass-and-aluminium build with the trendy notch and clean Android One software. It became one of the best-selling Nokia phones of the HMD era.

01Display

64/100

64/100 is one of the weaker display results among mid-range phones of 2018 — 8 points under the average. Check the rows below before buying for this.

TypeIPS LCD, notch
Size5.8 inches
Resolution2,280 × 1,080 px (FHD+)

02Camera

58/100

58/100 trails the 63-point cohort average for mid-range phones of 2018.

Main16 MP, f/2.0 + 5 MP mono
Selfie16 MP, AI
Video1080p

03Performance

56/100

56/100 trails the 61-point cohort average for mid-range phones of 2018.

ChipsetSnapdragon 636 (14 nm)
RAM4 / 6 GB
Storage32 / 64 GB · microSD

04Battery

60/100

60/100 is one of the weaker battery results among mid-range phones of 2018 — 10 points under the average. Check the rows below before buying for this.

Capacity3,060 mAh
Wired18 W QC 3.0

05Build

68/100

68/100 trails the 71-point cohort average for mid-range phones of 2018.

06Value

66/100

66/100 puts it above the 64-point average for mid-range phones of 2018.

What works
  • Android One — clean, updated software.
  • Glass + aluminium build at the price.
  • Dual rear + 16 MP selfie.
  • 18 W charging + microSD.
What doesn't
  • Mono speaker.
  • SD636 is mid-tier.
  • 3,060 mAh battery modest.
  • Notch divides opinion.
Cross-shop it against
Xiaomi Mi 9T
$349 · score 78/100

How this review is built: every section score, spec row and comparison on this page comes from SpecEagle's tracked catalogue — scores weight measured specs against the 85-phone cohort of mid-range devices released around the same time. We don't publish invented lab anecdotes. Spot an error? .