Nokia 3, Nokia 5 and Nokia 6 lands in India

Nokia's highly anticipated Android smartphones have finally arrived in India, and the brand says they will have "Made in India" tag. The Nokia 3, Nokia 5 and Nokia 6 have been priced at Rs. 9,499, Rs. 12,899 and Rs. 14,999 respectively.

The Nokia 3 will be available through offline stores from June 16, while the Nokia 5 will also be offline exclusive, and its pre-bookings open on July 7. Both will be available through Nokia retail network of 80,000 stores across the country. Launch offers include 5GB data for Rs. 149 per month for three months for Vodafone customers.

The Nokia 6 will be exclusively available online on Amazon India, and pre-registrations open July 14. Moreover, Amazon Prime customers will get Rs. 1000 off on the phone, if they pay via their Amazon Pay Balance. Also as part of launch offers Vodafone customers will get 10GB data per month for six months at just Rs. 249. 

Nokia 3 specifications: 5-inch HD Gorilla Glass display, quad-core MediaTek MT6737 processor, 2GB RAM, 16GB internal storage, 8MP front and rear cameras and 2650mAh battery 

Nokia 5 specifications: 5.2-inch HD Gorilla Glass display, octa-core Snapdragon 430 Mobile Platform, 2GB RAM, 16GB internal storage, 13MP/8MP cameras and 3000mAh battery

Nokia 6 specifications: 5.5-inch Full HD Gorilla Glass display, octa-core Snapdragon 430 Mobile Platform, 16MP/8MP cameras, fingerprint scanner and 3000mAh battery

The Nokia 3 & 5 sport polycarbonate body, while Nokia 6 is made of metal. All phones runs Android Nougat and supports expandable storage, dual-SIMs, 4G VoLTE, WiFi and Bluetooth. 

It is no doubt, Nokia will receive tough competition from Chinese smartphone maker Xiaomi which has a huge fan base in India. Considering the specs and pricing of Nokia's new Android smartphones are no match for Xiaomi smartphones like the Redmi 4, Redmi Note 3 or Redmi Note 4. But Nokia is not here to play the number games like providing more megapixels in camera, or more gigahertz in processor.

Nokia's main focus will be its brand value, great design, provide better after sale services and deliver regular and faster Android updates, a department where Xiaomi is very backwards. However, the main threat is going to be another reputable brand, Motorola. It not only offers decent hardwares, but also better after sale service, and regular Android updates.