14 DAY TRIAL // Nokia 6 just went on sale in China the other day and the entire stock was sold out in less than a minute. Unfortunately, with this business model that is mostly used by Chinese handset makers, it's impossible to tell how many Nokia 6 units were sold during the flash sale.
HMD Global's first Nokia-branded smartphone costs only $245 and if we are to believe the latest rumors, it's going to be released globally in the not-so-distant future. However, we doubt the phone will be priced so low in other countries, as the Nokia 6 is a pretty decent mid-range handset.
Last week, someone put Nokia 6's camera against OnePlus 3T's to show how they would perform in terms of photography features. As many of you probably noticed in the video attached to the article, Nokia 6's camera showed incredibly good results.
Now, the same person has decided to compare the Nokia 6 and the Huawei Mate 9 Pro, a flagship that's available for purchase in China.
Although they are aimed at different targets, it's good to know where exactly Nokia 6's camera is positioned in comparison with other cameras included in flagship smartphones that are much more expensive.
The Huawei Mate 9 Pro comes with an impressive dual-camera setup, which consists of 20-megapixel and 12-megapixel cameras. The main camera features OIS (optical image stabilization), Leica optics, phase detection and laser autofocus, as well as dual-LED flash.
On the other hand, the Nokia 6 packs a single lens 16-megapixel camera that features PDAF (phase detection autofocus) and dual-LED flash.
Both smartphones have been used to take pictures in the same environments, so the comparison can be valid. As you'll notice in the video above, Huawei Mate 9 Pro's camera is better than Nokia 6's in some cases, but overall, the former gets to win.
It's surprising that Nokia 6's camera can beat other flagships like the OnePlus 3T and Huawei Mate 9 Pro, even though it's just a mid-range smartphone.
We can safely assume Nokia's next flagship smartphone will come with an even better photo snapper, which is likely to be among the handset's main selling points.