Nokia X5 Specifications, Features, Price and Release Date

HMD Global has finally announced its latest mid-range smarphone, the Nokia X5 (Nokia 5.1 Plus). Most of  the specs that was leaked in the past eventually turns out to be true, though many will be disappointed by the inclusion of  the notch. Read on to get proper details of the Nokia X5 full specifications and features, as well as its price and release date.

Nokia X5 Features

The Nokia X5 came with a 5.86 inch HD+ display, with a resolution of 720 x 1520 pixels and a 19:9 aspect ratio. The display has a 2D curved glass on the edges and boasts of 84% screen-to-body ratio. This features is quite impressive with a device of such price range. The Nokia X5 also came with a MediaTek Helio P60 chipset coupled with 3GB RAM and 32GB internal storage that can be expanded via a microSD card slot. There is also a 4GB RAM + 64GB storage configuration.

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The Nokia X5 has a glass back, and it houses a fingerprint scanner, 13MP f/2.0 main camera and a 5MP secondary one. The front-facing camera is an 8MP sensor with f/2.2 aperture, 70-degree wide viewing angle, and supports AI portraits and beauty mode.

The Nokia X5 is powered by a 3060mAh battery, and the operating system is Android 8.1 Oreo out-of-the-box. The manufacturer promises a swift update to Android P when the final version of the operating system is released.

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Nokia X5 Specifications

NETWORK
Technology	GSM / HSPA / LTE
2G bands	GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 – SIM 1 & SIM 2
3G bands	HSDPA 850 / 900 / 2100
	HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100
4G bands	LTE
Speed	HSPA, LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps
GPRS	Yes
EDGE	Yes

 

LAUNCH
Announced	2018, July
Status	Coming soon. Exp. release 2018, July 19th

 

BODY
Dimensions	149.5 x 72 x 8.1 mm (5.89 x 2.83 x 0.32 in)
Weight	160 g (5.64 oz)
Build	Front/rear glass, plastic frame
SIM	Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)

 

DISPLAY
Type	IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen, 16M colors
Size	5.86 inches, 85.7 cm2 (~79.6% screen-to-body ratio)
Resolution	720 x 1520 pixels, 19:9 ratio (~287 ppi density)
Multitouch	Yes

 

PLATFORM
OS	Android 8.1 (Oreo); Android One
Chipset	Mediatek MT6771 Helio P60
CPU	Octa-core (4×2.0 GHz Cortex-A73 & 4×2.0 GHz Cortex-A53)
GPU	Mali-G72 MP3

 

MEMORY
Card slot	microSD, up to 256 GB
Internal	64 GB, 4 GB RAM or 32 GB, 3 GB RAM

 

CAMERA
Primary	Dual: 13 MP (f/2.0, PDAF) + 5 MP (depth sensor), LED flash
Features	Geo-tagging, touch focus, face detection, HDR, panorama
Video	1080p@30fps
Secondary	8 MP, f/2.2

 

SOUND
Alert types	Vibration; MP3, WAV ringtones
Loudspeaker	Yes
3.5mm jack	Yes
	– Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic

 

COMMS
WLAN	Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, WiFi Direct, hotspot
Bluetooth	4.2, A2DP, LE
GPS	Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO
Radio	FM radio
USB	2.0, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector

 

FEATURES
Sensors	Fingerprint (rear-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass
Messaging	SMS(threaded view), MMS, Email, Push Email, IM
Browser	HTML5
	– MP4/H.264 player – MP3/WAV/eAAC+/FLAC player – Photo/video editor – Document viewer

 

BATTERY
	Non-removable Li-Ion 3060 mAh battery

 

MISC
Colours	Night black, Glacier white, Baltic sea blue

Nokia X5 Release Date

In China, online retailers like Suning, JD, Lynx and Nokia’s own official website will start taking orders from today, July 19, 2018. Hopefully, the Nokia X5 will be released outside of China as the Nokia 5.1 Plus, but at the moment HMD Global have not said a word concerning that yet.

Nokia X5 Price

The Nokia X5 price in China is expected to start from CNY999 ($148 in the United States of America) for the 3GB/32GB version, and extends up to CNY1,399 ($208 in the United States) for the 4GB/64GB variant. The phone will be available in White, Black, and Blue colours.