2018 has been a landmark year for HMD Nokia, with a slew of smartphone launches underlining HMD’s intent to capture a pie of the hypercompetitive India smartphone market. The new Nokia 5.1 Plus is a promising and exciting proposition in the Nokia lineup.

Design Aesthetics

The Nokia 5.1 Plus shares the same design aesthetics like that of the Nokia 6.1 Plus, which launched a month ago, and comes at an attractive price. Nokia’s design engineering has imparted the Nokia 5.1 Plus with a finesse unparalleled in its price band. Nokia 5.1 Plus features a pure design with 2.5D curved front and rear glass, complemented by curved edges and a high-gloss finish.

Stock Android

Nokia 5.1 Plus runs on stock Android and is part of Google’s Android One program. This guarantees regular software updates from Google directly which means users can expect to receive new software updates at around the same time as Pixel devices.

Performance

The Nokia 5.1 Plus is powered by MediaTek Helio P60, one of the most advanced MediaTek chipset tilldate. The P60 comes with two 2.0GHz Cortex A73 cores paired with two 2.0GHz Cortex A53 cores and a Mali-G72 MP3 GPU. The Nokia 5.1 Plus holds good with its gaming capabilities, as well as video and multi-tasking applications.