The New Nokia 6 Comes to the U.S.

HMD announced its new Nokia 6—sometimes called the Nokia 6.1—earlier this year at Mobile World Congress, promising a U.S. release in May. But it looks like that launch is happening a bit early, as you can now purchase the phone from Amazon or Walmart.

There’s no official announcement yet. But this looks like a solid, affordable mid-market phone with a premium design.

According to the Nokia website, the Nokia 6 features a 2.2 GHz Snapdragon 630 processor, 3 GB of RAM, 32 GB of internal storage with microSD expansion, and dual-SIM slots with all the connectivity options you’d expect sans CDMA (read: Verizon) compatibility. The cameras look decent, too, with a 16MP primary camera with dual-tone flash and a 8 MP selfie camera.

But this device is interesting for three reasons.

First is the price: It costs well under $300, a pittance compared to the $1000 price tags of today’s flagships.

Second is the design. It’s stunning, and it is built from a single block of aluminum. And it comes in three color choices: Black/Copper, White/Iron, and Blue/Gold.

Third is that HMD is using Android One, Google’s “signature PC for Android phones,” meaning that it ships with a clean Android image that is devoid of crapware.

So this is a real contender.

You can buy the new Nokia 6—not to be confused with last year’s original version, which was also sold in the U.S.—from Amazon.com ($269.99, affiliate link) or from Walmart ($276).

And thanks to the eagle-eyed bloggers at Android Police for seeing this first.