Nokia 6 Registrations Cross 1 Million Ahead of January 19 Flash Sale

As anticipated, the Nokia 6 smartphone has received plenty of interest in China ahead of its January 19 flash sale. The device managed to garner 250,000 registrations in the first 24 hours on JD.com, and now over 1 million people have registered to buy it - as seen on the retailer's website. This milestone is huge for Nokia and HMD Global as well, as it testifies the number of loyalists that still exist for the venerable brand.

The Nokia 6 is a mid-range smartphone that has currently launched only in China. HMD Global plans to sell the device exclusively on JD.com via the flash sale model for now. The first Nokia 6 flash sale will be held on January 19, and the website unfortunately does not provide international shipping. HMD Global has also not announced Nokia 6 global availability yet.

Just three days ago, Nokia 6 had managed to rake in 500,000 registrations, and has crossed the one million registration milestone in record time. The Nokia 6 price in China is CNY 1,699 (roughly Rs. 17,000), rather high considering the specifications.

Nokia 6 features a 5.5-inch full-HD display with a 2.5D Gorilla Glass on top. It is powered by a Snapdragon 430 SoC coupled with 4GB of RAM and 64GB of internal storage. The dual-SIM Nokia 6 smartphone comes with a 3000mAh non-removable battery.

As for optics, the Nokia 6 sports a 16-megapixel rear camera with f/2.0 aperture, phase detection autofocus, and dual-tone flash, as well as an 8-megapixel front camera with f/2.0 aperture. HMD Global is looking to launch a slew of Nokia-branded Android smartphones this year, and some of them will be unveiled on February 26 itself - ahead of MWC 2017.