Nokia 2 launched at Rs 6,999: Here is how it stacks up against Xiaomi Redmi 4, Redmi 4A, Moto C Plus and Micromax Infinity

Update: This article was originally published on 1 November, a day after the Nokia 2 announcement, when the Indian price was still not known. HMD Global has announced the price of Nokia 2 at Rs 6,999. So we have made the necessary changes in the table.

HMD Global, the company that holds the exclusive rights to make Nokia-branded smartphones has launched its latest smartphone — the Nokia 2 — across the world.

Image credit: HMD Global

Nokia 2 joins the line up of HMD Global's Android-powered Nokia handsets and it plans to aim at the budget and entry-level Android devices as competition. The company has priced the device at €99 (which is about around Rs 8,000 at the time of writing). The official price is now Rs 6,999.

HMD Global has not announced the pricing and availability details for the Indian market. The device comes with a 6000-series aluminium frame with diamond-cut beveled edges. The phone comes with IP 52 certification making it splash-proof and it will be available in Pewter - Black, Pewter - White, and Copper - Black colours.

The device is powered by Qualcomm’s Quad-core Snapdragon 212 processor clocked at 1.3 GHz along with 1 GB LPDDR3 RAM. HMD Global has added a 5-inch HD LTPS LCD display panel with 1280x720 image resolution, 1:1300 contrast ration and Corning Gorilla Glass 3 protection. The device comes with 8 GB internal storage that can be expanded using a microSD card up to 128 GB internal storage. Moving to the camera, the device is equipped with 8 MP camera module with autofocus and LED flash on the back of the device and a 5 MP camera module on the front of the device.

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Nokia 2 offers LTE Cat 4, VoLTE, 802.11 b/g/n, Bluetooth v4.2, GPS with AGPS, GLONASS, Beidou, and FM Radio in terms of connectivity options. The device also packs a microUSB 2.0 port and a 3.5-mm headphone jack on the bottom and the top of the device along with a dual SIM support. The company has added an ambient light sensor, proximity sensor, Accelerometer and E-compass to increase the feature-set of the device. Last but not the least, Nokia 2 will run Android Nougat 7.1.1 out of the box with the promise of Android Oreo update and a 4,100 non-removable battery to power the device.

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With the launch of Nokia 2, we thought that it is a good time to pit the device against its competition. So, we selected Nokia 2, Xiaomi Redmi 4A, Moto C Plus, Micromax Canvas Infinity and Redmi 4. The reason we selected these smartphones is that most of these devices run Qualcomm Snapdragon 600 series (or the custom-made equivalents) and are in the same price bracket.

All these smartphones are considered mid-range devices from competing smartphone makers. Bear in mind that we're still not done testing some of these smartphones, so we're currently comparing them going only by their specifications on paper. A real-world test should follow soon.

Smartphone	Nokia 2	Moto C Plus	Xiaomi Redmi 4A	Xiaomi Redmi 4	Micromax Canvax Infinity
Display Size (inch)	5	5	5	5	5.7
Resolution (pixels)	720 x 1,280	720 x 1,280	720 x 1,280	720 x 1,280	720 x 1,440
Pixel Density (PPI)	294	294	296	296	279
Display Type	LTPS IPS LCD	TFT	IPS LCD	IPS LCD	IPS LCD
Dimensions(mm)	143.5x71.3x9.3	144x72.3x10	139.9x70.4x8.5	141.3x69.6x8.9	152x73x9
Weight (gm)	TBA	162	131.5	156	160
Dual SIM	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
SIM Type	Nano-SIM	Nano SIM	Micro, Nano-SIM	Micro, Nano-SIM	Micro-SIM
Connectivity Types	GSM / HSPA / LTE	GSM / HSPA / LTE	GSM / HSPA / LTE	GSM / HSPA / LTE	GSM / HSPA / LTE
Processor	Qualcomm Snapdragon 212	Mediatek MT6737	Qualcomm Snapdragon 425	Qualcomm Snapdragon 435	Qualcomm Snapdragon 425
CPU Cores	Quad-core	Quad-core	Quad-core	Octa-core	Quad-core
CPU Clock Speed (GHz)	4x Cortex-A7 @ up to 1.3 GHz	4x1.3 Cortex A53	4x1.4 Cortex A53	8x1.4 Cortex A53	4x1.4 Cortex A53 @ up to 1.4 GHz
GPU	Adreno 304	Mali-T720MP2	Adreno 308	Adreno 505	Adreno 308
RAM	1 GB	2 GB	2 GB	2 GB,3 GB,4 GB	3 GB
Ruggedness	IP52	–	–	–	–
On-Board Memory	8 GB	16 GB	16 GB	16,32,64 GB	32 GB
Expandable Memory	Yes, up to 128 GB	Yes, upto 32 GB	Yes, upto 128 GB	Yes, upto 256 GB	Yes, upto 128 GB
Sensors	Accelerometer, Proximity, E-Compass	Accelerometer	Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Proximity, Compass	Fingerprint, Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Proximity, Compass	Fingerprint, Accelerometer, Proximity
Primary Camera	8 MP	8MP, f/2.2	13MP, f/2.2	13MP, f/2.2	13MP, f/2.0
Optical Image Stabilization	TBA	No	No	No	No
Autofocus System	Phase detection Autofocus	Phase detection	Phase detection	Phase detection	Phase detection
Secondary Camera	5 MP	2MP, f/2.8	5MP, f/2.2	5MP, f/2.2	16MP, f/2.0
Video Capture	720p	720p	1080p	1080p	1080p
Flash	LED	Dual-LED (Front and back)	LED	LED	LED
OS Version	Android 7.1.1	Android 7.0 Nougat	Android 6.0.1 Marshmallow	Android 6.0.1 Marshmallow	Android 7.1.2 Marshmallow
Wi-Fi	Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Hotspot	Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Hotspot	Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, Dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot	Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, Dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot	Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Hotspot
Bluetooth	v4.1, A2DP, LE	v4.2, A2DP, LE	v4.1, A2DP, LE	v4.1, A2DP, LE	v4.1, A2DP
Infrared	No	No	Yes	Yes	No
Fingerprint Scanner	No	No	No	Yes, Rear button	Yes, Rear button
USB Type	microUSB v2.0	microUSB v2.0	microUSB v2.0	microUSB v2.0	microUSB v2.0
Battery (mAh)	4,100	4,000	3,120	4,100	2,980
Colors	Pewter/Black, Pewter/White, Copper/Black	Pearl White, Fine Gold, Starry Black	Gold, Rose Gold, Dark grey	Gray, Gold, Black	Black
Prices in India	6,999	6,999	5,999	6,999	9,999