Just like previous Nokia 6 the all new Nokia 6 2018 is also milled from a single aluminium block of 6000 series and a metal plate is also added inside for rigidity. When you hold the phone, you can feel how solid it is. Unlike other smartphones this phone doesn’t have curves and still is very handy. When you hold it in hand you will notice weight. New Nokia 6 2018 is chunky at 8.6 mm thick. Nokia 6 now comes with a 5.5 inch full-HD display having an aspect ratio of 16:9 and a pixel density of 1080*1920. The screen is protected by Corning Gorilla Glass 3. When you look at the front you get Nokia branding at upper right corner. This time fingerprint is shifted to back of the phone and come with different colour grills according to colour combination but there is no neutral colour combo sadly. This phone really looks classy from back as it’s an original design, long elongated camera bump is the reason for this.

Now, talking of Xiaomi Redmi Note-5 Pro when you look at it you can tell that the phone is inspired from iPhone X. Redmi Note 5 Pro has a full metal body and is light when you compare it with Nokia 6, but it is not as strong as the later.It is only 8.05 mm thick. Xiaomi Redmi Note-5 Pro comes with a 5.99-inch screen having an aspect ratio of 18:9 and a pixel density of 1080*2160. According to https://www.gsmarena.com/ it comes with an unspecified version of Gorilla Glass. The Redmi Note 5 Pro is having touchscreens capacitive buttons unlike previous Xiaomi budget phones. On the back there is a fingerprint sensor which can be reached easily and a dual camera setup just like iPhone X.

Verdict- Though being copied in design I think Xiaomi Redmi Note 5 Pro wins the war here as it has some modern plunge added to it. Nokia 6 looses it because in these days also it comes with a 16:9 aspect ratio screen which is quite out dated and is not an eye catcher.

2.       Camera

Nokia 6 comes with a 16 MP camera having an aperture of f/2.0 and is powered by Zeiss optics and an 8MP front camera with same aperture. Nokia has always been known for its great camera performance and Nokia 6 proves it too. Despite having a single camera, it is able to produce some really good images. Nokia 6 also comes with a bothie feature in which you can record videos and capture simultaneously with both cameras.

Whereas the Redmi Note-5 Pro is powered by a 12+5 MP dual-camera setup at the rear and 20 MP selfie camera at the front. Both the cameras are capable of taking portrait shots. Unlike Nokia, Xiaomi has always been criticized for its poor camera performance but since Xiaomi Redmi A1 they have improvised their cameras and you will notice it when you will use the phone. There are lot of features in the camera app which will definitely stop you from downloading any 3^rd party camera app.

Camera samples

Verdict- When you compare both these phones side by side you will notice that Note 5 Pro images are little bit on the warmer side where as Nokia 6 images are quite real and not well exposed. In low light conditions both phone seems struggle a little bit. Here I will announce Nokia 6 as the winner because despite of having a single camera it performed better than Note-5 Pro but surely if you are a portrait fan go with the Pro.

Also read out our comparison of 3 flagships iPhone X, Pixel XL and Samsung Galaxy S9+ :-https://ammukablog.blogspot.in/2018/03/the-flagship-war-iphone-x-vs-pixel-xl.html

3.       Features

New Nokia 6 comes with Snapdragon 630 SoC which is mated up with 3GB of RAM and 32GB of internal storage which is expandable up to 128 GB via microSD card. I don’t know why Nokia haven’t launched its 4 GB variant its really surprising. Nokia 6 is an Android one smartphone and comes with Android Oreo out of the box. The USP of being an Android One smartphone is that you will be getting Android updates as soon as they roll out. It is powered by a 300mAh battery.

Talking of Redmi Note 5 Pro you get a Snapdragon 636 SoC and come in 2 variants one is 4 GB RAM and 64 GB storage the other one is 6 GB RAM and 64GB storage. Tis phone comes with Android 7.1 Nougat version which runs on MIUI 9.1 version. The Pro is powered by a 4000mAh battery.

Here is a processor comparison of both the phones.