HMD Global recently announced that the Android 9 Pie update for the Nokia 5.1 Plus is now seeding to Filipino users.
The Android 9 Pie adds new features, apart from the security patches and performance improvements. These features include:
- App Actions – Helps get things done faster by predicting your next move and displaying the right action on your phone.
- Slices – Identifies relevant information on your favorite apps to make them more easily accessible when you need them.
- Adaptive Battery – Uses deep learning to understand usage patterns and prioritize battery power on important apps.
- New System Navigation and Gesture Controls – Features a single home button that provides intelligent predictions and suggestions (user-enabled).
It also adds the new Digital Wellbeing features that include:
- Dashboard – Highlights screen time and phone usage, including how many times the device has been unlocked and the number of notifications received
- App Timers – Sets time limits on app usage
- Wind Down and Do Not Disturb – Allows users to set a daily schedule to get your phone ready for bed. Wind Down fades your screen to Grayscale while Do Not Disturb silences notifications for a restful sleep. You can activate Do Not Disturb anytime you want to disconnect.
With the Nokia 5.1 Plus update, a total of seven Nokia smartphones are now on the latest Android 9 Pie.
Related: Nokia 5.1 Plus now official in the Philippines
The Nokia 5.1 Plus comes with a back-to-back glass build, a 5.8-inch HD IPS display, an octa-core MediaTek Helio P60 processor, 3GB RAM, 32GB of expandable storage, and 3,060mAh battery.
It has dual 13MP + 5MP cameras at the back and an 8MP shooter in front. The secondary sensor of the main camera is for depth information.
With a price of PHP12,990, the Nokia 5.1 Plus is available on authorized Nokia online resellers MemoXpress and Argomall, and in retail stores and kiosks nationwide.
Nokia 5.1 Plus specs:
| Specs: | NOKIA 5.1 PLUS |
|---|---|
| Display | 5.86-inch HD+ IPS LCD Display (1520 x 720,287 ppi), 19:9 Aspect Ratio, 2.5D Glass, 79 Screen-to-Body Ratio |
| Processor | 1.8GHz Octa-Core MediaTek Helio P60 Processor |
| RAM | 3GB RAM |
| Storage | 32GB Storage, MicroSD up to 400GB |
| Rear Camera | 13MP (f/2.0) + 5MP (Depth), LED Flash |
| Front Camera | 8MP, f/2.2 |
| Network | 4G LTE |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi 802.22ac |
| Bluetooth | Bluetooth 4.2 |
| GPS | GPS, AGPS, GLONASS |
| Security | Fingerprint Sensor |
| OS | Android Oreo, Android One |
| Others | USB Type-C, 3.5mm Audio Jack, FM Radio |
| Dimensions | 149.51 x 71.98 x 8.096 mm |
| Battery | 3060 mAh Battery |
