Nokia 6, which was sold out in a minute in the first flash sale, is indeed exclusive to China, despite it appearing on an e-commerce website in the Philippines. HMD Global has also denied, in a way, that there is a White version of the smartphone.
Recently, several media publications claimed that the Nokia 6 smartphone was available to buy via a third-party online retailer in Philippines and come in a brand new White version. It turns out that the Nokia 6 smartphone being sold via Lazada platform is not from an authorised seller.
Regarding the Nokia 6 unit being sold in Philippines, HMD Global –Â which owns rights to the Nokia brand, has reached out to several media publications denying the existence of the smartphone. “We haven’t launched Nokia 6 in Philippines market. The seller is a third-party retailer on Lazada platform and is not an authorised seller,” told Communications Director of HMD Global to GSMArena.
Soon after the news broke out, Philippines-based Lazada online retailer has removed the Nokia 6 White variant and replaced it with a Black colour. To recall, HMD Global launched the Nokia 6 smartphone earlier this month at CNY 1,699 (roughly Rs. 17,000) in China. Last week, Nokia 6 received tremendous response from consumers in China in its first flash sale as the smartphone reportedly went out of stock in a minute.
For the upcoming MWC 2017, HMD Global has already slotted an event at the trade show, where it is expected to announce few more Nokia-Android phones. According to the official invite, the Nokia event will take place in Barcelona on February 26, and it will kick off at 4:30pm local time (9pm IST). The company has been rumoured to launch up to seven Nokia Android phones this year, apart from feature phones sporting Nokia branding.