Nokia 5.1 Plus gets Android 9.0 Pie

HMD Global has announced that it is rolling out the Android 9.0 Pie update for the Nokia 5.1 Plus.

The Nokia 5.1 Plus was announced in July and became available in the Philippines in October. It’s an Android One-powered smartphone that sports a 5.86-inch screen, dual-rear cameras, a MediaTek Helio P60 chipset, and shipped with Android 8.1 Oreo.

Here are some of the changes and improvements that come with the Android 9.0 Pie update:
• New system navigation, settings menu and notifications
• Adaptive Battery power prioritization for users’ most commonly used apps/services
• Adaptive and optimized brightness levels
• Predictive Application Actions
• Google Security Patch 2018-12

Users are reporting that the OTA update comes at around 1.2GB in size so downloading the update via WiFi connection is recommended.

Nokia 5.1 Plus specs:
5.86-inch 19:9 HD+ display
2.5D curved glass
MediaTek Helio P60 2.0GHz octa-core processor
Mali-G72 MP3 GPU
3GB RAM
32GB internal storage
expandable up to 400GB via microSD card
13MP f/2.0 PDAF + 5MP depth sensor rear cameras w/ LED flash
8MP f/2.2 front camera with an 80.4-degree field of view
4G LTE Cat.4
GPS, A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS, Galileo
USB Type-C
3.5mm audio port
FM radio
WiFi 802.11 a/b/g/n
Bluetooth 4.2
Android 8.1 Oreo (Android One)
3,060mAh battery
Gloss Black, Gloss White, and Gloss Midnight Blue
149.5 x 72 x 8.1 mm
160 g

The Nokia 5.1 Plus is priced at PHP 12,990. You can read our hands-on here.