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After a long hiatus, Nokia is back in the smartphone limelight with the Nokia 6. The Finnish brand was one of the top brand's smartphone buyers went for though expectations may need to be lowered with the new Android-powered offering now under the tutelage of HMD Global.

Aside from the fact that the Nokia 6 is mid-range and now runs on Android, another stinger is the fact that the device will only be exclusively available only in China where it will be priced at about $246. No official release date has been mentioned though the belief is that it will hit the market in 2017, according to HMD Global. Outside of the return of the Nokia brand, HMD Global made clear its intentions on the mid-range tier.

The Nokia 6 was meant to address the realistic needs of the consumer market over in China where there are over 552 million smartphone users. That number is expected to swell to 593 this year which explains why HMD Global decided to focus on the Chinese market. Regardless if the device is destined to debut only in China, most want to know the specs which the Nokia 6 would carry.

The device will sport a 5.5-inch full HD screen and turn to a Qualcomm Snapdragon 430 processor with X6 LTE modem to account for longer battery life. It will also have 4 GB of RAM, 64 GB of internal storage and run on the latest Android 7.0 Nougat. For media, the Nokia 6 will have Dolby Atmos support going along with the 16 MP main camera and a front-facing 8 MP snapper, Slash Gear reported.

The Nokia 6 is reportedly a result of listening to the consumer market according to CEO Arto Nummela. The revived flagship was made to address the needs of smartphone users at a manageable level with a global debut still unknown at this time.