HMD Global launched its bezelless Nokia 6.1 Plus smartphone in HCM City on Tuesday at a starting price of VND6.59 million (US$289).

It said Viet Nam is the first market in the world where the phone will be sold, from August 26.

For the first 10 days HMD is offering a plethora of discounts to customers like gift vouchers, interest-free instalments and tickets for two couples to visit Nokia’s home in Finland.

The Nokia 6.1 Plus has a bigger screen experience thanks to its notched 19:9 screen, a 16MP/5MP dual sensor rear camera, 4 GB RAM and 64GB ROM.

It is supported with artificial intelligence, including smart recognition software which performs a search using keywords from any sentence.

Kyler Tan, its Viet Nam country general director, said: “In China this year we introduced the Nokia X6, our first smartphone with an all-screen design and our fans around the world made it very clear that they wanted to see more of the same from us. This excitement for a cutting-edge smartphone with a contemporary design prompted us to bring a device using the same formula to more markets. We are launching the Nokia 6.1 Plus because you asked for it and we’re excited to continue delivering the first-class experiences and quality expected from a Nokia smartphone.”

Headquartered in Finland, HMD Global Oy designs and markets a range of smartphones and feature phones targeted at a range of consumers and price points.  — VNS