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Of course the $229 price tag means this isn't a high-end phone, but with the death of the Nexus line and the Lenovo-ization of Motorola, good phones in the mid- to low-end market are exactly what Android is lacking right now. With the Nokia 6, you get a 5.5-inch 1080p screen, a Snapdragon 430, 3GB of RAM, 32GB of storage, a 16MP rear camera, an 8MP front camera, and a 3000mAh battery. There's also an SD card slot and dual speakers.

The most exciting part of HMD's Nokia lineup is hearing the company talk about Android updates. At its MWC press conference, the company said it wanted a "pure Google" device, with "fast" major updates and monthly security updates across its entire portfolio. Talk is cheap, though, and now that HMD is actually launching a device in the US, we can see exactly what "fast" updates means.

The bad news is that carrier support for the Nokia 6 isn't great. T-Mobile is the only carrier it fully supports, with "partial" support on AT&T. The device is listed as "not compatible" with Sprint and Verizon. For those interested, here's the full band breakdown:

Networks: GSM: 850/900/1800/1900

WCDMA: Band 1, 2, 4, 5, 8

LTE: Band 2, 3, 4, 7, 12/17, 28, 38

Amazon will have the Nokia 6 in matte black and silver.