[8] In late January 2018, the stable version of Android 8.0 Oreo was released for the Nokia 6.

Demand was high, and it was sold out within minutes after receiving over a million registrations.

[citation needed] On February 26, 2017, at Mobile World Congress 2017, it was announced that Nokia 6 will be available globally.

[11] It was released in other Asian markets including Malaysia in May 30, 2017,[12] and has been rolled out in Europe starting June 2017.

John McCann of TechRadar praised the phone's camera, performance and affordability while criticising the "slow-to-charge" and uncomfortable design.