The Nokia 8 was released in October 2017. Following the release of the Nokia 3 and Nokia 5, fans were eagerly awaiting the latest release from the pioneers of mobile phone technology.
Design
The Nokia 8 features a flawlessly design aluminium shell, encasing the 5.3 inch IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen. Not only does the Nokia 8 look beautiful, but it is reinforced with Corning Gorilla Glass 5 so that it’s durable enough to withstand the wear and tear that every day life can bring. The seamless unibody construction, crafted through a complex 40 stage process of machining, means that the Nokia 8 is incredibly comfortable to use and fits perfectly in the users hand.
Features
The smartphone comes equipped with dual 13MP rear camera, including colour and monochrome sensors. Add to that an additional wide angle 13MP phase detection auto focus front camera, meaning both your photographs and selfies will be of incredible quality. Both cameras are enhanced with ZEISS optics, and innovative dual sight mode means that you can use both front and rear cameras simultaneously to create brilliant split screen photos.
Your smartphone videos will also be of amazing quality with 4K capabilities, and Nokia OZO 360 degree audio; that’s the very same technology that the very best Hollywood filmmakers use. Plus, users can choose to start streaming to Facebook or YouTube at the touch of a button.
The Nokia 8 uses Qualcomm Snapdragon 835 for an ultra responsive smartphone experience; with this platform you won’t be waiting around when downloading or streaming. This also means that the Nokia 8 manages to sustain an exceptionally long battery life, with an additional copper cooling pipe to distribute heat evenly. Add to that Android 8.0 Oreo and users will have access to all of the most popular Google apps from the play store, plus you’ll be sure to be kept up to date with all the latest updates.
Price
If you’re hoping to get your hands on the Nokia 8, then you can expect to pay around £299 SIM free which is an astonishing price for such a high end handset. However if you’re on the hunt for a new pay monthly contract or are eligible for an upgrade then there are fortunately loads of incredible deals currently available on the market. You can even take advantage of an entertainment package to complete your new Nokia 8! Whatever it is you’re looking for in a new smartphone, we’d highly recommend checking out the Nokia 8.Launch Date
- Announced – September 2017
- Available to purchase – October 2017
Network
- GSM
- HSPA
- LTE
Display
- IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen
- 16 million colours
- 5.3-inch screen
- Front glass with aluminium body
- 1440 x 2560 pixels
- 16:9 ratio
- Multi-touch
- Corning Gorilla Glass 5
- Always on display
Body
- Dimensions – 5.96 x 2.90 x 0.31 inches
- Weight – 160 grams
- Single SIM (Nano-SIM) or Hybrid Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)
Memory
- Internal – 128GB with 6GB RAM or 64GB with 4GB RAM
- microSD, up to 256 GB (uses SIM 2 slot)
Platform
- Operating System – Android 7.1.1 Nougat upgradable to Android 8.0 Oreo
- Chipset – Qualcomm MSM8998 Snapdragon 835
- Octa-core (4×2.5 GHz Kryo & 4×1.8 GHz Kryo)
- Adreno 540
Sound
- Alert types – Vibration, MP3 and WAV ringtones
- Loudspeaker – Yes
- 3.5mm jack – Yes
- Nokia OZO audio
- Active noise cancellation
- Dedicated mic
Primary Camera
- Primary – Dual 13MP
- Touch focus
- Laser autofocus
- Face detection
- Geo-tagging
- Panorama
- HDR
- Video – 2160p@30fps, 1080p@30fps
- Dual LED dual tone flash
Secondary Camera
- 13MP
Features
- Sensors
- Fingerprint sensor (front mounted)
- Accelerometer
- Gyro
- Compass
- Proximity
- Messaging
- iMessage
- SMS
- MMS
- Push email
- Browser – HTML 5
- Fast battery charging (Quick Charge 3.0)
- MP4/H.264 player
- MP3/WAV/eAAC+/Flac player
- ANT+ Support
- Photo/video editor
- Document viewer
Battery
- Non-removable Li-Ion 3090 mAh battery