NOKIA 8

NOKIA 8 SMARTPHONE WAS LAUNCHED IN AUGUST 2017. THE PHONE COMES WITH A 5.30-INCH TOUCHSCREEN DISPLAY WITH A RESOLUTION OF 1440 PIXELS BY 2560 PIXELS AT A PPI OF 554 PIXELS PER INCH. NOKIA 8 PRICE IN INDIA STARTS FROM RS. 34,299. 

THE NOKIA 8 IS POWERED BY 1.8GHZ OCTA-CORE QUALCOMM SNAPDRAGON 835 PROCESSOR AND IT COMES WITH 4GB OF RAM. THE PHONE PACKS 64GB OF INTERNAL STORAGE THAT CAN BE EXPANDED UP TO 256GB VIA A MICROSD CARD. AS FAR AS THE CAMERAS ARE CONCERNED, THE NOKIA 8 PACKS A 13-MEGAPIXEL PRIMARY CAMERA ON THE REAR AND A 13-MEGAPIXEL FRONT SHOOTER FOR SELFIES.

THE NOKIA 8 RUNS ANDROID 7.1.1 AND IS POWERED BY A 3090MAH NON REMOVABLE BATTERY. IT MEASURES 151.50 X 73.70 X 7.90 (HEIGHT X WIDTH X THICKNESS) AND WEIGH 160.00 GRAMS.

THE NOKIA 8 IS A DUAL SIM (GSM AND GSM) SMARTPHONE THAT ACCEPTS NANO-SIM AND NANO-SIM. CONNECTIVITY OPTIONS INCLUDE WI-FI, GPS, BLUETOOTH, NFC, USB OTG, 3G AND 4G (WITH SUPPORT FOR BAND 40 USED BY SOME LTE NETWORKS IN INDIA). SENSORS ON THE PHONE INCLUDE COMPASS MAGNETOMETER, PROXIMITY SENSOR, ACCELEROMETER, AMBIENT LIGHT SENSOR, GYROSCOPE AND BAROMETER.

NOKIA 8 IS HMD GLOBAL'S FLAGSHIP SMARTPHONE. THE ANDROID-POWERED SMARTPHONE HAS A 5.3-INCH QUAD HD IPS LCD DISPLAY. NOKIA 8 OFFERS ZEISS-POWERED DUAL-CAMERAS AT THE BACK; PRIMARY 13MP REAR CAMERA WITH OPTICAL IMAGE STABILISATION AND ANOTHER 13MP SECONDARY (BLACK AND WHITE) SENSOR. AT THE FRONT TOO, THERE'S A 13MP CAMERA. ONE OF THE KEY HIGHLIGHTS OF THE SMARTPHONE IS THE BOTHIE MODE. THIS IS A PRIMARILY DUAL-CAMERA MODE THAT ALLOWS USERS TO TAKE BOTH PICTURES AND VIDEOS USING ITS FRONT AND BACK CAMERAS SIMULTANEOUSLY. NOKIA 8 COMES WITH OZO AUDIO TECHNOLOGY THAT USES THREE MICROPHONES TO CAPTURE 360-DEGREE SOUND. THE SMARTPHONE IS POWERED BY QUALCOMM'S TOP-END PROCESSOR SNAPDRAGON 835 AND ANDRENO 540 GPU. IT HAS 64GB INTERNAL STORAGE, EXPANDABLE UP TO 256GB VIA MICROSD CARD. THERE'S 3090MAH BATTERY WITH QUICK CHARGE 3.0 SUPPORT. CONNECTIVITY OPTIONS INCLUDE WI-FI 802.11 A/B/G/N/AC, GPS/AGPS, GLONASS, BLUETOOTH 5.0, NFC AND 4G LTE. THE PHONE COMES IN FOUR COLOUR OPTIONS -- MATTE SILVER, POLISHED BLUE, MATTE BLUE AND POLISHED COPPER.

NOKIA 8 DETAILS

INTRODUCTION AND DESIGN

THE NOKIA 8 IS LATEST FLAGSHIP DEVICE OUT OF THE STABLES OF THE FINNISH SMARTPHONE MANUFACTURER. THE DEVICE COMES WITH HIGH-END HARDWARE AND IS A MUCH-IMPROVED VARIANT OF THE NOKIA 6. THE DEVICE DOES NOT DIFFER MUCH FROM ITS PREDECESSOR REGARDING LOOKS, BUT SPORTS NARROW BEZELS AND HAS CURVED EDGES THAT PROVE PRETTY HELPFUL WHILE HOLDING THE DEVICE. THE FRONT-FACING HOME BUTTON ALSO ACTS AS A FINGERPRINT READER.

DISPLAY AND PLATFORM

THE NOKIA 8 FEATURES AN IMPRESSIVE 5.3-INCH QHD DISPLAY WHICH IS PAIRED WITH EXCELLENT VIEWING ANGLES THAT ARE TARGETED TO PROVIDE A UNIQUE VISUAL EXPERIENCE WHILE WATCHING VIDEOS OR PLAYING GAMES. THE SCREEN ALSO COMES WITH CORNING GORILLA GLASS 5 PROTECTION WHICH ENSURES THAT THE DISPLAY ON THE SMARTPHONE REMAINS SCRATCH-FREE.
THE DEVICE RUNS THE ANDROID 7.1.1 NOUGAT OPERATING SYSTEM OUT OF THE BOX. 

PERFORMANCE AND CAMERA

FOR SHUTTERBUGS, THE DEVICE PACKS DUAL 13-MEGAPIXEL REAR CAMERAS WHICH ARE PAIRED WITH A DUAL-TONE LED FLASH WHICH ONE CAN USE TO SHOOT IMAGES IN THE DARK. THERE IS A 13-MEGAPIXEL FRONT-FACING SHOOTER AS WELL THAT YOU CAN USE FOR SELFIES AND VIDEO CALLING.
IN TERMS OF PERFORMANCE, THE SMARTPHONE IS BACKED BY AN OCTA-CORE SNAPDRAGON 835 CHIPSET WHICH IS CLOCKED AT 2.5GHZ WHICH ENSURES A SMOOTH AND FLAWLESS SMARTPHONE EXPERIENCE. THE CHIPSET IS COUPLED WITH MASSIVE 4GB OF RAM TO TAKE CARE OF YOUR MULTITASKING REQUIREMENTS. 

BATTERY AND CONNECTIVITY

FUELLED BY A NON-REMOVABLE LI-ION 3,090MAH BATTERY, THE DEVICE CARRIES ENOUGH JUICE TO KEEP IT RUNNING FOR AN ENTIRE DAY. FOR HEAVY USERS, THE BATTERY COMES WITH FAST CHARGING SUPPORT. FOR CONNECTIVITY, THERE ARE OPTIONS LIKE 4G, BLUETOOTH 5.0, GPS, WI-FI 802.11 A/B/G/N/AC, NFC, AND A USB TYPE-C 3.1 REVERSIBLE PORT.

STORAGE

YOU NEEDN'T WORRY ABOUT THE STORAGE EITHER AS THE NOKIA 8 SHIPS WITH 64GB OF ONBOARD STORAGE SPACE THAT CAN BE FURTHER EXPANDED USING A MICROSD CARD UP TO 256GB.

NOKIA 8 SPECIFICATIONS

DESIGN AND BUILD
DIMENSIONS	5.9X2.9X0.3 INCHES
WEIGHT	160 GRAMS
SOFTWARE
OPERATING SYSTEM	ANDROID OS, V7.1.1 (NOUGAT)
DISPLAY
RESOLUTION	1440X2560 PIXELS
DISPLAY TYPE	IPS LCD
SIZE (IN INCHES)	5.3
PIXEL DENSITY	554 PIXELS PER INCH (PPI)
TOUCHSCREEN TYPE	CAPACITIVE
COLOR REPRODUCTION	16M COLORS
PROTECTION	CORNING GORILLA GLASS 5
SCREEN TO BODY PERCENTAGE	69.4 %
CAMERA
REAR FLASH	YES. DUAL LED
SELFIE FLASH	NO
PRIMARY	DUAL 13 M.PIXELS
FRONT	13 M.PIXELS
VIDEO	2160P@30FPS, 1080P@30FPS
STORAGE
INTERNAL	64GB
RAM	4GB
EXPANDABLE	MICROSD, 256GB
BATTERY
TYPE	LI-ION
CAPACITY	3090 MAH
TURBO CHARGE	YES, QUICK CHARGE 3.0
CONNECTIVITY
WI-FI	YES WITH DUAL-BAND, WIFI DIRECT, HOTSPOT
BLUETOOTH	V5.0 WITH A2DP
3G	YES
USB	V3.1, TYPE-C
VOICE OVER LTE (VOLTE)	YES
2G	YES
4G	YES
SIM CONFIGURATION	DUAL SIM (NANO SIM)
GPS	YES
NFC CHIPSET	YES
INFRARED	NO
PROCESSOR
VARIANT	SNAPDRAGON 835
ARCHITECTURE	KRYO
NO OF CORES	8 (OCTA CORE)
FREQUENCY	2.4 GHZ (QUAD CORE) + 1.9 GHZ (QUAD CORE)
MAKE	QUALCOMM MSM8998
GPU	ADRENO 540
SENSORS
PROXIMITY	YES
ACCELEROMETER	YES
GYROSCOPE	YES
AMBIENT LIGHT	NO
FINGERPRINT SENSOR	YES
SOUND
LOUDSPEAKER	YES
HEADPHONES	YES