Way back Nokia used to be a household name across Africa and other continents, the company was at the top of its game in the early days of the mobile phone industry. Durability, Speed and power efficiency were its cellphones core features, recently the smartphone giant is back with the same old mission as it introduced its line of Android Smart Phone under the umbrella of HDM Global.
The new Nokia 8 is the successor of Nokia 6, the supposed high-end device does not offer anything new compared to its competition, the device shares lots of similarities with its predecessor, some features like the primary camera was sliced down, this sort of decision makes the Nokia 6 a better option in some Specs, despite the inconsistency in some features the Nokia 8 offers other great features, like its simultaneous camera function, the latest Android 8.0 Oreo, and the best Qualcomm Snapdragon technology which is designed to deliver long battery life.
DESIGN|DISPLAY: You can choose from Polish Blue, Tempered Blue, Steel or Polish Copper as it comes in four different colours, the Nokia 8 features 151.5 x 73.7 x 7.9 mm in dimension and a 5.3 inches IPS QHD Display with 2560 x 1440 resolution.
CAMERA: The Nokia 8 features a 13MP front and rear cameras with ZEISS Optics, the rear end Camera features both Color + OIS & Monochrome sensor, the most interesting part is that these cameras support dual sight mode, sound new I guess, this feature makes it possible to take split screen photo or video with both front and rear Camera simultaneously .
MEMORY: This device offers a 64 GB internal memory capacity and a 4GB working memory capacity, it also provides the option of 256 GB memory extension through the MicroSD card slot and also an unlimited online storage space with Google Photos.
CONNECTIVITY| NETWORK: The Nokia 8 offers a Type C, USB 3.1 connector with data transfer rate of up to 5Gbps, it also comes with the latest GPS, WIFI, BT, NFC & OTG technology, you can connect to the internet faster with its LTE Cat.9, 3CA technologies which offer up to 450Mbps and 50Mbps download & upload speed respectively.
HARDWARE|SOFTWARE: Qualcomm happens to be Nokia’s top chip supplier, as expected the Nokia 8 is powered by a Qualcomm Snapdragon chipset with a 4 x 2.5GHz & 4 x 1.8GHz Kyro Octa-Core Processors, the device runs the latest Android Operating System | Android 8.0 Oreo.
BATTERY: This device is powered by a 3090mAh, non-removable Li-ion Battery, the Nokia 8 can last up 78 hrs on regular usage, this lifespan does not apply to gamers though, and the fast charging feature can boost the device from 0% to 48% within 30 minutes.
See Full Specification below.
RELEASE DATE
September, 2017
BASIC SPEC.
Screen: 5.3 Inches
Resolution: 2560x1440 Pixels
Primary Camera: 13 MP (Color) + 13 MP (Mono)
Secondary Camera: 13 MP
Network: GSM | WCDMA | LTE Cat.9 | 3CA
Storage: 64 GB
RAM Size: 4 GB
OS: Android 8.0 | Oreo
Battery (mAh): 3090
COMPLETE SPECEFICATION
Manufacturer: Nokia
Other Name: Nokia 8
Body Color: Polished Blue | Tempered Blue | Steel | Polished Copper
Weight (g): N/a
Keyboard: Touchscreen
Cover | Protection: Aluminum Frame | Sculpted Corning Gorilla Glass 5
DISPLAY
Type: IPS QHD Capacitive Touch Screen| 2K Polarized Display
Size: 5.3 Inches
Dimension (mm): 151.5 x 73.7 x 7.9 mm
Colors: 16,000,000
Pixel Density (ppi): 554ppi
Resolution: 2560x1440 Pixels
CONNECTIVITY|NETWORK
GSM: Yes
CDMA: No
2G: Yes
3G: Yes
4G: Yes | Up to 450Mbps DL Speed | Up to 50Mbps UL Speed
WiFi: Yes | 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac | WiFi Direct | Dual Band |
Hotspot: Yes
Bluetooth: Yes | 5.0 | A2DP |
Navigation: GPS | A-GPS | GLONASS | BDS | NFC
Infrared: No
USB OTG: 3.1, Type-C 1.0 Reversible Connector
FM Radio: Yes
SIM Type: One Nano & One Hybrid SIM Slot
CAMERA
Primary: 13 MP Color + 13 MP Mono | IR Range| Auto HDR | OIS | Auto Focus | Phase Detection | Panorama | Touch Focus | Geo Tagging | Grid Lines | Filters | Stamp | Timer | Panorama | Dual LED
Secondary: 13 MP | LED Flash | Auto Focus | Body & Face Detection | Timer | Auto HDR | Video Call
PROCESSOR
Chipset Make: Qualcomm Snapdragon 835 Mobile platform
Processor Core: Octa-core (4x2.5 GHz Qualcomm & 4x1.8 Ghz Kyro)
Graphic Processor: Adreno 540
MEMORY
Internal Storage: 64 GB
RAM: 4 GB
Memory Slot: Yes | Up to 256GB Extension support
SENSORS
Ambient Light Sensor |Proximity | Accelerometer |Finger Print | E-Compass | Hall Sensor | Barometer| Gyro |
SOFTWARE
Operating System: Android 8.0 Oreo
MEDIA
Audio Playback: Formats Supported include: MP3 | M4A | 3GA | AAC | OGG | OGA | WAV | WMA | AMR | AWB | FLAC | MID | MIDI | XMF | MXMF | IMY | RTTTL | RTX | OTA | APE | DSF | DFF
Video Playback: Format Supported include: MP4 | M4V | 3GP | 3G2 | WMV | ASF | AVI | FLV | MKV | WEBM
SOUND
Audio Port: 3.5mm AHJ headphone jack
Speakers: Yes, with Stereo Speakers | Nokia OZO spatial 360-degree audio
Alert Type: Ringtone | Vibration
MESSAGING SERVICES
Email | SMS (threaded view) | MMS | Push Mail | IM
ADDITIONAL FEATURE
Chrome Browser (HTML5)
Google Drive Service
Audio | Video | Photo Editor
Document Reader & Editor
Fast Charge (Quick Charge 3.0)
MP4/H.264 player
MP3/WAV/eAAC+/FLAC player
ANT+ Support
Quick Type Keyboard
BATTERY
Capacity: 3090 mAh
Technology: Non -Removable Li-ion Battery
Stand By: Up to 78 hrs.
Talk Time: Up to 22 hrs.
Price: €599 - $704 - N 254, 000
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