Nokia 8.1 Unveiled; Features Snapdragon 710 SoC, PureDisplay Screen, Dual Zeiss Lens

2018 has already been a pretty wild ride for HMD Global, leading the resurgence of the one time popular Nokia make, but the Finnish giant is catastrophe the year with a much-awaited launch. Yes, the global variant of the Nokia X7, the Nokia 8.1, has finally gone official at the Dubai launch event today.

Nokia eight.ane Price and Availability

The base of operations 4GB+64GB variant of the Nokia 8.one has been priced at 399 euros or roughly Rs 31,900, though that'southward unlikely to exist the actual price of the telephone once information technology is launched in India. The other two variants are a 6GB+64GB version and a 6GB+128GB version.

The smartphone is scheduled to launch in India on Dec 10 at a launch event in Bombay.

Nokia 8.i Specifications

In line with all recently launched Nokia phones, the Nokia 8.1 adopts a drinking glass sandwich design with a notched display. The device features a six.18-inch Full-Hard disk+ IPS LCD screen (2246 x 1080 pixels, which is backed past the company's PureDisplay engineering science that enables you to stream HDR 10 content. Information technology offers you an xviii.7:9 aspect ratio and 403 ppi density.

The Nokia 8.1 ispowered past the Snapdragon 710 chipset, just like the Oppo R17 Pro, which was launched in Bharat yesterday. Information technology packs within a modest iii,500mAh battery and runs Android 9 Pie out-of-the-box, under the Android One program.

Turing our attention to the cameras, the Nokia 8.1 features ii Zeiss-branded lenses on the rear – as is expected from a Nokia 7 Plus successor. The smartphone packs a 12MP + 13MP dual-camera setup on the rear, along with a 20MP (f/two.0) sensor on the front end. Information technology one-ups its predecessor with the add-on of OIS and dual-pixel PDAF on board.

The Nokia eight.1 includes all of your usual set of connectivity options including Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, Bluetooth 5.0, AGPS, GLONASS, USB Type-C port and the 3.5mm headphone jack. There'due south also a rear-mounted fingerprint sensor on board here.

To sum everything upwards, you can accept a quick look at the complete specs of the Nokia 8.i right here:

Dimensions	154.8 x 75.76 x seven.97 mm
Weight	178 grams
Screen Size	vi.eighteen-inch Full-HD+ IPS LCD, PureDisplay Screen
Processor	Snapdragon 710
GPU	Adreno 616
RAM	4GB
Internal Storage	64GB, expandable up to 400GB via microSD carte
Rear Photographic camera	12MP +13MP, with OIS, dual-pixel PDAF, HDR
Front end Camera	20MP (f/2.0)
Operating Organisation	Android nine Pie, under Android One plan
Battery	three,500mAh
Connectivity	Wi-Fi 802.eleven a/b/g/n/ac, Bluetooth 5.0, AGPS, GLONASS, Beidou, USB Blazon-C, 3.5mm headphone jack
Sensors	rear-mounted fingerprint sensor, accelerometer, gyroscope, proximity, compass
Colors	Blue Silver, Steel Copper, Atomic number 26 Steel

Following the lead of Oppo R17 Pro in Bharat, Nokia eight.1 will be the second smartphone to launch with the Snapdragon 710 chipset in the country. It seems like a fitting upgrade to the Nokia 7 Plus from earlier this yr, except for maybe the huge notch but you'll take to await for our consummate in-depth review to know better.

Then, what are your thoughts on Nokia viii.1? Are you excited for its Republic of india launch side by side week? Let us know in the comments down beneath.