Powerful hardware and powerful cameras in a premium Nokia package
HMD Global Oy has just unwrapped their first flagship handset, the Nokia 8. This premium smartphone boasts a powerful Qualcomm Snapdragon 835 chipset, 4GB of RAM and 64GB internal storage expandable to 256GB through a microSD card.
The Nokia 8’s most unique feature is its dual rear cameras composed of Carl Zeiss optics. Two 13-megapixel rear cameras – a color sensor working in tandem with a monochrome one – will be working as the phone’s main snappers. The handset’s single front camera is also of Carl Zeiss make, allowing users to take quality selfies as well.
An interesting new app in the Nokia 8 is the “bothie”, where the selfie and dual rear cameras are used to capture a “much fuller image.” How that exactly works, we’ll have to find out when we get our hands on a review unit.
Nokia 8
- Qualcomm Snapdragon 835 octa-core processor
- Qualcomm Adreno 540 graphics unit
- 4GB of RAM
- 5.3-inch QHD IPS display, 2560 x 1440 resolution, with Corning Gorilla Glass 5
- 64GB of expandable storage, up to 256GB via microSD
- Dual 13-megapixel Carl Zeiss rear cameras (color + monochrome), f/2.0 aperture, 1.12µm pixels, with laser AF, OIS, dual-LED flash
- 13-megapixel Carl Zeiss front camera, f/2.0 aperture, 1.12µm pixels, with PDAF
- Fingerprint sensor, IP54 certification, Nokia OZO Audio
- 3090mAh battery, with Qualcomm Quick Charge 3.0
- Android 7.1.1 Nougat
- Price: $700 (~Php 35.9K)
The Nokia 8 is pegged at $700 (~Php 35.9K) and is expected to sell globally in September. Color options for the handset are Polished Blue, Polished Copper, Steel, and Tempered Blue.
