HMD Global just announced the Nokia 8.1, Android One
smartphone, which is the global version of the Nokia X7 mid-range smartphone
that was introduced in China back in October. The successor of the most popular
Nokia 7 Plus has a 6.18-inch Full HD+ 18.7:9 aspect ratio Puredisplay, DCI-P3
wide color gamut and HDR10 video playback, 86.5% screen to body ratio, is
powered by Snapdragon 710 10nm Mobile Platform and runs Android 9.0 (Pie).
It has a 12-megapixel rear camera rear camera with
ZEISS optics, Sony IMX363 sensor, f/1.8 aperture, OIS along with a 13-megapixel
secondary camera for portrait shots and zoom. The camera has AI scene detection
to automatically detect 18 scenes. There
is a 20-megapixel front camera with f/2.0 aperture and pixel binding that can
combine four pixels to form 1.8μm large pixel. It also has AI beauty and AI
portrait Mode, 6 AI studio lights, AI expressions and new dual-view mode. It
has a 6 series aluminum-magnesium alloy frame, glass back, rear-mounted
fingerprint sensor, and packs a 3500mAh battery with support for 18W fast
charging.
Nokia 8.1 specifications
- 6.18-inch (2246 × 1080 pixels) Full HD+ Puredisplay with 18.7:9 aspect ratio, 500 nits brightness, 96% NTSC Color gamut, DCI-P3, 1500:1 Contrast ratio, Corning Gorilla Glass 3 protection
- Octa Core Snapdragon 710 10nm Mobile Platform (Dual 2.2GHz Kryo 360 + Hexa 1.7GHz Kryo 360 CPUs) with Adreno 616 GPU
- 4GB (LPPDDR4x) RAM, 64GB (eMMC 5.1) storage, expandable memory up to 400GB with microSD
- Hybrid Dual SIM (nano + nano / microSD)
- Android 9.0 (Pie)
- 12MP rear camera with dual-tone LED flash, 1/2.55″ Sony IMX363 sensor, f/1.8 aperture, 1.4μm pixels, OIS, 13MP secondary rear camera with f/2.2 aperture, ZEISS optics
- 20MP front-facing camera with f/2.0 aperture
- Fingerprint sensor
- Dimensions: 154.8 x 75.76 x 7.97 mm; Weight: 180g
- 3.5mm audio jack, Nokia OZO Stereo Audio recording
- Dual 4G VoLTE, WiFi 802.11 ac (2.4GHz + 5GHz), Bluetooth 5, GPS + GLONASS, USB Type-C
- 3500mAh (typical) / 3400mAh (minimum) battery with fast charging
The Nokia 8.1 comes in Blue/Silver, Steel/Copper,
Iron/Steel, is priced at 399 Euros (US$ 452). It will be
available in UAE from December 15th priced at 1,499 Dirham (US$ 408) with pre-orders starting tomorrow and will be available in rest
of middle East from December 20th.
