Built with great craftsmanship and design to sport the polished aluminium unibody that undergone 40-stage process of machining, anodizing and polishing to ensure Nokia 8 distinctive design. Not just for outside looks but also interior as Nokia packed heat pipe and graphite shield to keep the device cool and temperature under control. Nokia manage to innovate to not compromise design for signal strength for antenna lines.
Nokia 8 sports a 5.3 inch IPS Quad HD 2560 x 1440 Display that is topped with 2.5D Gorilla Glass 5. Inside is the latest Snapdragon 835 Quad-Core Processor ensuring flagship level performance matched with 4GB RAM and have 64GB/128GB storage options.
The high heavens has open up and finally Zeiss Optics has come. Two Zeiss 13MP Rear Module for Nokia 8, one for Colour and one for Monochrome. Output from this sensor are join together to say undergo "image-fusion" to produce a very detailed and high quality images. Your front camera won't be left out as it will pack a 13MP with PDAF and Display Flash. 4K Video Recording is available. Pretty sure, competition will take a jab at this but hey before any smartphone brand, Nokia was at the forefront in terms of camera and optics especially with their partnership with Zeiss.
Moving to connectivity, Nokia 8 carries a hybrid sim slot and so you may choose between dual sim function or additional storage. Comes with regular WiFi, Bluetooth, GPS as well as NFC for mobile payments. Supports LTE Cat 9 data connection for ultra-fast internet on the Go. Nokia 8 makes use of 1 Gen USB Type C port for charging and data.
Nokia also brings new technology into the mix as Nokia 8 will feature its Nokia OZO spatial 360° audio for new dimensions of sound and immersive video capture and a playback experience.
Nokia 8 runs on pure Android Nougat 7.1.1 providing all the basic necessities but without the clutter.
Battery is at 3090mAh2, non-removable and pretty sure it supports fast charging.
Priced for 599 Euros so translate to 37K Pesos. Nokia and HMD said to bring to other markets, hopefully they bring this soon to Philippine shore. Comes in Polished Blue, Tempered Blue, Steel, Polished Copper.
So Geeks? What you think? Excited to try out Nokia 8 and Zeiss.
Nokia 8 Specs
Android 7.1.1 Nougat
5.3 inch Quad HD 2560 x 1440 IPS Display
2.5D Corning Gorilla Glass 5
Quad-Core Snapdragon 835 Processor
4GB LPDDR4 RAM
64GB / 128GB Internal UFS 2.1 Storage
Expandable via microSD Up to 256 GB (hybrid simslot)
13MP Colour + 13MP Monochrome Rear Camera
Zeiss Optics1.12um, f/2.0, 76.9˚, PDAF, IR range finder,
with Dual Tone LED Flash
13 MP PDAF, 1.12um, f/2.0, 78.4˚,
with Display flash
Dual Sim, Dual Standby (hybrid simslot)
LTE Cat. 9/ 4G / 3G / 2G
WiFi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac (MIMO)
Bluetooth 5
GPS/AGPS+GLONASS+BDS
NFC ANT+
USB Type C Port
Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor, Accelerometer,
E-compass, Gyroscope, Hall sensor, Barometer, Fingerprint Sensor
3090mAh non-removable Battery
Supports Quick Charge
Splashproof (IP54)
151.5mm x 73.7mm x 7.9mm
