Our Rating
The overall rating is based on review by our experts.
Design
3 / 10
Display
4 / 10
Camera
2 / 10
Performance
5 / 10
Software
6 / 10
Battery
1 / 10
Nokia 8 is HMD Global’s 2017 Flagship smartphone. The device has a unibody Aluminum build (6000 series). The model has a similar design to Nokia 6, including Corning Gorilla Glass 5 protection and front-mounted Fingerprint sensor with IP54 splash-proof certification.
The Nokia 8 smartphone has LTE Advanced antennas, with Dual SIM capability support for Nano-SIMs. The Nokia 8 display features 5.3 inches IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen (1440 x 2560 pixels resolution). The Nokia 8 specifications come pre-installed with Android 7.1.1 Nougat (now upgradable to Android 9.0 Pie). As for the processor, the Nokia 8 has Qualcomm Snapdragon 835 Octa-Core chipset combined with Adreno 540 GPU. The Nokia 8 RAM comes in 4GB and 6GB variants, while the available storage space memory comes in 64GB and 128GB capacity with the ability to expand storage through SD card.
The Nokia 8 Camera features a dual 13-megapixel camera setup, one being a 13MP normal wide f/2.0 Zeiss optics sensor, while the second being a 13MP Black & White f/2.0 Zeiss optics sensor with support for 2160p recording at 30 FPS. It also has HDR, panoramic and Portrait mode for the rear camera. As for the front camera, Nokia 8 features a 13MP f/2.0 front snapper. For night shots it has Dual-LED dual-tone flash on the rear.
In the area of connectivity, Nokia 8 features Bluetooth (5.0), WiFi (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band), with 3.5 mm audio jack support. Nokia 8 has dimensions of 151.5 x 73.7 x 7.9 mm and gets a Non-removable Li-Ion 3090 mAh battery with 18W fast-charging support. The Nokia 8 colors are available in Tempered Blue, Polished Blue, Steel, Polished Copper.