Nokia 8 May Get Android 8.0 Oreo Update by October End

HMD Global's Nokia 8, the premium headset is finally being announced in different markets. During the announcement of the Nokia 8 in Taiwan, a company manager reportedly revealed that the smartphone may receive Android 8.0 Oreo update by end of October.


There are no specific release schedule for the Nokia 8's Oreo update yet. It is already confirmed that the Nokia devices (Nokia 3, Nokia 6 and Nokia 8) will be getting Andoid Oreo OS update.. At global launch, HMD Global's Sarvikas had promised Android O update for the Nokia 8.

The Android 8.0 Oreo brings in a lot of new features like picture in picture mode, notification channel feature, notification badges, Android instant apps, and much more. The Nokia 8 was launched in India earlier this week, and has been priced competitively at Rs. 36,999, which pits it against the OnePlus 5 smartphone.

For specifications, the dual-SIM Nokia 8 runs Android 7.1.1 Nougat and features a 5.3-inch QHD (1440x2560 pixels) IPS display with 2.5D curved Corning Gorilla Glass 5. It is IP54 rated, which makes it splash proof, and is powered by a Qualcomm Snapdragon 835 SoC coupled with 4GB of RAM. 

The dual rear camera setup on the Nokia 8 includes two 13-megaixel sensors. On the front, there's another 13-megapixel sensor with PDAF. All three cameras come with Carl Zeiss optics. Other specifications include 64GB inbuilt storage which is expandable via microSD card (up to 256GB). It packs a 3090mAh non-removable battery.

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