As the Mobile World Congress (MWC) 2017 is a week ahead, it looks like Nokia may launch of its new device the Nokia 8. The device is expected to come powered by Snapdragon 835 and run Android 7.0 Nougat.
The Finland-based company is said to launch the Nokia 8 and other phones on Feb. 26. The flagship phone Nokia 8 will be running on the latest Snapdragon 835 SoC and is said to come pre-installed with Android Nougat.
The Nokia 8 is listed for pre-orders even before its official announcement on Jingdong, a Chinese e-commerce site with a pricing of Yuan 3,188 ($463). Jingdong listing of the Nokia 8 seems to match the concept renders that were leaked earlier.
Nokia 8 Specifications, Features
The Nokia 8 smartphone is said to sport a 5.7-inch AMOLED display with a quad HD resolution of 2560 x 1440 pixels and will feature a flat screen. The device is expected to come powered by Snapdragon 835 chipset.
The smartphone is pegged to come packed in two storage variants of a 64 GB and a 128 GB. It will have support for external storage through microSD card for up to 256 GB .The device is rumored to run on Android 7.0 Nougat. It is likely to sport a 24-megapixel rear camera and a 12-megapixel selfie snapper, GizmoChina reported.
HMD Global is rumored to unveil the Nokia 8 on Feb. 26, a day ahead of MWC 2017, in Barcelona, Spain. The concept images of the new phone indicates that the device will come with bezel-less display. It is noted that the listing shows the smartphone Nokia 8 will come in two color variants of black and gray, News18 reported.
Since HMD Global has got the rights to use the name of Nokia brand, the company is said to introduce the Nokia 3310 Reboot at the MWC 2017. The phone is said to come loaded with basic multimedia features. The Nokia 3310 Reboot is rumored to cost €59 ($63).
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