Nokia 8.1 With Android 9 Pie, Snapdragon 710 SoC and Zeiss Optics Officially Introduced

At its scheduled event in Dubai, HMD Global took wraps off the mid-range smartphone- the Nokia 8.1 which is also the global version of the Nokia X7 launched back in China a couple of months ago. The Nokia 8.1 is also confirmed to make its debut in India on December 10 as the company already scheduled an event. Being a global version of the Nokia X7, the Nokia 8.1 comes with Android One certification, and at the same time, it ships with Android 9 Pie out of the box. Notably, it’s the first Nokia smartphone to boot the latest iteration of Android. The Nokia 8.1 is the direct successor to the Nokia 7 Plus which saw a lot of attraction in the sub-continent. Key features of the Nokia 8.1 include Snapdragon 710 SoC, HDR display and Zeiss optics.

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Nokia 8.1: Specifications and Features

The Nokia 8.1 is an excellent mid-range smartphone from the Finnish company as it sports Nokia’ signature design and capable hardware. Like Nokia’s recent launches such as the Nokia 6.1 Plus and Nokia 7.1, the Nokia 8.1 also features a glass back with metal frame running all around. The phone features a 6.18-inch Full HD+ display which also supports HDR titles. Introduced first with the Nokia 7.1, the Pure Display tech from HMD allows users to stream HDR titles from Netflix and other content platforms. The Nokia 7.1 also made its debut in India last week at Rs 19,999.

At the heart of the Nokia 8.1, we have the Qualcomm Snapdragon 710 chipset, clubbed with 4GB/6GB of RAM and 64GB/128GB of internal storage. It will be interesting to see which variants comes to India next week. The phone also has a hybrid microSD card slot for storage expansion. For the unaware, the Qualcomm Snapdragon 710 is the latest upper mid-range chipset and the first one to be built on top of the 10nm manufacturing process.