We all know Nokia as the brand that gave us the world’s most indestructible phone, the 3310. But we also know that the smartphone maker, now owned by Finnish company HMD Global, is struggling to keep up with the times. That may all change very soon however thanks to the company’s newest high-end handset: the Nokia 8.
This is the Nokia 8 https://t.co/YUUbFOgbBX pic.twitter.com/xrHBRx4H8I
— Evan Blass (@evleaks) July 17, 2017
As revealed by serial gadget leaker Evan Blass, the Nokia 8 could be launched on July 31 later this month, and will be packed to the brim with specs that’ll rival phones like the Galaxy S8, Galaxy Note 8, or Apple’s iPhone 8, from dual cameras featuring Zeiss optics to Qualcomm’s latest and greatest Snapdragon 835 chip.
That’s just the tip of the iceberg though. The phone, which will reportedly carry an eye-opening price tag of €589 (approximately S$929), comes with a large 5.3-inch screen that has crystal clear QHD resolution, 4GB or 6GB of RAM, and 64GB of storage. It’ll also most probably run on Android 7.1.1 Nougat.
This will surely get pulled at some point, so I’ll mirror it here [source: https://t.co/37yp63CAeC] pic.twitter.com/GktpXnt4pS
— Evan Blass (@evleaks) May 16, 2017
In terms of design, the Nokia 8 will arrive in a sleek blue colourway, although The Verge suggests it could launch in silver and gold as well. The main difference between Nokia’s latest premium model and other high-end smartphones is that the Nokia 8 won’t have an edge-to-edge infinity display, with a physical keyboard slotted right at its bottom.
Whatever the case may be; it’s been way too long since Nokia has had a hit in the smartphone market, and the Nokia 8 could just be the solution to remedy the company’s financial woes. Who knows, it may even come with Snake.
Cover image taken from Evan Blass.
