HMD Global, apart from Nokia 7 Plus, Nokia 1 and Nokia 8110, also introduced a brand new variant of the Nokia 8 dubbed; Nokia 8 Sirocco and is also an Android One variant. While the core specifications remain almost same, there are few additions on board like the glass body for wireless charging support, rear-mounted fingerprint sensor and more.
The Nokia 8 Sirocco Edition now packs reduced bezels at the front with slightly curved edges. The Sirocco edition gets a new Pro Camera mode which you might have found on the old Nokia Lumia devices. However, there is no headphone jack present which is a huge tradeoff and will have to rely on the USB Type-C for audio.
Nokia 8 Sirocco specifications
- 5.5-inch (2560×1440 pixels) pOLED display, sculpted Corning Gorilla Glass 5 protection, 700 nits brightness
- Octa-Core Snapdragon 835 Mobile Platform with Adreno 540 GPU
- 6GB DDR4X RAM, 128GB (UFS 2.1) storage, expandable memory up to 256GB with microSD
- Android 8.0 (Oreo)
- Single / Dual SIM
- 12 MP primary rear camera with 2L7 wide-angle lens, 1.4um pixel size, f/1.7 aperture + 13 MP secondary camera with 3M3 Telephoto lens, 1.0um pixel size, f/2.6 aperture, dual-tone flash, 2x optical zoom
- 5MP front-facing camera with 1.4um pixel size
- Fingerprint sensor, Barometer
- Water and Dust Resistant (IP67 )
- USB Type-C audio, 3 microphones
- Dimensions: 140.93 x 72.97 x 7.5 mm
- 4G VoLTE, Wi-Fi 802.11ac (MIMO), Bluetooth 5.0, GPS/ GLONASS, USB Type-C 3.1 Gen 1, NFC
- 3260mAh battery with fast charging, Qi Wireless Charging
The Nokia 8 Sirocco comes in Black and will be available in April priced at 749 euros ($920 or Rs. 59,533 approx.).