HMD Global has sent out invites for the launch of its new smartphone on August 16th. The invite says that press are invited to an “exclusive gathering” to check out “the next milestone for Nokia phones.” The company did not say it will unveil the Nokia 8 at the event, but will likely be the Nokia 8 that was rumored to be announced next week.
We had already seen two press shots of the phone in Blue and Steel or Silver version and most of the specifications had already surfaced on benchmarks.
Nokia 8 rumored specifications
- 5.3-inch Quad HD (2560×1440 pixels) 518ppi Super AMOLED display
- Octa-Core Snapdragon 835 processor with Adreno 540 GPU
- 4GB / 6GB RAM, 64GB / 128GB internal memory, expandable memory up to 256GB with microSD
- Android 7.1.1 (Nougat)
- 13MP Dual rear cameras with ZEISS optics, dual-tone LED flash
- 13MP front-facing camera
- Fingerprint sensor, notification LED
- Dual speakers
- 4G VoLTE, Wi-Fi 802.11ac (MIMO), Bluetooth 4.2 LE
The Nokia 8 is said to come in Blue, Steel, Gold with Blue and Gold with Copper colors and is rumored to cost 589 Euros (US$ 686 / Rs. 44195 approx.).
The Nokia 8 announcement takes place in London on August 16th and starts at 7:30PM (12:00 AM IST)