It is confirmed that Nokia 8 will be the next flagship by Nokia, Nokia 8 was first leaked in February 2017 as Nokia 9 but now it is confirmed that next flagship will be called Nokia 8 instead of Nokia 9,the smartphone was on hold from few months since HMD was not ready to launch this device ,as they are waiting for Samsung Gakaxy S8 to get launched, Nokia 8 is expected to come with Dual Camera set up with Carl Zeiss optics , Zeiss is the camera lens manufacturing company which is said to be one of the best camera lens maker in the world. Nokia has used Carl Zeiss lens in past , Devices like Lumia 1020,950,720 etc were popular for their camera quality as they gets Carl Zeiss lens, Nokia Lumia 1020 was the best camera smartphone made by Nokia, which comes with 41MP along with Zeiss lens, that smartphone gives tough competition to many DSLR cameras at the time of its launch, Nokia 8 is expected to come with amazing camera quality infact camera is one the main USP of this device. According to the leaks Nokia 8 is expected to launch on 31 July, This is the right time to launch this smartphone as S8 is performing well and the next iPhone is expected to Launch in September, if Nokia launches this smartphone in July or Early August many customers who are waiting for iPhone 8 may attracts towards it and customers who are planning to buy S8 will also attract towards it.
Nokia 8 Specifications and Features
Nokia 8 is rumoured to come with 5.3 inch Quad HD Super AMOLED Display with screen resolution of 2560 x 1440 pixels with a pixel density of ~ 518 PPI.
Camera
Coming to the camera department,Nokia 8 may come with Primary Dual camera Setup with 2 Zeiss lenses of 13MP each. Nokia 8 is expected to come with 12MP shooter.
Hardware
Coming to the Hardware department, According to the leaks Nokia 8 will be powered by Qualcomm Snapdragon 835 Chipset which will be coupled with Adreno 540 GPU for Graphics performance. Nokia 8 is expected to come in two variants 4GB RAM with 64 internal storage and 6GB RAM with 128GB internal storage,both the variants will be expandable up to 256GB storage via microSD card.
Software
Nokia 8 will most likely torun on the latest Android 7.1.1 Nougat and this smartphone is also expected to get every android update , Every Nokia Device will run on latest android and get updates regularly said by HMD Global at Nokia 6,5 and 3 launch event , Nokia 8 is expected to give amazing Software experience as it will get latest android updates.
Battery
Coming to the Battery Department, Nokia 8 is rumoured to come with 4,000mAh non-removable battery, nokia 8 may also come with quick charge support as SD 835 supports quick charging.
Pricing
Well Nokia 8 will be the next flagship device by Nokia , It will compete with Samsung Galaxy S8, Pixel 2 etc Devices so it will come near the price tag of Rs. 50,000-53,000 or $900.
Alternatives
Nokia 8 comes with premium processors and specifications, it will compete with Samsung Galaxy S8, LG G5, Pixel 2 smartphone.