Category Archives: Nokia

Nokia 8 gets its OS updated to Android 9 Pie

HMD Global took its time, but the update is finally here. Nokia 8 is now running the latest Android operating system. News came out on Twitter from the mouth (well, fingers) of chief product officer Juho Sarvikas himself. First updatees have already received it. Sadly, the update seems to lack some of the 9 Pie functions, such as Adaptive Battery or App Actions. Some of them are rumoured to be currently in testing.Nokia 8 Sirocco is reportedly ”next in line” for the update. ...

Official renders of Nokia 8.1

HMD Global has been recently robbed of information regarding its Nokia 8.1 smartphone. Today’s leak gives us both the specs and the renders of the device in question. Its specification is the same as that of Nokia X7. Why? Oh, well, because it is Nokia X7, only rebranded.– 6,18′ PureDisplay, Full HD+,– Snapdragin 710 CPU, 8 core,– 4/6GB RAM, 64/128GB ROM, microSD up to 400GB,– 3500 mAh battery,– 12 + 13 mpx main camera, LED flash, 20 mpx selfie shooter,– fingerprint scanner,– Android 9 Pie,– modem LTE, dual SIM, Wi-Fi 802.11ac, ...

Nokia 7.1 is getting an OS upgrade

Chief Product Officer of HMD Global, one Juho Sarvikas, has just announced via Twitter that the Android 9 Pie rollout for Nokia 7.1 smartphones will begin soon. The update introduces such features as gesture controls, Adaptive Battery and Adaptive Brightness modes and more. Exact date of the rollout is unknown, but presumed to take place soon. Tweet Vote on HN ...

Release date and specs of Nokia 8.1

According to The Android Soul, Nokia 8.1 will debut in India on November 28th. Available there variants 4 and 6 gigabytes of RAM will cost 16999 and 23999 rp consecutively. We do not know when and if at all will the device be released in other markets.Specifications:– 6,18′ TFT LCD display, Full HD+,– Qualcomm Snapdragon 710 CPU, 8 cores,– Adreno 616 GPU,– 4/6GB RAM, 64/128GB flash memory. MicroSD up to 400GB,– 13mpx + 12mpx main camera, LED flash,– 20mpx selfie shooter,– 3500mAh battery,– usual connectivity set, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, LTE ...

Nokia 106 (2018), or return of the kind-of-a-classic

You asked for another remake of an old cellphone? No? Well, you got one. HMD Global has just released a refreshed version of its Nokia 106 cellphone from… 2013. It offers us a silly cheap (1590 ruble, currently available only in Russia) phone that has roughly as much to do with smartphones as a Rolex from 50’s with Apple Smartwatch. Currently it is unknown in what countries Nokia 106 (2018) will be available in. ...

New Nokia 9 leak offers a good look at its penta-camera setup

Good old OnLeaks has just delivered us images and render video of the upcoming Nokia 9, a smartphone with 5x rear camera setup. The video can be watched here. What are some of the more noteworthy details that the leak shows us? Well, there is the aforementioned penta camera setup, so that is hard to miss. Alongside it there is a LED flash, as well as a black sensor, the purpose of which is yet to be known. As for the camera, the standard, telephoto and super wide angle cameras setup is expected. Front camera will most probably be a single setup. No headphone jack can be seen on the render, ...

Nokia 6.1 to have its OS updated to Android Pie with no beta tests

Nokia makes good phones but is not particulary fast when it comes to updating them. At least until now. Nokia 7 is already running on Pie, with 5.1’s update being planned. According to Juho Sarvikas, Nokia’s employee that often visits Twitter, Nokia 6.1 will not only be updated to Android Pie but quickly so, without entering the Beta Labs betatests first. On the one hand it is good, as we can expect the update to arrive any day; on the other hand, lack of beta testing does not bode well for the update’s ...

Nokia 7.1, specs and availability

– 5.84′ PureDisplay screen, supports HDR 10,– 12mpx rear camera and 5mpx front camera that can be used simultaneously, the so-called ”bothie” feature,– headphone jack,– notch,– USB-C port,– Snapdragon 636 processor,– 3GB RAM and 32GB storage,– 3060mAh battery,– Android One OS, with an upgrade to Pie set for November,– Android One Family,– available from JB Hi-Fi and Harvey Norman from October 17th, ...