The season of new (flagship) phone announcements does not appear to be over, at least not yet as HMD Global has announced the release of Nokia 8.
The phone is the first new generation Nokia Smartphone to feature ZEISS optics, also spotting a dual-sight mode that allows users to ‘tell both sides of the story with real-time live streaming’, and features the Nokia OZO spatial 360° audio.
A statement by HMD, detailing the phone’s specifications, stated that the Nokia 8 has been designed from the ground up with the consumer in mind to deliver unique content capture and sharing experiences. This requires it to be as meticulously designed on the inside as it is on the outside. To keep your phone working harder for longer, the design, innovation and engineering teams worked hand-in-hand to deliver. The result is a full-length graphite shielded copper cooling pipe that dissipates the heat generated by the high performing system across the full length and breadth of the handset. The Nokia 8 runs cooler in even the most demanding situations.
Nokia 8 is Qualcomm® Quick Charge TM 3.0 compatible, meaning when your battery is running low you can get back to recording your important moments sooner.
Joseph Umunakwe, general manager, West, East and Central Africa, HMD Global, said of the phone’s release: “We know that fans are creating and sharing live content more than ever before, with millions of photos and videos shared every minute on social media. People are inspired by the content they consume and are looking for new ways to create their own. It’s these people who have inspired us to craft a flagship Smartphone which perfectly balances premium design, an outstanding experience and powerful performance.”
The Dual-Sight feature of Nokia 8, with support from the Qualcomm Spectra™ 180 ISP, is designed to help users “create and share the full picture”. The front and rear-facing cameras on the Nokia 8 have been co-developed with ZEISS optics for an optimum all round experience. Content creators can natively broadcast their unique #Bothie stories to social media through the Dual-Sight functionality located within the camera app. Fans can also enjoy unlimited photo and video uploads to Google Photos.
The Nokia 8 also features OZO Audio, which combines three microphones with exclusive Nokia acoustic algorithms to capture audio with immersive 360° spatial surround sound. Users can share four thousand videos with OZO Audio anywhere – binaural codecs enable high fidelity playback even on devices without OZO Audio. Leading-edge 360° audio capture ensures the playback lets users truly relive the moment so that memories can be preserved quite accurately.
HMD describes the new Nokia 8 as; a high performance, beautifully crafted Smartphone, designed with content creators in mind. It brings three world-firsts to Android smart phones, including a debut collaboration with ZEISS optics. With performance and pure Android at its heart, as well as the most advanced aluminium unibody design to date, the Nokia 8 represents all the hallmarks of a true flagship Nokia Smartphone.
