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Nokia 8 Gets a Rs. 8,000 Price Cut in India, Nokia 5 Price Slashed Rs. 1,000

Nokia 8 Gets a Rs. 8,000 Price Cut in India, Nokia 5 Price Slashed Rs. 1,000

By Jagmeet Singh | Updated: 2 February 2018 19:17 IST

Nokia 8 price cut in India has made it a significantly more competitive device against the OnePlus 5T

Highlights

Nokia 5 3GB variant is now available at Rs. 12,499
Nokia 8 price has been reduced to Rs. 28,999
The new prices emerged weeks ahead of MWC 2018

Nokia 8, the flagship smartphone of HMD Global at the moment, has received a steep Rs. 8,000 price cut in India. The Nokia 8 price in India at the time of its launch in last October was Rs. 36,999, but has now dropped to Rs. 28,999. This move comes just weeks before a slew of Nokia phones, including the Nokia 8 (2018) model, is expected to make an appearance at the company's event at Mobile World Congress (MWC) 2018 in Barcelona. Along with the Nokia 8, the affordable Nokia 5 3GB RAM variant has received a price cut as well, going down from Rs. 13,499 to Rs. 12,499.

Nokia 8 specifications

The Nokia 8, on the other hand, is so far the company's flagship offering. The dual-SIM (Nano) Nokia 8 originally came with Android 7.1 Nougat but received Android 8.0 Oreo recently. It has a 5.3-inch QHD (1440x2560 pixels) IPS display with 2.5D curved Corning Gorilla Glass 5 protection. The handset also has an IP54-rated build that is splash-resistant. Plus, there is an octa-core Qualcomm Snapdragon 835 SoC, paired with 4GB of LPDDR4X RAM.

On the part of imaging, the Nokia 8 comes with a dual rear camera setup that includes two 13-megapixel image sensors - one as an RGB sensor with optical image stabilisation (OIS), while the other one has a monochrome sensor. Both sensors have an f/2.0 aperture, PDAF, 76.9-degree wide-angle lens and accompanied with a dual-tone LED flash and an IR rangefinder. The front of the Nokia 8 sports a 13-megapixel camera sensor with an f/2.0 aperture, PDAF, 78.4-degree wide-angle lens. All three cameras come with Carl Zeiss optics. Also, the smartphone comes preloaded with a 'bothie' feature that allows users to capture photos or videos using the front and rear camera setups simultaneously. There is additionally OZO Audio tech on board for spatial 360-degree audio recording that uses three built-in microphones.

The Nokia 8 comes with 64GB of onboard storage that is expandable via microSD card (up to 256GB) in a hybrid dual-SIM configuration. Connectivity options on the smartphone include 4G VoLTE, Wi-Fi 802.11a/b/g/n/ac, Bluetooth v5.0, GPS/ A-GPS, USB Type-C (v3.1), and a 3.5mm headphone jack. The flagship Nokia handset also has onboard sensors, including an accelerometer, ambient light sensor, barometer, digital compass, gyroscope, and a proximity sensor. It also has a 3090mAh battery and measures 151.5x73.7x7.9mm.

Nokia 5 specifications

The dual-SIM (Nano) Nokia 5 runs Android 7.1.1 Nougat and is upgradable to Android Oreo. The smartphone features a 5.2-inch HD (720x1280 pixels) IPS LCD panel with 2.5D Corning Gorilla Glass protection. Further, it is powered by an octa-core Qualcomm Snapdragon 430 SoC, coupled with 3GB of RAM. The smartphone sports a 13-megapixel rear camera sensor with f/2.0 aperture, PDAF lens and dual-tone flash. Onthe front, it has an 8-megapixel autofocus camera sensor with an f/2.0 aperture, 84-degree field-of-view lens. The smartphone has 16GB internal storage that is expandable via microSD card (up to 128GB).

In terms of connectivity, the Nokia 5 has 4G VoLTE, Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, Bluetooth v4.1, GPS/ A-GPS, Micro-USB with OTG, and a 3.5mm headphone jack. Sensors on board include an accelerometer, ambient light sensor, digital compass, gyroscope, and a proximity sensor. Besides, the smartphone packs a 3000mAh battery.

Nokia 5

KEY SPECS
NEWS
Variants

Display 5.20-inch

Processor Qualcomm Snapdragon 430

Front Camera 8-megapixel

Rear Camera 13-megapixel

RAM 2GB

Storage 16GB

Battery Capacity 3000mAh

OS Android 7.1.1

Resolution 720x1280 pixels

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Nokia 8

REVIEW
KEY SPECS
NEWS

Design
Display
Software
Performance
Battery Life
Camera
Value for Money

Good
Great performance
Very good display
Excellent battery life
Decent cameras
Stock Android, promise of timely updates

Bad
Not fully waterproof
Low-light camera performance could’ve been better

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Display 5.30-inch

Processor Qualcomm Snapdragon 835

Front Camera 13-megapixel

Rear Camera 13-megapixel

RAM 4GB

Storage 64GB

Battery Capacity 3090mAh

OS Android 7.1.1

Resolution 1440x2560 pixels

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