Nokia 8 Sirocco was launched by HMD Global on Sunday at the Nokia Mobile launch event in Barcelona. The smartphone is a redesigned version of the Nokia 8 flagship launched last year, featuring a curved glass finish, and a precision-crafted stainless steel frame. The company says the stainless steel frame is 2.5 times stronger than 6000 series aluminum used in the predecessor, and it’s also more compact in height, width, and thickness than the original. It bears a slightly different rear camera setup and IP67 rating for dust and water resistance. It is an Android One smartphone, with the company touting the use of stock Android as well as promising swift updates.

Nokia 8 Sirocco Price and Availability

The Nokia 8 Sirocco price has been set at EUR 749 (roughly Rs.60,000), excluding taxes and subsidies, what HMD Global is calling the global average retail price. The Nokia 8 Sirocco price in India has yet to be revealed by HMD Global. The smartphone will go on sale in early April n a Black color variant.

Nokia 8 Sirocco Specifications

The Nokia 8 Sirocco runs Android 8.0 Oreo and sports a 5.5-inch QHD (1440 x 2560 pixels) pOLED display with 3D Cornin Gorilla Glass 5. It is powered by an octa-core Qualcomm Snapdragon 835 SoC coupled with 6GB of LPDDR4 RAM. This is accompanied by a 13-megapixel telephoto lens capable of providing 2x optical zoom and features a f/2.6 aperture and 1-micron pixels.

HMD Global has provided 128GB of inbuilt storage on the Nokia 8 Sirocco that appears not to be expandable via microSD card. Connectivity options include 4G VoLTE, Wi-Fi 802. 11ac, Bluetooth v5.0, GPS/A-GPS, and NFC. It bears an accelerometer, ambient light sensor, barometer, digital compass, fingerprint sensor, gyroscope, and proximity sensor.

Nokia 8 Sirocco Specs & Features

Design:

• Size: 140.93 x 72.97 x 7.5 mm

• Color: Black

Network and Connectivity:

• Network Speed: LTE Cat 12 600 Mbps DL\Cart13 150 Mbps(64QAM)UL

• WiFi: 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac(MIMO)

• Others: GPS/AGPS+GLONASS+BDS, NFC, ANT+

Performance:

• Operating System: Android Oreo

• RAM: 6 GB LPPDDR 4X

• CPU: Qualcomm Snapdragon 835 mobile platform, Octa-Core(4 x 2.36 GHz Kryo + 4 x 1.9 GHz Kryo)

Storage:

• Internal: 128 GB USF 2.1

• Cloud: Google Drive

Audio:

• Microphones: 3 x AOP

• Speakers: Single speaker with Smart Amp

Display:

• Size and type: 5.5 QHD pOLED

• Material: Corning Gorilla Glass 5, 3D Glass

Camera and Flash:

• Primary cameras: 12 MP Wide(2L7, 1.4um, 2PD, f/1.7, FOV  78.2) + 13 MP Tele(3M3, 1.0um,f/2.6, FOV 47.3), dual-tone flash

• Front-facing camera: 5 MP, S.LSI 4E8, 1.4um, display flash

Connectivity and Sensors:

• USB: Type-C

• Sensor: Fingerprint sensor, ALS/PS, G-sensor, E-compass, Gyro, Hall sensor, Barometer

• Bluetooth: 5.0, ANT+

Battery and Charging:

• Battery: Integrated 3260 mAh battery

• Qi Wireless Charging