HMD Global[1], the new licensees of the Nokia brand, on Tuesday launched the Nokia 8 in India[2]. Positioned as the flagship of the new Android[3] Nokia range, the Nokia 8[4] is priced at Rs. 36,999 and will be available exclusively from Amazon[5] starting from October 14. The main features of the Nokia 8 include a Qualcomm Snapdragon 835 SoC, dual 13-megapixel rear cameras, and an aluminium unibody. The phone also has 4GB of RAM, 64GB of storage, a 5.3-inch QHD screen, a 13-megapixel front camera, a 3090mAh battery, Bluetooth 5, Wi-Fi ac and GPS/A-GPS. It supports 4G as well as VoLTE, and has a hybrid dual-SIM design.
The Nokia 8 will be available in Steel, Tempered Blue, and Polished Blue colours at launch, with another Polished Copper option coming a few weeks later. Reliance Jio subscribers will get 10GB of extra data for up to 10 months as a launch offer. There's also a Nokia Mobile Care Concierge service so that customers can receive service at home in 50 cities.
Reliance Jio Phone subsidised by as much as 40 percent
Reliance has started shipping[6] its low-cost Jio Phone[7] to Indian buyers, and it has now emerged that the company might have achieved its incredibly low Rs. 1,500 price tag by subsidising each unit by as much as 40 percent[8]. According to Reuters' sources, it would cost at least Rs. 2,500 to build such a device. Reliance is charging customers Rs. 1,500 but is calling it a security deposit and will refund the entire amount if buyers return the device after three years. It is estimated that Jio[9] will be shouldering a burden of...