Nokia 8[1], the flagship Nokia-branded Android smartphone from the house of HMD Global[2], has started receiving its Android 8.0 Oreo update. The news was announced by Juho Sarvikas, Chief Product Officer at HMD Global, in a tweet[3] on Friday. In India, the final Android 8.0 Oreo build rollout begins from Friday night. To recall, the smartphone had got a beta build[4] of Android 8.0 Oreo last month, a build that users could install via an update over the air after signing up to be a beta tester.
All other Nokia[5] Android smartphones from HMD Global will also receive their Android 8.0 Oreo updates in the near future, namely, the Nokia 2[6], Nokia 3[7], Nokia 5[8], and Nokia 6[9]. In fact, they should all[10] also get their Android P update, as promised by HMD Global last month.
The Nokia 2 is the latest smartphone from HMD Global, and it went on sale in India[11] on Friday. It is also the cheapest smartphone from the company, sporting a price tag of Rs. 6,999 (recommended best buy price).
As for the Nokia 8, the smartphone was unveiled globally[12] back in August, and then launched in India[13] in September, before going on sale in October[14]. The dual-SIM (Nano) Nokia 8 bears a 5.3-inch QHD (1440x2560 pixels) IPS display with 2.5D curved Corning Gorilla Glass 5. The smartphone is IP54 rated, which makes it splash proof. It is powered by a Qualcomm Snapdragon 835 SoC (4 Kryo cores clocked at 2.5GHz and 4 Kryo cores clocked at 1.8GHz) coupled...