The Nokia 8 Sirocco, HMD Global's premium offering of 2018 was launched at the company's press event in Barcelona, Spain. HMD is on a launching spree as it has already taken the covers off the Nokia 1, Nokia 8810 4G, Nokia 7 Plus and the Nokia 6 at the event. 

The Nokia 8 Sirocco is a rehashed version of the Nokia 8 that was launched last year, bearing the name borrowed from the Nokia 8800 Sirocco. It comes with top of the line specifications and a stainless steel body that has been bumped up. The Nokia 8 Sirocco is one of the Android One smartphones that have been launched by HMD Global in partnership with Google.

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The Nokia 8 Sirocco is an iterative upgrade rather than a brand new flagship, but it looks and feels like a whole other class of premium compared to its predecessor. 

The smartphone comes preloaded with Android 8.0 Oreo under the Android One programme. It is powered by a Qualcomm Snapdragon 835 processor coupled with 6GB of LPDDR4X RAM and 128GB of non-expandable memory. The Nokia 8 Sirocco bears a 5.5-inch Quad-HD+ (1440×2560 pixels) pOLED display that comes with 3D Corning Gorilla Glass 5 protection on the top.

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On the camera front, there is a dual camera setup. The 12-megapixel primary camera is a wide-angle lens with f/1.75 aperture. The secondary lens is a 13-megapixel telephoto lens with f/2.6 aperture. Both the cameras feature ZEISS optics and include 2x optical zoom. The wide-angle 5-megapixel front-facing camera has an aperture of f/2.0 and includes a display flash. With Pro Camera mode, users can manually control white balance, focus, ISO, shutter speed and exposure compensation.

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Unfortunately, HMD has decided to kill the headphone jack on the Nokia 8 Sirocco. You'll need to use a USB-C or Bluetooth headphones, or make use of the USB-C to 3.5mm headset adapter in the box. The device does support wireless charging though. 

The Nokia 8 Sirocco is priced at 749 euros (approximately INR 60,000). HMD Global announced that the Nokia 8 Sirocco will be available to purchase in early April in a Black colour model. We expect the device to be available soon in India, given the fact that HMD Global has been taking the Indian market very seriously. 

Source: CNET