Nokia 8.1 receives a price cut in India: Details here
What's the story
In a bid to boost sales, HMD Global has announced a price cut on its premium mid-ranger Nokia 8.1 in India.
With this price revision, the smartphone now starts at Rs. 19,999 in the country.
Notably, the price reduction is permanent and is applicable to both offline as well as online sales channels.
Here is our roundup.
Information
First, let's take a look at the new prices
After this price revision, the Nokia 8.1 now starts at Rs. 19,999 for its base-end 4GB/64GB storage variant, while the top-end model with 6GB/128GB configuration is now available at Rs. 22,999 in India.
Design & Display
Meanwhile, here's recalling Nokia 8.1
To recall, made out of 6000-Series aluminum, the phone sports a notched display with a slim yet prominent bottom bezel to offer an 81.5% screen-to-body ratio.
On the back, the glass casing houses a dual camera setup and a fingerprint scanner.
Further, Nokia 8.1 sports a 6.18-inch (1080x2246 pixels) full-HD+ display with an 18.7:9 aspect ratio, HDR10 support, and 500 nits peak brightness.
Camera
For the shutterbugs and selfie lovers
On the back, Nokia 8.1 sports a ZEISS optics-based dual camera setup comprising a 12MP (f/1.8) primary sensor with 1.4-micron pixels, dual-pixel autofocus, and OIS, paired with a 13MP secondary sensor with fixed focus.
Up front, the phone gets a single 20MP selfie snapper with f/2.0 aperture, 4-in-1 pixel binning technology for better low-light photography, fixed focus, and AI-powered image enhancing features.
Internals
Under the hood
Powering the Nokia 8.1 is Snapdragon 710 chipset, paired with 4GB/6GB RAM and 64GB/128GB of storage (expandable upto 400GB).
Further, the phone packs a 3,500mAh battery with 18W fast-charging support via USB Type-C port and runs stock Android Pie as part of the Android One program.
Lastly, it offers all standard sensors and connectivity options including dual-SIM, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, and 3.5mm audio jack.