The Nokia 8 Sirocco (TA-1005) is a high-end smartphone by

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, running the

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variant of Android. It was introduced at MWC in February 2018, and named after the Nokia 8800 Sirocco. The successor of the Nokia 8 Sirocco is the Nokia 9 PureView.

Specifications

Hardware

Compared to the original Nokia 8, the Sirocco edition uses a glass body with

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instead of

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. It also has a new camera, a fingerprint sensor at the back instead of the front, 6 GB of RAM instead of 4 GB, omission of the CTIA headphone jack in favour of

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, a 5.5" pOLED screen rather than a 5.3"

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, and a larger battery capacity. The device has a

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like its predecessor. The display is curved, but the phone lacks palm rejection technology which is found in other curved smartphones. The 8 Sirocco is the first Nokia device featuring

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water resistance, which was never found in earlier Nokia phones including Lumia series.

Software

The Nokia 8 Sirocco ships with Android 8.0 Oreo and can be updated to

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Reception

The Nokia 8 Sirocco received mixed to positive reviews. Daniel Van Boom of '' CNET'' praised the device, stating that "The Nokia 8 Sirocco is fast, feels sturdy, has a long battery life and runs the sleek Android One operating system.", while noting that "It lacks any standout features to justify its premium pricing. The Nokia 8 Sirocco's camera isn't reliable enough, and its design, while improved over the regular Nokia 8, feels stout and a little outdated". Sandra Vogel of '' ZDNet'' also praised the phone's "Solid steel frame, Android One ensuring 2 years of updates, 128GB of internal storage and IP67 rating for dust/water resistance" while criticising the "poor implementation of a curved screen and 16:9 ratio display".

References

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