<P> The Nokia 8 is a high - end Nokia - branded smartphone running the Android operating system . Announced on 16 August 2017 in London, England, it was developed in Espoo, Finland, by HMD Global . The phone began sales in Europe in September 2017 . Nokia 8 is the first high - end Nokia - branded device since Nokia Lumia 930 in 2014 . An improved version, the Nokia 8 Sirocco, was announced on 25 February 2018 at the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona . </P> <P> The Nokia 8 has a 5.3 - inch display and averages 7.3 mm thick and 4.3 mm thick at the edges . It is available in four colors: Polished Blue, Polished Copper, Tempered Blue and Steel . The device features a full - length graphite - shielded copper cooling pipe that is designed to pull the heat away from the Snapdragon 835 chip and dissipate it across the full length and breadth of the smartphone . The phone is not water - resistant, but is IP54 splash - resistant . </P> <P> Nokia 8 comes with the Qualcomm Snapdragon 835 CPU, backed by either 4 or 6 GB of RAM and 64 GB of internal storage (Tempered Blue, Steel and Polished Copper - coloured models), or 6 GB of RAM and 128 GB of internal storage (Polished Blue). Both are expandable with microSD cards . The QHD display is protected by Gorilla Glass 5 . The device includes the USB - C 3.1 Gen 1 port for charging and data transfer (up to 5 Gbit / s). </P> <P> Nokia 8 is the first Nokia - branded phone to feature a dual - lens camera system . The rear camera module includes a set of two 13 MP sensors, of which one is an RGB sensor, and the other a monochrome sensor . The rear camera is equipped with optical image stabilization (OIS), f / 2.0 aperture, PDAF, an IR rangefinder, and a dual - LED flash . </P>

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