Nokia 8.1 launched in India, goes on sale December 21

10 December 2018
Up for pre-order starting today.

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Anonymous, 06 Feb 2019I know. Apple is not the first. It was Essential by Andy Ru... moreI use phonea for long time. My first smart phone is iPhone 3gs, then I went for amazing Samsung galaxy Alpha. Both are amazing, but 10hours is screen time is overloaded for their batteries. Then I moved onto mi note 5 pro.witch s massive jump. I am loving it, while my friend own Nokia 3.1 and 7.1. they struggle for day end.but mine last for 2fulldays. With decent 2amp charger I can get full juice in 2hours. That's fine than carrying charger in my opinion. I do out door camping, to me having dual Sims running at 4g and lasting 2days is miracle with any phone in market. I still rather buy Moto than mi, but I have decided never to
below 4000mah phones after Note5pro. My wife owns 8plus, with one sim that phone hardly meets a day usage. So noregrets going Chinese.

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    aknsreddy, 04 Feb 2019First, Apple is not the first phone to have Notch. Second, ... moreI know. Apple is not the first. It was Essential by Andy Rubin. But no one pays heed to a start up company with zero support for a product they use daily and is their lifeline in today's world. Apple popularised the concept. But you are correct. 2nd point, is Lamborghini a German brand? No. It is Italian. But it is owned by Audi, a German brand. So, it doesn't define a brand name and its value only by from where it is getting investments from. Like say Motorola. It will always be an American brand. It is owned and run by Lenovo. So what? An operating company and a brand are two very different things. 3rd point, I was a Nokia fan before. Not now. I came from Samsung and Xioami and bought Nokia. I own 3 Nokia devices currently. One Nokia 6.1 4 GB ram variant. One Nokia 2.1 . One Nokia 7 plus. People complain a lot about stock android because there are no extra features baked into it. Some of those features are very useful too like apps in which I can use two WhatsApp s in a single device etc etc. But in stock android the choice is of user. Not OEM. Whether he or she needs those features or not. If nothing is on the phone pre-installed then get it from play store. And talking about battery life. I am a Marketing professional. I have to use my phones all day for almost 13 hrs of medium to heavy usage. I use both the 6.1 and 7 plus. They never died on me before night. Still somewhat 20 percent left. All of this with data on half the time. So,I can say they are good. I will take a phone with lower capacity battery with fast charging than a big 4000 mah battery with very slow charge. Brand still doesn't matter to me. But truth does. Most people point out the price is still higher which is true. But so is the trust. Seeing a metal body phone getting discolored in a couple of months makes me wonder about my Xioami's quality. 6.1 doesn't have anything so far in my 6 months and I am loving it.

      Anonymous, 03 Feb 2019Not for India? We should be thankful that there are so much... moreFirst, Apple is not the first phone to have Notch. Second, Nokia is the same Chinese brand like Mi, but with a premium price under specced. Third, I know people who hate new HMD Nokia phones with many issues, worst of all battery endurance. Brand adds nothing to my life or my usage. But it is a personal choice.. for me, I always see how these companies looting in the name of brand and premium. which many people don't fall for and many people fall for. its your own choice.

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        • 03 Feb 2019

        aknsreddy, 11 Dec 2018Expensive for India. Get poco. You won't regret. Not for India? We should be thankful that there are so much options in our market. And you always see only the specs. Optimisation means a lot. Not only specs. It is a good phone. About the price,well it varies from people to people. Those going with Nokia are more of affectionate towards the brand. And it actually is reasonable. People buy premium things. Pay a lot more. How will you judge the value. Like say, if Xiaomi launched a device with at the same ballpark of Note 9 and ask for the same amount of money with very less original things, then we will see who is willing to pay that much. Brand value matters to some people. That is why everyone say Apple is shit, expensive,no customisation. Lol. Still they are the pioneer of this notch idea. Everyone even Apple themselves may have thought of dropping it because of slow sales at first with the iPhone X. But other brands made it popular. There is no original idea coming from some Chinese brands. They are dirt cheap. That is why they are selling at a very low profit margin with no research and development.

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          • 27 Dec 2018

          Notice how Nokia are hiding the notch in their press images? Very deceptive

            Carol, 12 Dec 2018You go compare your poco with apples iphone. Let's see who ... morereally...are you serious... iphone?..hahaha..who cares about it any way..hahaha..you made my day

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              • 12 Dec 2018

              Anonymous, 12 Dec 2018actually the price for POCO F1 now is Rs 19999 and that is... moreYou go compare your poco with apples iphone. Let's see who takes you serious, till then, buy one, close mouth, not interested.

                satyajeet, 11 Dec 2018ya i agree with u mate but i dont really blame them for thi... moreactually the price for POCO F1 now is Rs 19999 and that is for 6GB/64GB version..so the difference is nearly Rs 7000
                POCO F1-6GB/64G-Rs 19999----with Snapdargon 845
                NOKIA 8.1-4GB/64G-Rs 26999----with Snapdargon 710

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                  • 11 Dec 2018

                  Anna, 11 Dec 2018In the news article, the picture is showing phone without N... moreIt has a notch but you can cover it up in the settings if you don't wanna see it!

                    Anonymous, 11 Dec 2018about the 'ads in ui , Xiaomi is really doing a bad job reg... moreya i agree with u mate but i dont really blame them for this .........i mean @21k snapdragon 845 chipset with the top notch cooling capability with good interior and decent exterior and one of the best in class camera performance is really hard to manage so they have to cut some corners and i m ok with its ............ for me i ll prefer ads in ui rather than unable to play PUBG in high setting ...he heh he,.......................and at the end of the day its an android so its highly customizable and some says u can disabe ads so its still a bargain.

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                      • Anonymous
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                      • 11 Dec 2018

                      i dont know why Indians are complaining, you can buy upgraded versions of the device, while the rest of the world has the lowest config option only.

                      India options:
                      4GB LPDDR4X+ 64GB
                      6GB LPDDR4X+ 64GB
                      6GB LPDDR4X+ 128GB

                      ROW:
                      4GB LPDDR4X+ 64GB

                        satyajeet, 11 Dec 2018thn its good for u Anonymous u should go with poco f1 its s... moreabout the 'ads in ui , Xiaomi is really doing a bad job regarding this..no other brand have 'ads in their ui...fortunately it can be turned off...if xiaomi makes it impossible to turn off the ads in future, i will say goodbye to xiaomi.

                          satyajeet, 11 Dec 2018thn its good for u Anonymous u should go with poco f1 its s... moreok...i agree with you ..it all depends upon personal preferences...people will buy what they like..

                            Anonymous, 11 Dec 2018so what?...you can either turn off all the 'ads'( i have do... morePoor pricing in India spoiled an awesome config.
                            I'll add 2-3k more & buy LG g7 Thinq for 29-30K
                            or
                            I'll pay 2-3K less for a Asus 5Z
                            :)

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                              • 11 Dec 2018

                              satyajeet, 11 Dec 2018umeshk i agree with u mate it does have adverts all over th... moreadverts on the interface LOL that's why theyre cheapp

                                umeshk, 11 Dec 2018Poco has adverts all over the UI. Not soeak of inferior bui... moreumeshk i agree with u mate it does have adverts all over the UI but the end of the day its an android i mean its highly customizable not like ios,about the exterior build quality u r ri8 its inferior but internally it was well build and well cooled and both of the phone are targeted for different audience like people like u and me will go with nokia and there are many like gamers will go with poco f1.

                                  Anonymous, 11 Dec 2018snapdragon 845 is available at Rs 20000---'Xiaomi Poco F1'thn its good for u Anonymous u should go with poco f1 its still the cheapest and fastest android phone in the market ri8 know with well maintained cooling system.but there are people who like best of both world i mean a good build quality and very very decent performance and many people in india emotionally attached with this brand.i think people will like it. its my personal thoughts.

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                                    Niloy, 11 Dec 2018Nokia 8.1 is just the Nokia X7 with Android One on it. Noki... moremy girlfriend owns a Nokia X6/6.1 Plus and it's stock cam app is not good but using a gcam port makes a huge difference in quality. check youtube for a comparison.

                                      umeshk, 11 Dec 2018Poco has adverts all over the UI. Not soeak of inferior bui... moreso what?...you can either turn off all the 'ads'( i have done that in my xiaomi)...or u can install custom rom since bootloader can be unlocked...you still own the hardware..ok the phone build quality is still inferior( when compared to nokia) but normal user do not mind it.

                                        Amit, 11 Dec 2018What are you even saying?amit i m saying people in india will like this device @ 26000 with sales offer i m sure we can buy it around 24 or 23 k and @ 26k its still better than most of midrange device.

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