The Nokia 8.1 announced back in December of 2018 is now available in Kenya. It comes with a 10nm Snapdragon 710 and features the usual Nokia-style design and Zeiss Optics cameras.
I love the design Nokia went with for their smartphones. From the Nokia 5.1 Plus, the 6.1 Plus, to the 7.1 that I am currently using. They are all really solid, and well built phones. I am not sure about the pricing though. At 45,000 it is very expensive by all standards being that we’ve seen devices like the Pocophone cost less. What are your thoughts: 45k?
I will be sharing a couple of posts on different Nokia phones this coming week, so stay tuned.
The Nokia 8.1 will be available in retail outlets countrywide, and a single-SIM version will be in Safaricom Shops.
Nokia 8.1 Specifications and Price in Kenya
| Display | Type | IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen, 16M colors |
| Size | 6.18 inches, 95.3 cm2 (~81.2% screen-to-body ratio) | |
| Resolution | 1080 x 2280 pixels, 19:9 ratio (~408 ppi density) | |
| Platform | Operating System | Android 9.0 (Pie); Android One |
| Chip | Qualcomm SDM710 Snapdragon 710 (10 nm) | |
| GPU | Adreno 616 | |
| Memory | RAM | 4 GB |
| Internal | 64 GB (expandable up to 400 GB (uses SIM 2 slot)) | |
| Network | SIM | Dual SIM Support |
| Support | 2G, 3G, 4G | |
| Cameras | Main | Dual: 12 MP, f/1.8, 1/2.55″, 1.4µm, dual pixel PDAF, OIS 13 MP |
| Front | 20 MP, f/2.0, 0.9µm | |
| Battery | Size | 3500 mAh non-removable battery |
| Colours | Blue, Silver, Steel, Copper, Iron, Steel | |
| Features | Fingerprint (rear-mounted), Type-C 1.0 | |
| Price | RRP KES. 45,000 |
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