Nokia 8: Three firsts in one precision designed flagship

Introducing Nokia OZO spatial 360° audio

Singapore, 17 August 2017 – HMD Global, the home of Nokia phones, today
announced the Nokia 8, a high performance, beautifully crafted smartphone,
designed with content creators in mind. The Nokia 8 brings three world-firsts
to Android smartphones, including a debut collaboration with ZEISS optics. With
performance and Pure Android at its heart, as well as the most advanced
aluminium unibody design to date, the Nokia 8 represents all the hallmarks of a
true flagship Nokia smartphone.

Be less Selfie, be more Bothie: The Nokia 8
introduces a world-first in enabling Dual-Sight video to be livestreamed
natively and in real-time to social feeds such as Facebook and YouTube.
Dual-Sight simultaneously harnesses both the front and rear cameras in a
split screen visual for both photos and videos. With just one touch, this
world-first livestream capability gives more immersive experiences for those
who love to create and share special memories.

Nokia 8 is also the first smartphone to
feature Nokia OZO Audio, placing exclusive Hollywood technology in the palm of
your hand. OZO spatial 360° audio brings a fully immersive audio experience to
your 4K video. Leading-edge 360° audio capture ensures the playback lets you
truly relive the moment so your memories never fade.

4.6mm thin at the edge and just 7.3mm slim on
average, Nokia 8’s seamless unibody is precision milled from a single block of
6000 series aluminium and its pure design has been refined through a 40-stage
process of machining, anodizing and polishing. Select models feature a
high-gloss mirror finish that has taken over 20 hours to complete to achieve a
flawless look. This attention to detail ensures the phone’s powerful SnapdragonTM 835
Mobile Platform works harder for longer. Running the latest pure, secure, and
uncluttered Android with monthly security updates, the Nokia 8 gives you the
most up to date Android experience possible.

There are two sides to every story and the
Dual-Sight feature of Nokia 8 is designed to help you create and share the full
picture. The first smartphone from HMD Global to feature ZEISS optics, Nokia 8
can simultaneously harness its front and rear-facing cameras to seamlessly
capture vivid, memorable content like never before. Content creators can natively
broadcast their unique creative stories to social media for the ultimate
#Bothie. Fans can also enjoy unlimited[i] photo and
video uploads to Google Photos.

Featuring OZO Audio, Nokia 8 combines three
microphones with exclusive Nokia acoustic algorithms to capture audio with
immersive 360° spatial surround sound. Share your 4K videos with OZO Audio
anywhere – binaural codecs enable high fidelity playback even on devices
without OZO Audio.

Powered by the Qualcomm® SnapdragonTM 835
Mobile Platform, Nokia 8 doesn’t compromise on performance, delivering 11 hours
of 4K video playback on a single charge.

The Nokia 8 has been designed from the ground
up with the consumer in mind to deliver unique content capture capabilities,
meaning it is as meticulously designed on the inside as it is on the outside.
To keep your phone working harder for longer, the design, innovation and
engineering teams worked hand-in-hand to deliver. The result is a full-length
graphite shielded copper cooling pipe that dissipates the heat generated by the
high performing system across the full length and breadth of the handset. The Nokia
8 runs cooler in even the most demanding situations.

Nokia 8 is Qualcomm® Quick ChargeTM 3.0
compatible, meaning when your battery is running low you can get back to
recording your important moments sooner.

“We know that fans are creating and sharing
live content more than ever before, with millions of photos and videos shared
every minute on social media. People are inspired by the content they consume
and are looking for new ways to create their own. It’s these people who have
inspired us to craft a flagship smartphone which perfectly balances premium
design, an outstanding experience and powerful performance.”

Nokia smartphones always offer a pure Android
experience, with no unnecessary apps slowing down the performance of your
device. And with Nokia 8, pure Android combined with our innovative engineering
processes unleashes the full potential of the SnapdragonTM 835
Mobile Platform. With monthly security updates, the Nokia 8 is safe and
up-to-date. Your device is secured with biometric fingerprint authentication,
delivering enhanced security and making Nokia 8 a versatile companion whatever
your needs.

We offer a range of accessories perfectly
tailored to suit the active lifestyle of any Nokia 8 owner. The Nokia 8 works
beautifully with the Nokia Active Wireless Headset – a light weight water,
sweat and dust proof premium headset. Carved from aluminium for the perfect
match, this headset features a beautiful diamond cut design. The full Nokia
accessories portfolio includes a range of headsets, portable speakers, in-car
chargers, cases and screen protectors.

Nokia 8 will be available in four colours:
Polished Blue, Polished Copper, Tempered Blue and Steel and will be available
at a global average retail price of €599.

[i] For images under 16MP (as they are
on Nokia 8)