Nokia Launches its Value Flagship Smartphone the 8.1

Nokia Launches its Value Flagship Smartphone the 8.1

The Nokia 8.1 will be available in three colour combinations, Blue/Silver, Steel/Copper, Iron/Steel, starting December 15 and will retail for an average price of AED 1499. Pre-booking is now live through Jumbo, Axiom, Souq.com, and Sharaf DG.

Sanmeet Kochhar, General Manager, Middle East , HMD Global:
“We are very excited to be launching the Nokia 8.1 in United Arab Emirates. This is one of the most powerful devices we launch this year due to its Artificial Intelligence capabilities that understand its user’s needs. This device blends everything you have seen in a Nokia smartphone coupled with Google innovation, incredible camera capabilities and durable hardware. Nokia 8.1 simply gets better with time.”

The Nokia 8.1 comes with Android 9 Pie, which includes AI-powered features that make your device smarter, faster, and adapt to your behavior as you use it, so your smartphone gets better with time. The Adaptive Battery feature limits battery usage from apps you don’t use often, and App Actions predicts what you’re about to do so you can get to your next action quickly. These features further streamline your device’s functionality and your overall Android experience. Nokia 8.1 also combines the capabilities of the Google Assistant with Dual-Sight, so you can ask it to take bothie pictures and videos, and even command it to live stream to YouTube for a convenient and seamless experience.

The Nokia 8.1 will receive three years of monthly security patches and two major OS updates, as guaranteed in the Android One program. In addition, Google Play protects scans over 50 billion apps per day to keep your phone safe from malware, making the Nokia 8.1 among the most secure phones on the market. It also comes with easy access to helpful innovative services including the Google Assistant, which helps you get things done throughout the day, as well as Google Photos with free unlimited high-quality photo storage. Nokia 8.1 is part of the Android Enterprise Recommended program which means it is recommended by Google as the best choice for professionals.