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Latest Update: Nokia 6 (2018), Nokia 8 Sirocco launch LIVE: Nokia 6 (2018) at Rs 16,999, 7 Plus at Rs 25,999 and Nokia 8 Sirocco has been launched at Rs 49,999 in India. HMD Global owned Nokia had introduced its latest line up of devices at MWC 2018 in February and all of them are part of Google’s Android One program. Now it would seem that Nokia is going to launch the smartphones for the Indian market. [caption id=“attachment_4366885” align=“alignleft” width=“380”]
Image: HMD Global[/caption] Tech2 was present at MWC 2018 and we managed to get our hands-on with all three devices. You can check out our first impression videos of the
Nokia 8 Sirocco
,
Nokia 7 Plus
and
Nokia 6 (2018)
. The Nokia 8 has a Qualcomm Snapdragon 835 SoC, 6 GB of RAM and 128 GB of storage. The phone is inspired by the fancy Nokia 8800 Sirocco, which was released more than a decade ago in 2006. The Nokia 7 Plus, is the plus-sized variant of the standard Nokia 7 model which was announced last year. Inside, you get a
Qualcomm
Snapdragon 660 SoC paired with 4 GB RAM and 64 GB of internal storage that is expandable up to 256 GB using a micro SD card. The Nokia 6 (2018) replaces the underpowered 400-series Snapdragon SoC in the previous version of the Snapdragon 630 SoC. Other minor changes include a reversible Type-C connector and Bluetooth v5.0 in place of microUSB port and Bluetooth v4.1. Since we know mostly everything about the hardware of the devices, the main reason for the event is to announce the pricing of the devices.
Nokia 6 (2018), Nokia 8 Sirocco launch updates: Nokia 6 (2018) at Rs 16,999, 7 Plus at Rs 25,999 and Nokia 8 Sirocco has been launched at Rs 49,999 in India
Nokia had introduced its latest line up of devices at MWC 2018 in February and all of them are part of Google’s Android One program
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Here are the price of the Nokia phones and the selling
Nokia 1 Rs 5,499, starts selling from 6 April
Nokia 6 Rs 16,999, starts selling from 6 April
Nokia 7 Plus Rs 25,999, Pre-booking starts 20 April and sale 30 April
Nokia 8 Sirocco Rs 49,999, Pre-booking starts 20 April and sale 30 April
Ajey has taken the stage again
Nokia will be collaborating with IPL team Kolkata Knight Riders and its owner Bollywood superstar Shah Rukh Khan.
Nokia and its signature Blue colour
Nokia has been listening to user feedback and will be launching a lot of blue colored phones and products in the next quarter says Pekka.
Nokia and its emotional connect
Pekka explains how Nokia connects with its users on an emotional level.
Dan explaining Android One and Android Go
Dan explains about Android One
Android One is the best in class combo of Android devices and software which will provide the purest Android experience. Android One will have a clean UI and carefully curated apps for your daily needs while using less space. The phones will have the latest Android updates first.
Dan, Google head of APAC, takes the stage
Dan has come on stage to tell us about Nokia’s partnership with Google and more about what Android One and Android Go is all about.
Android One on Nokia
Android One is coming on all three devices. All Nokia 3 and above devices will have Android One capabilities, says Pekka
Face unlock mode is coming in all the three devices along with AI photo recoginition.
The Nokia 7 Plus
The Nokia 8 Sirocco comes to India
Nokia 8 Sirocco is 7.5 mm thin, has wireless charging, is IP67 water resistance. It also has dual cameras with 360 spatial audio. The Snapdragon 835 powers the device.
The Nokia 7 Plus is coming to India
Nokia 7 Plus is coming to India. Series 6000 aluminum is used to make the device. The Nokia 7 will have the Pro mode, Zeiss triple optics in its camera.It will run on Snapdragon 660 SoC and will have Nokia’s 2-day battery capacity.
The Nokia 6 coming to India
Nokia 6 (2018) annonunced for the Indian market
The New Nokia 6 (2018) is coming to India
the phone will be made from a durable series 6000 Aluminum chassis.The new Nokia 6 has Zeiss optics and will have the Bothie mode to take pictures from front and back simultaneously. Nokia 6 will run on Qualcomm Snapdragon 630 SoC,and will also have Quick Charge capabilities.
The Nokia 1
The Nokia 1 is the company’s entry level device in the smartphone world and is also Nokia’s first phone to run on the Android Oreo (Go). The Nokia 1 will be selling in two colours and Nokia will b bringing back the Xpress On-Covers.
‘Nokia Mobile Shop‘ announced to expand its presence in the country.
Nokia’s portfolio at MWC 2018
Nokia launched the 5 new devices at MWC 2018 making Nokia the fastest growing portfolio in the mobile world. Nokia has devices ranging from $85 to $750.
Nokia phones will have the latest Android version
Nokia 8 and Nokia 6 is running on the latest Android 8.1 update and even the Nokia 2 will be getting the Android 8.1 update. All of the new phones will be launching with Android 8.1.
Pranav, HMD’s Portfolio Manager has taken the stage
He is telling us what Nokia is going to launch in India to today. And of course he is also speaking about what Nokia has launched earlier like the Nokia 2, Nokia 3, Nokia 5, Nokia 6 and Nokia 8
HMD Global’s plan for India
HMD Global has been in deep conversation with many offline and online partners for selling Nokia phones. Ajey Mehta says there are 317 sales outlets in the country and all phones in India have been made in India.
Nokia and its millennial users
More than two-thirds of the Nokia users are young millennials and Nokia is focussing on bringing more mobile phone devices to this young audience.
Nokia and feature phones
Nokia has been introducing many feature phones and now Nokia is the biggest player in the world in the feature phone market says Pekka Rantal. In total Nokia has sold more than 70 million phones last year.
The numbers game from HMD
170 countries around the world
250,000 sales outlets
Pekka Rantala explains how important India is as a market
Nokia has managed to bring 11 phones in 12 months to the market
Here’s a timeline of the Nokia products by HMD Global in India
HMD Global CMO Pekka has taken the stage is explaining more about HMD’s path for India
Fun Fact: The iconic Nokia tone was composed in Spain over 100 years ago
Ajey Mehta of Nokia running through the year gone by
Mehta is talking about the steps Nokia took in India to launch Nokia 3310, Nokia 5, 6, 3, followed by Nokia 8 and finally the entry level Nokia 2
Ajey Mehta VP of HMD Global
Here’s the livestream of the Nokia launch event
Setup of the Nokia launch event
Nokia 7 Plus First Impressions
Nokia has used the strong and sturdy 6000 series aluminium to construct the device whose design is similar to the trend followed by the rest of the new lineup.
Read here: Nokia 7 Plus first impressions: This Snapdragon 660-powered plus-sized beauty is built like a tankNokia 8 Sirocco First Impressions
With all the bells and whistles of a flagship, it now remains to be seen whether the Nokia 8 Sirocco can really take on flagships from Samsung and Apple
Read here: Nokia 8 Sirocco first impressions: This premium flagship from Nokia looks promising with its curved glass displayWe are LIVE at the Nokia launch event
Check out our first impressions of the Nokia 6 (2018)
Check out our first impressions of the Nokia 7 Plus