Nokia 8 deals and reviews

What the critics say (scores are out of 100)

90	Australian PC World | Fergus Halliday There's so much more to like about the Nokia 8 than just the mere nostalgia factor behind it. Read full review
90	AVForums | David Phelan This is a very strong entry from Nokia. It's hard to know exactly how well the Nokia 8 will perform, but it's one of the best phones around right now and, I would guess, will hold its own against most comers, new top-of-the-range iPhone perhaps excepted, for some time to come. Read full review
90	NDTV Gadgets | Kunal Dua Expectedly, the overall experience with the Nokia 8 isn't as polished as it is with some of the more expensive Android smartphones. But the Nokia 8 is a smartphone that would have been a worthy addition to the lineup of the Finnish company even in its heyday. Read full review
87	NotebookCheck | Manuel Masiero With the Nokia 8, HMD Global offers a premium-range smartphone that is far up front in almost every aspect and thus rightly places itself in the orbit of leaders such as Apple's iPhone 8 or Samsung's Galaxy S8. However, it does not quite measure up to the strong rivals. Read full review
80	Pickr | Leigh Stark There is something to like about the Nokia 8, but the competition makes it more difficult to say without a doubt to buy the 8 over other smartphones, and that's because it ultimately comes to down it being ordinary. Read full review
80	Gadgets Now | Heena Gupta It has the latest processor, dual camera setup, fast charging and an impressive metal body design. It also performs well and is a value-for-money smartphone. Read full review
80	Coolsmartphone | Dan Carter Overall though I was impressed with the Nokia 8. You have a chance to get a stunning looking device that packs a lot of punch. However, you may find it hard to compete with devices such as OnePlus with their 5T. Read full review
80	Pocket-lint | Chris Hall The Nokia 8 is a flagship spec phone at mid-range price, and while it offers pure Android that's fast to update, the phone experience doesn't really raise itself above the average. It's a nice pure Android handset and you get a lot for your money, but it's not the best flagship experience out there. Read full review
80	TechRadar | James Peckham The Nokia 8 offers a lot of great features such as a powerful chipset, dual-sensor camera and a perfectly sized QHD display, but compared to a lot of the competition right now it struggles to offer anything unique. With a super-high price point, the Nokia 8 is a good phone but far from a great one. Read full review
80	Forbes | Ewan Spence The Nokia 8 is competent without being stunning. Is that still what the market wants? I can't answer that yet. What I can say is that the Nokia 8 is reliable, unfussy, and gets the job done…but it's leaning very heavily on the Nokia brand name to sell an ultimately unambitious handset. Read full review
80	Expert Reviews | Nathan Spendelow It certainly helps that Nokia has opted to build a more traditional flagship rather than pushing niche, high-end features. Granted, the Nokia 8 might not be as flamboyant as key rivals such as Samsung's stunning Galaxy S8, but Nokia 8 is a confident stride in the right direction. Read full review
80	Alphr | Darien Graham-Smith Nokia returns to the high-end smartphone market with aplomb – and a surprisingly low UK price. Even so, the Nokia 8 is, on its own merits, a worthy rival to the established giants of the market. Read full review
80	IT PRO | Adam Shepherd While the Nokia 8 is technically competent, there's little here to inspire or excite. For added extra features, the similarly priced Google Pixel represents a more attractive option. Read full review
78	ZDNet | Sandra Vogel The Nokia 8 is well made, although it lacks any design features that make it stand out from the crowd. Although there's little truly remarkable about the Nokia 8, it packs an impressive punch at a competitive price. Read full review
76	Firstpost | Rehan Hooda Nokia 8 is a stellar device from HMD Global and it almost checks all the right boxes for the first Nokia-branded flagship. Read full review
70	91mobiles | Deepak Dhingra To sum it up, I'd say that while you carefully need to weigh your alternatives if you've got Rs 40k to spend on a new phone, the Nokia 8 deserves a long, hard second look. The pros outnumber the cons after all. Read full review
70	AndroidPit | Pierre Vitre Overall, I enjoyed using the Nokia 8 and it is an interesting first flagship for the return of the Finnish brand. Read full review
70	Ubergizmo | Adnan Farooqui The Nokia 8 unquestionably offers a lot of promise for that price point. Read full review
70	phoneArena | Victor H. If you don't mistake it for "the next big thing" and just accept it as it is - a great value Android phone – the Nokia 8 is a safe choice that will do what a phone does well. But it's hard to recommend it with so many other excellent phones to choose from. Read full review
70	Trusted Reviews | Jon Mundy A safe return to the flagship smartphone market for Nokia, but it will need to do more with its next effort if the brand is to stand out among the elite like it once did. Read full review
70	CNET UK | Andrew Hoyle A decent all-rounder, the dual-camera Nokia 8 gets the job done, but it doesn't come close to today's true Android stars. Read full review
70	Recombu | Chris Barraclough Overall, the Nokia 8 is a solid flagship device. Some smart hardware and a bit of vanilla Android marry together for a pleasing enough everyday user experience. While it's not my favourite Android flagship right now, I'd be happy using it as my full-time device. Read full review
60	The Telegraph | Matthew Field If you love Nokia and want something more than one of HMD's budget smartphones, there is nothing wrong with the Nokia 8. But there is also nothing that sells this as a must-have premium device. Read full review
60	Stuff | Robert Leedham I can't shake the feeling that the Nokia 8 is a disappointment. Nokia's newbie isn't the great flagship phone it needs to be. So despite its mighty screen, speedy innards and pared back take on Android, this is still a tough phone to recommend. Read full review

Compare Nokia 8 specs side-by-side with other phones COMPARE SPECS

Dimensions & Form	Form factor: Touchscreen bar Dimensions 151.5 x 73.7 x 7.9 mm (5.96 x 2.9 x 0.31 in) Weight: 160 g (5.64 oz)
Screen	Size: 5.3 inches diagonal Resolution: 2560 x 1440 pixels Screen Density: 554 ppi Screen-to-Body Ratio: 69.4 % Display Type: IPS LCD
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Performance	Chipset: Qualcomm MSM8998 Snapdragon 835 CPU: Octa-core (4x2.5 GHz Kryo & 4x1.8 GHz Kryo) GPU: Adreno 540 RAM: 4/6GB
Camera	Main Camera: 13 megapixels (colour) + 13 megapixels (mono) with OIS and dual tone flash Secondary Camera: 13 megapixels
Storage	Built-in Storage: 64GB Expandable Storage: Micro SD
Battery & Charging	Capacity: 3090 mAh Removable Battery: No Wireless Charging: No Quick Charge: Yes (v3)
SIM standard	Nano SIM Compare SIM Only deals
Water & Dust Resistance	IP54 Rating: Partial protection from contact with harmful dust, and protection from water sprays and splashes
Fingerprint Reader	Front
References & More info	Official website GSMArena specs page

Photos taken with the Nokia 8

We've used Flickr to find a selection of pictures taken by the Nokia 8 camera. Here is a selection of photos taken by users from around the world so you can see what kind of picture quality you can expect from real-world use of the Nokia 8.

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