Nokia 8.1 becomes the brand's first phone to score official Android 10 update
Android 10 upgrade for Nokia 8.1 starts today! First on SD710 to bring new features such as Dark theme, Gesture Navigation and more. Staying the course to be the first across the portfolio! Nokia phones #Keepgettingbetter#nokiamobilepic.twitter.com/U9g1jZHtA6
— Juho Sarvikas (@sarvikas) October 9, 2019
Today's announcement doesn't come as a surprise after exclusive global Nokia brand licensee HMD Global already confirmed before Android 10 was even released for Google's own Pixels that three of its phones would receive the stable over-the-air update by the end of the year. What might be a little unexpected for some people is that the Nokia 8.1 has managed to beat the high-end Nokia 9 PureView to the punch.
Then again, the brand's first flagship model in ages was kind of a dud, so we're fairly certain you're more excited to see Android 10 goodies rolled out this quarter to the Nokia 7.1 rather than the disappointing aforementioned high-ender. Keep in mind that both the 7.1 and 9 PureView are officially available in the US, at retail prices of $299 and $450 respectively, unlike the 8.1, which was "globally" released back in December 2018 after making its debut in China under the X7 name roughly a whole year ago.
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- Display 6.2 inches 2280 x 1080 pixels
- Camera 12 MP (Dual camera) 20 MP front
- Hardware Qualcomm Snapdragon 710 4GB RAM
- Storage 64GB, microSDXC
- Battery 3500 mAh
- OS Android 10
