{"id":8296,"date":"2017-08-17T16:10:52","date_gmt":"2017-08-17T16:10:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/rsoftsolution.com\/blog\/android-newbie-hmds-nokia-8-flagship-lets-you-livestream-frontbacks.html"},"modified":"2017-08-17T16:10:52","modified_gmt":"2017-08-17T16:10:52","slug":"android-newbie-hmds-nokia-8-flagship-lets-you-livestream-frontbacks","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rbsitsoftwaresolution.in\/blog\/android-newbie-hmds-nokia-8-flagship-lets-you-livestream-frontbacks.html","title":{"rendered":"Android newbie HMD\u2019s Nokia 8 flagship lets you livestream \u2018frontbacks\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"


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Rebooting the venerable Nokia smartphone brand<\/a> has not been a rush job for HMD Global<\/a>, the Foxconn-backed company set up for the purpose of licensing the Nokia name to try to revive the brand\u2019s fortunes on smartphones.<\/p>\n

But after starting with basic<\/a> and mid-tier smartphones<\/a>, it\u2019s finally outted a flagship Android handset, called the Nokia 8<\/a>, which it will be hoping can put some dents in Samsung\u2019s high end. And\/or pull consumers away from Huawei\u2019s flagships handsets \u2014 or indeed the swathe of Chinese OEMs surging up the smartphone market share ranks<\/a>.<\/p>\n

With the Nokia 8, HMD is putting its flagship focus on content creators wanting to livestream video for their social feeds.<\/p>\n

Competition in the Android OEM space has been fierce for years and there\u2019s no signs of any slack appearing so HDM faces a steep challenge to make any kind of dent here. But at least it now has an iron in the fire. As analyst CCS Insight<\/a> notes, the handset will be \u201chugely important in getting Nokia-branded smartphones back on the mobile phone map\u201d.<\/p>\n

Specs wise, the Nokia 8 runs the latest version of Android (Nougat 7.1.1) \u2014 which HMD is touting as a \u201cpure Android experience\u201d, akin to Google\u2019s Pixel handsets. (There\u2019s a not-so-gentle irony there, given Nokia\u2019s history in smartphones<\/a>. But clearly HMD is going full in on Android.)<\/p>\n

On the hardware front, there\u2019s a top end Qualcomm Snapdragon 835 processor, plus 4GB of RAM and 64GB of internal memory (expandable thanks to a MicroSD card slot). While the\u00a05.3 inch ultra HD resolution display puts it on the verge of phablet territory \u2014 and squarely within the current smartphone screen size sweet spot<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Also on board: dual rear cameras, both 13MP (one color, one BW), and a 13MP front facing lens \u2014 all with f\/2.0; using Zeiss optics; and with support for 4K video.<\/p>\n

The flagship camera feature \u2014 and really phone feature too \u2014 is the ability to livestream video from both front and back cameras simultaneously.<\/p>\n

HMD is trying to coin a hashtaggable word to describe this: \u201cbothie\u201d (as opposed to a selfie)\u2026<\/p>\n

This split screen camera feature can also be used for photos \u2014 so they\u2019ve basically reinvented Frontback<\/a>. Well done.<\/p>\n

\u201cContent creators can natively broadcast their unique #Bothie stories to social media through the Dual-Sight functionality located within the camera app. Fans can also enjoy unlimited\u00a0<\/span>photo [16MB in size] and video uploads to Google Photos,\u201d HMD writes.<\/p>\n

This could prove a sticky feature for social media lovers \u2014 perhaps especially the dual video option, which lets people share twin perspective video direct to Facebook and YouTube via the camera app.<\/p>\n

Or it could prove a passing fad, like Frontback. Time will tell. CCS Insight describes it as an \u201cinteresting approach\u201d but also cautions on whether consumers will take to it.<\/p>\n

Commenting on the feature in a statement, HMD\u2019s Juho Sarvikas, chief product officer, said: \u201cWe 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\u2019s these people who have inspired us.\u201d<\/p>\n

Elsewhere on the device, there\u2019s a spatial surround sound recording tech that uses three microphones and is apparently drawing on Nokia\u2019s Ozo 360 camera division, plus USB type C charging port; a 3.5mm headphone jack; and a non-removable\u00a03090 mAh battery.<\/p>\n

The handset, which is clad in an aluminium unibody casing and has a fingerprint reader on the front for device unlocking and authentication, is described as splashproof rather than waterproof.<\/p>\n

Global RRP for the Nokia 8 is \u20ac599, with a rollout due to start in September. The handset comes in a choice of four colors: Polished Blue, Polished Copper, Tempered Blue and Steel.<\/p>\n

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