The pre-order for Nokia 8.1 has started today in the UK on Amazon. The device was first announced at an event in Dubai followed by another announcement in India.

The Nokia 8.1 is Android One smartphone and that means two years of major software support and three years of monthly security updates from HMD. Otherwise, the smartphone comes in two color options – Blue and Steel and is available at a price point of  £379.99. The shipping will start from 24 January.

Nokia 8.1 Specs

Design:

  • Colors Dark blue, Night red, Magic night silver, Night black
  • Size 154.8×75.76×7.97 (mm)
  • Weight 180 (g)

Network and connectivity:

  • Network speed LTE Cat 6, 2CA, L+L
  • WiFi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac
  • Bluetooth® 5.0
  • GPS/AGPS+GLONASS+Beidou

Performance:

  • Operating system Android 9 Pie
  • RAM 4GB LPDDR4
  • CPU 2.2 GHz Qualcomm® Snapdragon™ 710

Storage:

  • Internal memory 64 GB3 eMMC 5.1
  • MicroSD card slot Support for up to 400 GB

Audio:

  • Connector 3.5 mm headphone jack
  • Speakers Single speaker with smart amp
  • Three microphones with Nokia OZO Audio

Display:

  • Size and type 6.18 (inch) Full HD+, HDR Video playback support
  • Resolution (2246×1080, 18.7:9), 1:1500 contrast ratio
  • Material Corning® Gorilla® Glass 3, laminated & polarized

Camera:

  • Rear lens main lens : 12MP, 1/2.55” Sony IMX 363 sensor, f / 1.8 aperture, 1.4um pixels, dual-core focus, optical image stabilization, Zeiss Optics
  • Sub lens : 13 MP FF
  • Front lens 20MP, dynamic sensor, FF/09 um, f/2.0 large aperture, 1.8μm (4 in 1) large pixel technology
  • Flash Dual color temperature double LED flash
  • OZO Audio capture

Connections and sensors:

  • Cable type USB Type-C (USB 2.0)
  • Sensors Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor, Accelerometer, E-compass, Gyroscope, Fingerprint Sensor, NFC

Battery life:

  • Battery type Integrated 3500 mAh battery2

Cool features:

  • Face Unlock
  • Qualcomm Quick Charge

What do our readers think about the price of the Nokia 8.1 in the UK? If you are a UK resident don’t forget to sound off in the comments section below.