Nokia 8 Sirocco specs, comparisons, faq, opinions

Nokia 8 Sirocco
  • Released 2018, April 23 177g, 7.5mm thickness Android 8.0, up to Android 10, Android One 128GB storage, no card slot
  • Octa-core (4x2.5 GHz Kryo & 4x1.8 GHz Kryo) Adreno 540 Single SIM (Nano-SIM) or Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) About 1,131.2 USD
  • 5.5" 1440x2560 pixels
  • 12MP 2160p
  • 6GB RAM Snapdragon 835
  • 3260mAh Li-Ion

Nokia 8 Sirocco overview

Nokia 8 Sirocco is a smartphone that runs on Android. It was released on 2018, April 23. Nokia 8 Sirocco has 5.5 inch, P-OLED, a resolution of 1440 x 2560 pixels screen with Corning Gorilla Glass 5. It uses Qualcomm MSM8998 Snapdragon 835 (10 nm) chipset, Octa-core (4x2.5 GHz Kryo & 4x1.8 GHz Kryo) CPU, Adreno 540 GPU. It supports 2G, 3G, 4G networks with Single SIM (Nano-SIM) or Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by). It has 12MP Dual main camera, 5MP Single selfie camera. Nokia 8 Sirocco uses Li-Ion 3260 mAh, non-removable battery which supports wireless charging. The price of Nokia 8 Sirocco is about 1,131.2 USD.

Score the key features of Nokia 8 Sirocco compared to the other phones on the market:

  • CPU Cores: 95 / 100 points
  • Camera pixels: 44 / 100 points
  • Screen resolution: 96 / 100 points
  • Battery capacity: 78 / 100 points
  • Price: 94 / 100 points

Nokia 8 Sirocco full specifications

NETWORK

Technology GSM / CDMA / HSPA / EVDO / LTE
2G bands GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (dual-SIM model only)
CDMA 800 & TD-SCDMA
3G bands HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
CDMA2000 1xEV-DO
4G bands 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 20, 28, 34, 38, 39, 40, 41
Speed HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A (3CA) Cat12 600/150 Mbps

LAUNCH

Announced 2018, February 25
Status Available

BODY

Dimensions 140.9 x 73 x 7.5 mm (5.55 x 2.87 x 0.30 in)
Weight 177 g (6.24 oz)
Build Glass front (Gorilla Glass 5), glass back (Gorilla Glass 5), stainless steel frame
SIM Single SIM (Nano-SIM) or Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)
  IP67 dust/water resistant (up to 1.5m for 30 mins)

DISPLAY

Type P-OLED
Size 5.5 inches, 83.4 cm2 (~81.1% screen-to-body ratio)
Resolution 1440 x 2560 pixels, 16:9 ratio (~534 ppi density)
Protection Corning Gorilla Glass 5
  Always-on display

PLATFORM

OS Android 8.0 (Oreo), upgradable to Android 10, Android One
Chipset Qualcomm MSM8998 Snapdragon 835 (10 nm)
CPU Octa-core (4x2.5 GHz Kryo & 4x1.8 GHz Kryo)
GPU Adreno 540

MEMORY

Card slot No
Internal 128GB 6GB RAM

MAIN CAMERA

Dual 12 MP, f/1.8, 25mm (wide), 1/2.55", 1.4µm, dual pixel PDAF 13 MP, f/2.6, (telephoto), 1/3.4", 1.0µm, AF, 2x optical zoom
Features Zeiss optics, dual-LED dual-tone flash, panorama, HDR
Video 4K@30fps, 1080p@30fps

SELFIE CAMERA

Single 5 MP, f/2.0, 1/4", 1.4µm
Video 1080p@30fps

SOUND

Loudspeaker Yes
3.5mm jack No
  24-bit/192kHz audio

COMMUNICATIONS

WLAN Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot
Bluetooth 5.0, A2DP, LE
GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS
NFC Yes
Radio No
USB USB Type-C 3.1

FEATURES

Sensors Fingerprint (rear-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer

BATTERY

Type Li-Ion 3260 mAh, non-removable
Charging Fast charging 18W Quick Charge 4 Qi wireless charging
Stand-by Up to 495 h (3G)
Talk time Up to 22 h (3G)
Music play Up to 11 h

MISCELLANEOUS

Colors Black
Models TA-1005
SAR EU 0.59 W/kg (head) 1.54 W/kg (body)
Price About 1,131.2 USD

TESTS

Performance AnTuTu: 209577 (v7) GeekBench: 6725 (v4.4) GFXBench: 15fps (ES 3.1 onscreen)
Display Contrast ratio: Infinite (nominal), 3.745 (sunlight)
Camera Photo / Video
Loudspeaker Voice 83dB / Noise 76dB / Ring 80dB
Audio quality Noise -90.1dB / Crosstalk -88.7dB
Battery life Endurance rating 77h

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