Below is a photo taken in the standard Photo mode with Auto HDR turned on.The Auto HDR has resulted in much better colours and exposure at the cost of bokeh.The camera also has other ‘AI’ capabilities, using image recognition to detect the scene you’re shooting. The price stated above is valid all over Pakistan including Karachi, Lahore, Islamabad, Peshawar, Quetta and Muzaffarabad.
And irritating focus jumping with no way put to manual focus in video. Shots are acceptable but they don’t hold up to closer scrutiny. Thankfully, that’s not the case here.With my regular usage pattern, which meant lots of Twitter and Instagram browsing, streaming podcasts and Spotify, and copious amounts of WhatsApp messages, I was able to take the Nokia 8.1 off charge at 8AM and still have up to 45% remaining by 11PM. Like the Nokia 7.1, it’s FHD+ but it’s gotten a fraction larger at 6.1 inches (up from 5.85-inch).
It means a purer Android experience, closer in line with what you’d see from one of Google’s own Pixel devices. The best price of Nokia 8 is Rs. While the inclusion of close to stock Android was praised by the critics, the build quality and pricing strategy attracted some criticisms. When zooming in there’s a noticeable loss of sharpness and an increase in noise.The image stabilisation does a decent job of maintaining sharpness under tricky conditions.You can see a lot of noise/grain in the shadow detail.On the front of the Nokia 8.1 there’s a 20-megapixel selfie camera, which is a respectable performer. 35,990 in Pakistan in official warranty ( without discount ), while the without warranty Grey market cost of 8 Nokia is N/A. From the home screen, there’s just a single pill-shaped icon, which acts as the Home button. This is 8 GB RAM / 128 GB internal storage variant of Nokia which is available in Various colours. You can also swipe across the bottom from left to right to bring up an overview of your opened apps, and then scroll horizontally between them.The Nokia 8.1 is powered by an upgraded Qualcomm Snapdragon 710 processor alongside 4GB of RAM. Swiping this up a short distance brings up the Overview menu that shows your recent apps, whereas a longer swipe up brings up the apps drawer.
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Wasn't the Nokia 8 set to receive a camera update after Android Pie?I had this phone one and a half year and still no good camera update, I don't like the groped video with electronic video stabilisation and no way to turn it off. The Night Light mode can automatically kick in to reduce blue light when you want to give your eyes a rest before bed and there’s an additional Wind Down mode that turns content on the display grayscale.The Nokia 8.1’s use of Android One software is a key selling point. Its predecessor used the older Snapdragon 635. Along the bottom is a USB-C charging port and there’s a trusty 3.5mm headphone jack up top.While the Nokia 8.1 feels premium, it’s not a terribly robust phone. We’ll always tell you what we find. That meant it fell just about 30cm to a relatively soft surface, but that was still enough to take a decent chip out of the metal running the bottom edge. The Blue/Silver model I was sent sports a really deep blue, so appears almost black. Expect more from your phone. Not really what I would expect from a phone of this price.The most eye-catching element of the Nokia 8.1 is its screen. Unlike other sites, we thoroughly test every product we review.