Android Oreo update for Nokia 8 coming soon, beta-testing completes

HMD Global has revealed that they will soon be releasing the Android Oreo update to the Nokia 8 handsets. The news was confirmed by Juho Sarvikas HMD Global’s Chief Officer. Juho Sarvikas has posted a video on his official Twitter handle, which shows the Nokia 8 receiving the latest Android Oreo Beta update.

Further, Sarvikas said “We have well over 2000 #Nokia8 #nokiamobilebetalabs users! Thank you so much for your passion and great feedback. We’ve listened, we’ve taken action and we will soon roll out official #AndroidOreo release for everyone!”. However, the tweet has not mentioned any device name, and the Oreo Beta testing has been done only for Nokia 8.So far, HMD has been testing the Android Oreo Beta update on the Nokia 8 under the Nokia beta labs program. However, the company has not revealed the exact time frame on when the final Nokia 8 Oreo update will start rolling. In the past, HMD Global had already confirmed all its Nokia-branded smartphones including Nokia 8, Nokia 6, Nokia 5 and Nokia 3 will be upgraded to Android Oreo.

To recall, the smartphone was launched in India at Rs 36,990. The Nokia 8 is powered by an octa-core (Four 2.5GHz Kryo + Four 1.8GHz Kryo) Snapdragon 835 processor with 4GB of LPPDDR4X RAM along with 64GB of internal storage which can be expanded to 256GB.

The flagship Nokia phone comes with a 5.3-inch IPS QHD display with a resolution of 2560 x 1440 pixels which is protected by Corning Gorilla Glass 5 in a 2.5D finish for better aesthetics. As far as the build quality is concerned, it comes in a 6000 series aluminum body in has four colour options– two with the glossy finish and two in Matte Polished Copper, Polished Blue, Tempered blue and Steel.