Nokia is planning to release a new premium smartphone called Nokia 9. It will supposedly be the first major flagship device from the Finnish manufacturer. With a steady approach opted by the manufacturer, it's only a matter of time until Nokia are totally back into the industry.
The Nokia 9 smartphone is expected to be launched sometime in Q3 this year with a price tag of somewhere around US $700 while it will be slightly expensive for the European Consumers at €750 per reports from GSMArena. It is expected to run in an Android environment possibly with the latest Nougat OS and with very little or no bloatware which is a major bonus for those users those who love to stick with a stock environment.
Meanwhile going into other details about the Nokia 9 smartphone, BGR reports that Nokia is planning to compete with both Samsung and Apple directly with the release of their flagship device. At the moment, the news about their new smartphone isn't official yet. However, the hardware specifications for the phone has been leaked according to a report from NokiaPoweruser. The same report expects the device also points out to a similar launch schedule.
Nokia 9 will be sporting the latest generation Snapdragon 835 chipset from Qualcomm alongside a 3,800mAh battery as per earlier reports. Hence, the delay in the launch of their new smartphone makes sense. This is due to Qualcomm's exclusivity of the chipset with Samsung for their Galaxy S8 and S8 Plus smartphones.
With the aforementioned price alongside key features like a 6GB RAM, 128GB storage, Quick charging support and Nokia OZO Audio, the Nokia 9 smartphone will also be IP68 certified. Considering all the above factors including its asking price, the new smartphone undoubtedly can compete with the iPhone 8 directly but however, Apple has their own new smartphone lined up for a September launch.
