Could this be the hallmark for a Nokia revival? HMD Global the company that took the reigns of the once dominant mobile phone brand, has released a gorgeous premium smartphone with Nokia 8.

The coming months will see Samsung and Apple with Huawei in the mix the three manufacturers who command more than half of global sales will be announcing their flagships as the last hurrah before the year ends. Nokia is seeking to come back and make a statement, the Nokia 8 looks tantalisingly capable of usurping either one of the top three. Far fetched? Lets take a closer look.

Camera: to win over the consumers you will need a good camera, collaborating with Zeiss the new device incorporates the German lenses for all three cameras with both rear using 13 Megapixels colour and mono. And a 13 megapixel for the front. There is also this function Nokia is boasting about, Dual sight where both the front and back camera can broadcast simultaneously with both person split on the same screen. This is done in realtime and can be uploaded to social media sites like FB live.

Audio: Ozo spatial 360 degree gives an audio experience found in high quality movie made in Hollywood, purposefully included for 4K video binging. Recording will be enhanced with the 3 microphones on the phones, giving the same spatial playback.

 

Design: An aluminium unibody at a mere 4.6mm thin at the edge and just 7.3mm slim this would be the thinnest phone from Nokia. To keep heat away from core components like the Qualcomm 835 Snapdragon, a full-length graphite shielded copper cooling pipe is fitted that is able to dissipate heat quickly. Just like those high end gaming notebooks.

If this is how the comeback kid is going to appear, then we will forget and forgive those horrible Microsoft days and wring our hand in glee.

The phones have been released with 4 colours: Polished Blue, Polished Copper, Tempered Blue and Steel and priced at €599 (RM3000) scheduled to arrive in September.