Faizel Patel, Radio Islam News – 19-04-2018

HMD Global, the home of Nokia phones has announced the availability of the Nokia 8 Sirocco, Nokia 7 plus and the new Nokia 6 in South Africa.

The new Android One Nokia smartphones were introduced at Mobile World Congress (MWC) in February earlier this year, and will go on sale during April 2018 through Cell C, MTN and Vodacom as well as selected retailers.

Nokia says each new smartphone offers durability and reliability as standard, with the range setting new benchmarks in materials and design.

Nokia 8 Sirocco

The Nokia 8 Sirocco features include enhanced dual rear sensors with ZEISS optics that combine an ultra-sensitive, wide angle primary camera for impressive low-light performance and a secondary 13MP sensor with 2x optical zoom.

It combines a curved edge-to-edge pOLED 2K 5.5-inch display with smaller bezels and moulded body curves to create an ultra-compact profile.

Available in Black, the Nokia 8 Sirocco will be available on 07 May 2018 from R499.00/month x 24 months on Post-Paid Operator deals.

While HMD didn’t say how much it’ll cost for prepaid buyers, totalling the monthly fee over the two-year period works out to R12,000.

Nokia 7 plus

The Nokia 7 Plus has enhanced Dual-Sight, dual rear sensors with ZEISS optics combine an ultra-sensitive 12MP wide-angle primary camera for excellent performance in both low-light and extra bright conditions and a secondary 13MP camera that delivers 2x optical zoom.

The device is backed by the powerful Qualcomm® Snapdragon™ 660 Mobile Platform and a 3800 mAh battery.

The Nokia 7 Plus has a 6-inch 18:9 Full HD+ display.

Available in Black/Copper the Nokia 7 plus is available from 19 April 2018 from R329.00/month x 24 months on Post-Paid Operator deals.

Nokia 6.

HMD Global says the New Nokia 6 packs even more powerful performance and is Over 60% faster than its predecessor. It now offers enhanced Dual-Sight, ZEISS optics, USB-C fast-charging, a more compact screen-to-body ratio, Nokia spatial audio and pure, secure and up-to-date Android Oreo.

The New Nokia 6 is made from a solid block of 6000 series aluminum, with an 11-hour two-tone anodising and polishing process. It has a 2.5D display with damage-resistant Corning Gorilla Glass.

It packs the Qualcomm Snapdragon 630 Mobile Platform.

Available in Black/Copper, the new Nokia 6 will be available on 23 April 2018 from MTN – Operator pricing still needs to be confirmed accordingly.

And finally the HMD Global has confirmed the updated 8110 or so called banana phone featured in the Matrix movies is coming to South Africa… but it can’t tell us when or for how much.

Listen to the interview with HMD Globals Patrick Henchie 

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