Nokia 8 launch price in Malaysia leaked as RM2,299

The Nokia brand via HMD Global is enjoying a resurgence of late with the return of their entry to mid-range level Nokia 3, 5 and 6 earlier this year in Malaysia and the recent global announcement of the launch Nokia 8 which has been confirmed to be coming to Malaysia. They have just recently sent out invitations to guests for a special launch for the Nokia 8 this coming Friday. One dealer however has jumped the gun and leaked out the price of the Nokia 8 in Malaysia on their Facebook page.

The Nokia 8 is their most impressive, highest specced phone to date that outguns its smaller Nokia 3, 5 and 6 siblings. Officially, the Nokia 8 comes with one of the fastest processors currently in service -a  Snapdragon 835 octacore processor. The display is a crisp 5.3-inch LCD with 2,560 x 1,440 pixel resolution and it runs a stock version of Android Nougat 7.1.1 (upgradable to Oreo when it rolls out) under the hood with 4GB RAM and 64GB of expandable storage. The rear camera will incorporate a dual camera setup which has Zeiss optics with one 13-MP camera capturing images in colour and the other in black and white while the front also has a 13-MP camera with PDAF and Zeiss glass as well. All this is crammed into a machined unibody aluminium casing that’s just 7.9mm thin.

These are pretty impressive specs, more so as Nokia is pricing the Nokia 8 at RM2,299 which puts it in a very affordable price range.The leak from the dealer also announced that the Nokia 8 will come in either Tempered Blue or Steel for Malaysia. While we know the specifications and the price of the phone, the Nokia 8 for Malaysia may possibly come with extra goodies for preorders. Stay tuned for more details when we cover the launch this Friday and get an up-close look at their magnum opus!

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