Nokia has announced a new smartphone Nokia 8 V 5G UW in the United States. This new smartphone is priced at $699 in the US, it will be available via carrier Verizon and from BestBuy starting from November 12th, tomorrow. It comes with a Meteor Grey colour option and is not expected to launch outside the US. It has a bigger full-HD display and is powered by a Snapdragon processor.

It runs on Android 10 and has a fingerprint scanner as well. Let’s check out the specifications of the device next. It has a 6.81-inch full-HD+ 20:9 LCD display with 1080 × 2400 pixels resolution and is powered by an octa-core (1 x 2.4GHz + 1 x 2.2GHz + 6 x 1.8GHz Kryo 475 CPUs) Snapdragon 765G 7nm EUV Mobile Platform with Adreno 620 GPU coupled with 6GB of LPDDR4X RAM + 64GB internal storage and 8GB LPDDR4X RAM + 128GB inbuilt storage options.

Nokia 8 V 5G UW
Nokia 8 V 5G UW

It runs on the Android 10 OS out of the box, not Android 11. It has a quad-rear camera with a 64-megapixel main camera with dual-LED flash, ZEISS Optics, a 12-megapixel ultra-wide angle lens, a 2-megapixel macro, and a 2-megapixel depth sensor. It also has a 24-megapixel front-facing camera for selfie lovers. It has a  side-mounted fingerprint sensor and a 4500mAh battery with 18W fast charging support. It supports 5G NR and 5G mmWave / Dual 4G VoLTE, WiFi 802.11 ac (2.4GHz + 5GHz), Bluetooth 5, GPS/GLONASS/Beidou, USB Type-C, 3.5 mm headphone jack connectivity, and FM radio receiver and OZO audio as well. It measures 171.90 x 78.56 x 8.99mm and weighs 226g.

The company has already launched the Nokia 8.3 5G in the mid-range category that comes with a 6.81-inch Full HD+ 20:9 LCD display with a 120Hz refresh rate and 1080 × 2400 pixels resolution, an Octa-Core (1 x 2.4GHz + 1 x 2.2GHz + 6 x 1.8GHz Kryo 475 CPUs) Snapdragon 765G 7nm EUV Mobile Platform, Adreno 620 GPU, 6GB/8GB LPDDR4X RAM with 64GB /128GB storage variants, MicroSD card expandable storage, Android 10, Single / Dual SIM.

Other features available are a quad-rear camera setup with a 64-megapixel main camera with Dual LED flash, ZEISS Optics, a 12-megapixel ultra-wide-angle lens, a 2-megapixel macro and a 2-megapixel another depth sensor, a 24-megapixel front-facing camera, a side-mounted fingerprint sensor, a 4500mAh battery with 18W fast charging, supports 5G SA/ NSA / Dual 4G VoLTE, WiFi 802.11 ac (2.4GHz + 5GHz), Bluetooth 5, GPS/GLONASS/Beidou, USB Type-C, 3.5 mm headphone jack connectivity options and FM radio receiver, OZO audio additional features. It measures 171.90 x 78.56 x 8.99mm and weighs 220g.