Nokia is announcing new phones tomorrow, and among them could be the flagship Nokia 9. Read the latest rumours on the Nokia 9 launch date, release date, UK price, features, specifications and live stream.
At 7.30pm tomorrow in a special London press event Nokia will announce new devices, potentially including the Nokia 2, Nokia 7 and Nokia 8. Could the flagship Nokia 9 be among them?
Nokia’s press event will take place in London at 7.30pm on Wednesday 16 August 2017. Check back here for full details after that time.
Nokia has confirmed that there will be a live stream of the event, which we will embed at the top of this page.
Although the phone may be announced tomorrow, this does not mean it will be immediately available. The Nokia 3,5 and 6 that were announced at February’s MWC have only just gone on sale. We’ll bring you full details when we know more.
The new Nokia 9 is thought to be priced at around $800 or £634 with 128GB of storage, and $950 or £753 with 256GB.
Many of the rumoured specifications for the Nokia 8 and Nokia 9 are similar, but the Nokia 9 is thought to be larger and to feature a higher screen-to-body ratio. While the 5.3in Nokia 8 will likely feature a 16: 9 panel, the 5.7in Nokia 9 could see a 18: 9 virtually full-screen display, putting it in line with the Galaxy S8 and LG G6. Both are said to be Quad-HD displays with protective Gorilla Glass 5.
The Nokia 9 may feature an iris scanner, and is said to have an extra 2GB of RAM over the Nokia 8. It may also come with 128GB storage as standard.
The camera is now known to be a key selling point for the upcoming smartphone, with HMD Global confirming that Nokia’s collaboration with Zeiss optics is back on. Zeiss is reportedly «rekindling its commitment to set new imaging standards for Nokia customers».
We should see a dual-camera — potentially 13Mp with separate RGB and monochrome sensors. A 13Mp selfie camera may also be found at the front.
The Nokia 9 is thought to be the flagship in Nokia’s Android phone family, and as such will likely run the 10nm Qualcomm Snapdragon 835 with Adreno 540 GPU, plus 6GB of RAM and 64GB of storage.
It will likely feature IP68 waterproofing, as well as a fingerprint scanner, the aforementioned iris scanner, and a 3,500- to 3,800mAh battery with Quick Charge 4.0 support.
Apart from the fact Nokia used to be one of the biggest brands in the mobile market (Nokia was the Apple of the early 21st century) , Nokia Android phones are interesting because they are said to be different to rival Android phones in three main ways:
• Through Nokia’s relentless focus on the everyday experience, whether that is seen in the display or the camera
• Through its premium design and build quality that is present no matter where in the line-up a model sits
• Through its use of the purest version of Android you have seen, with monthly security updates, fast Android platform updates and the implementation of the Google Assistant across the range
Also see: Best new phones coming in 2017
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