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Nokia 8 64GB, EE, unl. minutes, unl. txts, 5GB data; £27.99pm, 24 months contract, £30 upfront with code AUGPAY10, £701.76 total @ Mobiles.co.uk

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Bobbite

31 Aug 17

And don't forget, maybe quidco or topcashback.
Code for the £10 off: AUGPAY10

Edit: Forgot to mention that it's a pre-order and the stock will be available on the 13th of September.

Latest comments (59)

Apresmoto

3 Sep 17 #59

Buy the phone at Carphonewarehouse for £500 sim free, get a free smart watch + sim only deal £9 month at 3 with unl. text&call+4GB. THAT'S ALL TOGETHER £716 with smart watch without contract.

ApolloVirtue

31 Aug 17 #1

Nokia shot themselves in the foot with that price. £300 phone at most.

slannmage to ApolloVirtue

1 Sep 17 #7

It's not Nokia though, it's HMD using the Nokia name.... Nokia are dead.

jliptoid to slannmage

1 Sep 17 #8

HMD is almost entirely consisted of ex-Nokia employees laid off by Microsoft. It's most definitely Nokia.

allowed to jliptoid

1 Sep 17 #32

Is that a plus or a minus

KEG123 to slannmage

1 Sep 17 #31

Nokia dead? Tell that to the 100,000+ employees.

Dekard97 to ApolloVirtue

1 Sep 17 #9

I was thinking that, but thought maybe I'm a bit out of touch with the deals lately. Just seems way too expensive to me, especially for a Nokia

bozy09 to ApolloVirtue

1 Sep 17 #42

It's got top quality specs, better than a lot of other flagship devices in fact so why do you think it's worth £300????

ApolloVirtue to bozy09

1 Sep 17 #48

There are many other phones that are much lower in price and match or exceed it in spec, for example the moto z play and z2 play, the oneplus 3t and oneplus 5 (which is much much better), the s7 edge. There is literally no reason to buy the Nokia 8.

DevilWithin to ApolloVirtue

2 Sep 17 #53

Literally only the OnePlus 5 has the Snapdragon 835 processor out of all of those phones. What is your idea of matching/exceeding in spec when none of those phones actually do so?

ApolloVirtue to DevilWithin

2 Sep 17 #54

So you're just going to cry about chipset? The huge price difference does not justify a slightly newer chipset. Those phones I've listed do everything else better, yet you're just going to fixed on chipset? The difference in performance is marginal, all the phones I've listed perform extremely well and do not have stutters. At any rate you would have to be pretty silly to pick the Nokia 8 over the OP5.

Bobbite to ApolloVirtue

3 Sep 17 #55

Such aggressivity.
The newer chipset allows for better battery consumption and the phone also possesses an excellent camera brand(having had Carl Zeiss camera on previous phones, they're awesome, hopefully Nokia will be able to keep it good and make it better with updates) ; also stock android allows for extremely fast updates the latest Android software, hopefully Oreo won't take too long to come on the Nokia. It also has a QHD screen, not everyone's cup of tea but as long as the battery follows I'm fine with that, even though I prefer full HD on phones.

In my opinion, the phone will be completely fine, and it's not that expensive. Taking away the price of the contract that you'll have to pay anyway, the phones ends up at probably around £450-500.

DevilWithin to ApolloVirtue

3 Sep 17 #56

Why are you talking about crying? I may of had a few too many beers yesterday but you strike me as a bit of a kn*b.

ApolloVirtue to DevilWithin

3 Sep 17 #57

Wow so sensitive. Easy there butt hurt boy. I think we know why you're talking about knobs now.

DevilWithin to ApolloVirtue

3 Sep 17 #58

...and now you've just confirmed you're one.

mattrixdesign2

1 Sep 17 #52

Ahhh, the Nokia N95 perhaps one of the best phones I ever had :sunglasses: ... In the market for a new phone soon currently on a Nexus, considering I paid about £150 for it, not sure why I would want to send many more £££s on a 'better' phone. Seems as fast if not faster than most phones, way better than my works iPhone. The only thing I really miss is a good reliable camera for all conditions, camera is not as good as my Z3 Compact, and the Z3 Compact had low light issues.

I would consider Nokia again if they were robust and with decent camera.

Bobbite

1 Sep 17 #47

I posted the deal but would anyone know if there is free eu roaming on this ee contract?

spruceyb to Bobbite

1 Sep 17 #50

You'll get EU roaming on any plan as it's part of EU regulation.

It'll be up to those in government if we keep it passed March 2019.

Bobbite to spruceyb

1 Sep 17 #51

Excellent, thanks!

little_green

1 Sep 17 #16

4gb ram? I'm sure I had initially read somewhere one of the colours was going to have 6gb ram.... Hmmm....
Have been waiting for this for ages but not sure if it's worth it now :disappointed: I have a op3 already. Been excited by Nokia return and flagship but something just niggling saying is this good enough for the price.
Lots of reviews talk about the bezels being much bigger than other flagships nowadays

Masteryates to little_green

1 Sep 17 #36

As a fellow Op3 owner, I'm not tempted by this phone at all. My Op3 is still a beast and I wouldn't want to downgrade to a LCD and only 4GB RAM.

dannyeff to Masteryates

1 Sep 17 #46

Im currently a oneplus 2 owner. did you upgrade from a 2 to a 3? getting 2 years now out my phone and looking for a change/upgrade

Masteryates to dannyeff

1 Sep 17 #49

I came from the Nexus 5 and then the LG G2. I feel sorry for the OP2 owners as the OP3 is everything the OP2 should have been. At least we can both enjoy the excellent Oxygen OS which is by far the best none stock OS out there.

chancooluk

1 Sep 17 #20

The price seems good to me. £700 for a 24-month EE contract phone with flagship specs and excellent build quality. It's not like they are selling it for £700 SIM Free.

little_green to chancooluk

1 Sep 17 #30

What's you views on this vs essential phone? I think that's getting a UK release at some point? Not 100% sure of price point in that either.
I usually buy phones outright but this is quite pricey not sure if would be better going for a contract if I were to get the n8

spruceyb to little_green

1 Sep 17 #33

Get a S8 or a U11.

little_green to spruceyb

1 Sep 17 #37

Too expensive
Plus hate toichwiz

spruceyb to little_green

1 Sep 17 #39

S8 is £90 more on same contract (was only £55 more until yesterday) but with a free Gear VR. Touchwiz isn't too bad anymore, you can replace most of the weak stuff.

HTC U11 is like £520 Sim Free (which is only £20 more than the Sim Free cost of this).

N8 and E-PH-1 are both far too expensive for what they are, the EPH1 especially as the camera is terrible.

little_green to spruceyb

1 Sep 17 #40

Lol maybe I'll just keep my op3 then
Just not a fan of Samsung.
I thought the camera has had a update improving it?

Crossbow to spruceyb

1 Sep 17 #44

Hmm, that's disappointing as I had high hopes for it overall. Was almost sold on the Titanium casing alone :stuck_out_tongue:

spruceyb to Crossbow

1 Sep 17 #45

If they can have a better camera and some type of OLED screen on the 2nd one then it'll be amazing.
The Titanium/Ceramic sure is beautiful.

chancooluk to little_green

1 Sep 17 #38

It looks to be similar on paper. I can't give a proper opinion of the essential phone though, as I haven't yet had the chance to use one. I can't really comment on the value for money either, without knowing the UK price.

Although given that its $700 in the US, it's likely to be priced at around £600 in the UK. Which doesn't strike me as being great value for money, especially considering its their first phone release.

androoski

1 Sep 17 #26

Microsoft bought the Nokia phone business and the rights to use the Nokia name, HMD assumed that business after Microsoft dumped it. HMD have an agreement with Nokia to use their patents and technologies and pay royalties to Nokia for them. HMD is led by former Nokia management and is staffed by many former Nokia staff. Their HQ is across the road from Nokia HQ. So, with so much of Nokia culture invested in it, they have a genuine claim to the Nokia name on the phones.

I would be interested if they did something innovative and not made just another Android phone.

fishmaster to androoski

1 Sep 17 #27

The website of HMD Global if anyone is interested >

hmdglobal.com

They might just be a one trick Pony. However the Nokia brand had a solid reputation. If you look back at some of the absolutely crazy phone designs they had 10-15 years ago, they were innovative or possibly just seeing what type of almost unusable design they could force on the public, the Nokia 7600 for one. There will be kids alive today using smartphones who don't know about or care about Nokia's heritage. HMD Global don't have a lot to play with, just a name really, unless they have a really solid team and are willing to lose money before they gain money.

androoski to fishmaster

1 Sep 17 #43

HMD have access to big Nokia's folio of patents and technologies to play with, plus Nokia intellectual heritage through staff continuity and engineering input from big Nokia. So more than just a name.

msharif911

1 Sep 17 #19

At least the OS is Android and not Windows Mobile. The one thing Android lacks (in my opinion) is very well made hardware. Some of the Nokia Windows phones were absolutely spot on with their hardware so hopefully this will be good hardware and on a good OS.

fishmaster to msharif911

1 Sep 17 #28

Android hardware has come on leaps and bounds. It absolutely does have very well made hardware to support it. The S6, S7 and especially S8 phones have really solid design build. Xiaomi have a selection of phones using ceramic. It all started with the HTC One (M7) in 2013 and progressed through Samsung Galaxy Note Edge in September 2014, and from the S6 onwards all higher end Samsung's had good designs and cutting 'Edge' screen technology. You have a look at the Xiaomi Mi Mix 2 to be released in September this year and tell me that Android doesn't have really well made hardware. In fact as I stated it was back in 2013, and maybe there's an earlier example I'm forgetting. Apple started the really well made hardware (with a massive amount of design flaws, antenna problems, U2 IC problems, touch IC problems, the list goes on) thing 10 years ago. Some Android hardware has taken it beyond Apple.

TL;DR

Android most definitely has hardware which is very well made and here's an example from almost a year ago >

I'll add a little disclaimer; the Apple iPhone 8 will likely be right up there with the Samsung competition, and in fact will use screen technology from Samsung, idownloadblog.com/201…-8/

Apple will be using the best display panels already in use in Android phones for a number of years. I'm not getting in to the pros and cons of Apple versus Android, that's another discussion. This is just an illustration that it's false to believe that Android doesn't have cutting edge hardware and the build quality isn't up to scratch. The facts are it's probably got the best made hardware on any mobile platform currently.

msharif911 to fishmaster

1 Sep 17 #41

Thanks for all that info. The last Android phone I had was a Samsung Note 2 and I thought the Windows phone work gave me had a better feel and build about it. I've since had only an iPhone 6+ and will be sticking with Apple for my next one too (most likely an 8+). Both have their benefits and drawbacks. I have had a good couple of years with my iphone and dont feel the need to change.

Cakeboy79

1 Sep 17 #12

The review I've read of it says it does nothing better than the oneplus 5 which is a bit less than it, and is a lot worse than the galaxy phones that are priced at a bit more. If you're desperate for a Nokia phone then maybe, but otherwise why would you buy this?

ACIDFORUMS to Cakeboy79

1 Sep 17 #35

Shocking review

DevilWithin

1 Sep 17 #10

Any particular reason why people think this is too expensive? Specs are up there with most flagships and the reviews are positive. Certainly isn't a mid-range phone so why should it be mid-range price?

Niz to DevilWithin

1 Sep 17 #13

Yeh i was thinking this too, snapdragon 835, 4gb ram. Same as the rest pretty much.

pcgamer2014 to DevilWithin

1 Sep 17 #14

The price you pay is for spec plus brand value. In this case the brand value is in negative for most people. I sold an iPhone 6 for 300 the other day after 2.5 years. This phone will have no value after 2.5 years as things stand today.

Masteryates to pcgamer2014

1 Sep 17 #34

I know what you're saying with respect to losing value. You lost £300 in only 2.5 years with the Iphone 6. If Nokia/HMD provide good support with updates, the loss on this phone will probably be slightly more. On the other hand, if Nokia are awful with updates, this phone will be down to under £100 in 2.5 years.

The only phones that don't really lose value are the good spec phones at budget prices. If you buy this P8 Lite 2017 for £140, in 2 years time it will be still worth £50 meaning a loss on only £45 per year.

_RobP

1 Sep 17 #29

I'm tempted by this but would want to hold one before committing to it. The Pixel2 is just round the corner too, but might not be the same value for money

AndrewHu

1 Sep 17 #25

Camera's no good for low light shots and for some reason it's significantly uglier than the Nokia 6, which was a budget phone.

If they made this phone a touch smaller, gave it a better camera and the 6's looks I'd be all over it. T'is a bit pricey though.

SartoriX

1 Sep 17 #24

Looks good to me, still have 6 months to go on current contract, or I'd be very tempted. Heated!

eliHd452

1 Sep 17 #17

Spend £700 for 2 years on your Nostalgia. Nokia in 2017 does not have the same company vision as in early 2000

horsepills to eliHd452

1 Sep 17 #22

What the hell does Nokia's "company vision" have to do with the spec and performance of this phone??

Someone's been reading too many PowerPoint presentations.

chancooluk to eliHd452

1 Sep 17 #23

What does nostalgia have to do with anything? That complaint is only valid with the new 3310.

Who buys a phone to support a company's vision? I'm pretty sure every phone company's vision is to make money.

rodman

1 Sep 17 #21

Looks like S8, cold from me.

skotluis

1 Sep 17 #2

Isn't even Nokia. Some other company just bought the name and trying to cash in whatever reputation they have left.

chenzz to skotluis

1 Sep 17 #5

It's not "some other company", it's Foxconn’s FIH Mobile.
And foxconn is the contract manufacturer for almost everything you are using, mobiles, computers, laptops and TVs.
So I think you are in safe hand.

Think about Dopod before HTC.

itsdavidjones1984 to skotluis

1 Sep 17 #18

Who cares? Did you panic when you found out Tim Cook doesn't actually build every iPhone himself? I was bitterly disappointed when I saw the Google Android figure doesn't actually live inside my phone :cry:

jamgin

1 Sep 17 #15

Has it got the Snake game?

kazimierzkozlowski1

1 Sep 17 #6

In delivery details it says phone box seal may be broken to do the quality check. No need to contact for this reason.
Does this mean that phones may be second hand or almost new or like new or nearly new (all these terms are being used now days)

Admast79 to kazimierzkozlowski1

1 Sep 17 #11

No, you are buying a brand new phone.

sam_of_london

1 Sep 17 #4

Voted hot

jonspurs

1 Sep 17 #3

I wish Nokia included the 41 megapixel sensor...which I still feel is top quality...this is the first picture someone took on Reddit: