Nokia 8 Sirocco

The Nokia 8 Sirocco (TA-1005) is a high-end smartphone by HMD Global, running the Android One variant of Android. It was introduced at MWC in February 2018, and named after the Nokia 8800 Sirocco. The successor of the Nokia 8 Sirocco is the Nokia 9 PureView.

Compared to the original Nokia 8, the Sirocco edition uses a glass body with stainless steel instead of aluminium. It also has a new camera, a fingerprint sensor at the back instead of the front, 6 GB of RAM instead of 4 GB, omission of the CTIA headphone jack in favour of USB-C, a 5.5" pOLED screen rather than a 5.3" LCD, Qi wireless charging, and a larger battery capacity.^[2] The device has a Snapdragon 835 like its predecessor.

The display is curved, but the phone lacks palm rejection technology which is found in other curved smartphones.^[3] The 8 Sirocco is the first Nokia device featuring IP67 water resistance, which was never found in earlier Nokia phones including Lumia series.

The Nokia 8 Sirocco ships with Android 8.0 Oreo and can be updated to Android 10.^[4]

The Nokia 8 Sirocco received mixed to positive reviews.

Daniel Van Boom of CNET praised the device, stating that "The Nokia 8 Sirocco is fast, feels sturdy, has a long battery life and runs the sleek Android One operating system.", while noting that "It lacks any standout features to justify its premium pricing. The Nokia 8 Sirocco's camera isn't reliable enough, and its design, while improved over the regular Nokia 8, feels stout and a little outdated".^[5]

Sandra Vogel of ZDNet also praised the phone's "Solid steel frame, Android One ensuring 2 years of updates, 128GB of internal storage and IP67 rating for dust/water resistance" while criticising the "poor implementation of a curved screen and 16:9 ratio display".^[6]