Nokia 8 Sirocco

Striking steel and glass design ; 128GB storage ; Produces great daylight photos

P-OLED screen spoils the curved front ; 16:9 screen already seems dated ; Oversaturated screen no good for photo previews ; Last-generation processor

Beautiful design ; Comfortable to hold ; Good specs ; Speedy camera ; Stock Android 8.0 Oreo

Edges are a tad too sharp ; Hard to press buttons ; No headphone jack

Luxury design ; Clean software ; Lots of storage

Uses a 2017 chipset ; P-OLED screen has issues ; Camera doesn’t match the best at the price

Nokia has successfully made a luxury phone, with a high-end build, generally decent specs and no software bloat, but the Nokia 8 Sirocco seems slightly dated in too many areas to fully recommend.

Premium glass and metal build ; Dual rear cameras tuned by Zeiis Optics ; Wireless charging ; Android One

Running last year's CPU ; No headphone jack

very stable, high-quality case ; long lasting battery runtime ; gaming at 60 fps is possible ; very precise touchscreen ; good microphone ; pure Android with update guarantee ; large storage capacity

no 3.5-mm audio jack ; strange behavior in Google Maps ; average Wi-Fi speeds ; selfie camera is not impressive ; strange color effects due to curved screen ; relatively high temperatures under load ; significant throttling after long periods of load

The Nokia 8 Sirocco definitely is a smartphone for individualists; Nokia has fulfilled its promise by giving this phone its rather particular name. The phone has all the features of a current high-end mobile phone: Long battery runtimes, high...

Great Android experience ; Solid performance

Unique feel-factor may not be for everyone ; Camera is far behind other flagship phones

For all its charms and unique design choices, the Nokia 8 Sirocco struggles to feel worthy of that $1199 asking price.

HMD Global has priced the Nokia 8 Sirocco at Rs 54,999 in the Indian market. This puts the device in almost the same territory as the spectacular Google Pixel 2 , and Galaxy S9 . The upcoming flagship by OnePlus, the OnePlus 6 is likely to be cheaper...

The Nokia 8 Sirocco is fast, feels sturdy, has a long battery life and runs the sleek Android One operating system.

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camera isn't reliable enough, and its design, while improved over the regular Nokia 8, feels stout and a little outdated.

While the Nokia 8 Sirocco does suffer from minor faults, its main issue is being outclassed by similarly-priced competitors.