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After many leaks, the Nokia 1 entry-level smartphone was launched last month at MWC 2018 by HMD Global. The smartphone comes with pretty average specifications on paper, and at launch, HMD Global vaguely claimed that the Nokia 1 is amongst the first Android Oreo – Go edition aka Android Go – smartphones to have been announced. It is the most affordable smartphone in the Nokia Android lineup and sits below the Nokia 2 budget offering in the company’s stable.
Nokia 1 Price in UK and Availability
The Nokia 1 is up for pre-order in UK from Amazon store. And the Nokia 1 is up for pre-order for £79.99 and is promising delivery from April 30 onwards. The handset comes in Dark Blue (Pre-order link) and Warm Red (Pre-order link) color options.
Nokia 1 Specifications
Nokia 1 is an entry-level smartphone which is also offering all the main features of the Android Oreo operating system. The presence of Android One as an operating system allows you to optimize performance even with only 1GB of RAM, offering access to the Play Store to download the most used apps, including WhatsApp, Facebook and Instagram (automatically highlighting those optimized for Android Oreo – Go Edition.
The Android Go ecosystem is meant to deliver an optimized experience despite budget hardware and is complete with lightweight versions of Google apps and services, such as Gmail Go and Google Maps Go.
The Nokia 1 features a 4.5-inch FWVGA (480×854 pixels) IPS display and it is powered by a 1.1GHz quad-core processor that’s backed by the MediaTek MT6737M SoC coupled with 1GB of LPDDR3 RAM and an 8GB of inbuilt storage, expandable via microSD card up to 128GB.
On the camera front, the device bears a 5-megapixel rear camera with a fixed focus lens and an LED flash. For selfie, it bears a 2-megapixel fixed focus camera. The 2150mAh battery on board is rated to deliver up to 9 hours of talk time and up to 15 days of standby time.
It offers 4G VoLTE, Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Bluetooth v4.2, GPS/ A-GPS, FM radio, Micro-USB, and a 3.5mm audio jack. It bears an accelerometer, ambient light sensor, and a proximity sensor. The smartphone measures 133.6×67.78×9.5mm.
