HMD Global has finally launched its much awaited Nokia 9 PureView flagship smartphone at an event in MWC 2019. The highlight of the phone is its Penta rear camera set up with ZEISS optics that has two RGB and three monochrome lenses that collect up to 10-times more light than a single sensor.
Other key features of the new Nokia 9 PureView are a pOLED display with HDR10 support, Snapdragon 845, an in-display fingerprint scanner, IP67 rating for water-resistance and a 3320mAh battery with fast charging and wireless charging support.
Nokia 9 PureView Specifications
The Nokia 9 sports a 5.99-inch Quad HD (2560×1440 pixels) pOLED display with Corning Gorilla Glass 5 protection. It is powered by Snapdragon 845 processor with 6GB LPDDR4x RAM and 128GB UFS storage. The smartphone runs stock Android 9.0 Pie.
The smartphone’s 12MP Penta camera set up has 2 RBG and 3 mono sensors with f/1.82 aperture, LED flash. The camera captures HDR shots using five lenses simultaneously and fuses it into one 12MP photo with amazing dynamic range and depth of field.
It is actually capable of shooting 60MP resolution images in burst mode. The rear also comes with the ability to capture images in uncompressed RAW format. You can also edit these pictures directly on the phone with Adobe Lightroom. The smartphone has a 20MP front camera.
The device sports a single speaker with smart amp support and 3 mics with spatial recording feature. Connectivity options include Dual 4G VoLTE, Wi-Fi 802.11ac (2.4GHz + 5GHz), Bluetooth 5, GPS/GLONASS, and USB Type-C. It gets a 3320mAh battery with fast charging and wireless charging support.
Price, availability
The Nokia 9 PureView is priced at $699 (Rs. 49,650 approx). The smartphone
comes in Midnight Blue color and it will go on sale in select markets starting from March. Currently, there is no word when it will be launched in India.
