Some fifteen years ago, the Nokia brand was having an excellent run in the mobile phone market and the brand’s market dominance was thought to be insurmountable. However, the coming of Android OS and the subsequent migration to smartphones sounded the death knee for the Finnish phone maker.

Nokia made a resurgence under HMD Global Oy with several smartphones and a focus on software security. The brand has a large catalogue of smartphones under its name ranging from budget to mid-range and flagship models. The Nokia 9 PureView easily stands out as the most outstanding smartphone HMD Global has manufactured yet.

The flagship model released last year comes with a penta-camera setup with a Time-of-flight (TOF) sensor at the rear. The setup didn’t turn out to be a success and Nokia had to sever ties with Light the company that developed the camera technology, but what you apparently don’t know is that Nokia had initially toyed with the idea of a rear-mounted fingerprint scanner.

A netizen in China who was out searching for classic Nokia smartphones on Xianyu accidentally stumbled on the Nokia 9 engineering machine. In case you don’t know, Xianyu is a popular customer-to-customer buy-and-sell platform for secondhand goods in China, connected with the ever-popular Taobao. The device carries a price tag of 10,000 yuan (~1,512) but we can’t figure out why. For one, the device still bears a penta-camera setup as well as a sixth ToF sensor but in this case, there is a physical fingerprint scanner at the back.

Another cool aspect is that the frame of the engineering machine is inlaid with a gold border. Apart from these two features, the design and configurations are basically the same as the final Nokia 9 Pureview.

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Nokia 9 Pureview holds a record that no other smartphone has ever come close to surpassing since it was launched in February 2019. That is the penta-camera setup with a whopping five cameras at the rear and two cameras for selfies, making a total of seven cameras. The camera samples we’ve seen clearly show this setup isn’t a gimmick. But that isn’t the only spectacular thing about the Nokia flagship. Zack Nelson of JerryRigEverything fame has now subjected the Nokia 9 to his famous durability test and it passed!

Nokia’s towering reputation has its basis on the solid build the company’s mobile phones were known for even before the Android era. The Nokia 9 PureView indeed keeps to that reputation going by the durability test result.

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The test begins with the scratch test using the Moh’s hardness scale. The scratch test doesn’t really reveal anything out of the ordinary. Since there is a Gorilla Glass protection over the screen, the device will scratch at similar levels on the Mohs hardness scale. The device was also subjected to the rather pointless flame test which turns the AMOLED pixels white after around thirty seconds, and they never fully recover.

The one that interests us the most is the bend test. The Nokia 9 PureView glass panel holds on solidly when pressure is applied on the back and front. The glass at the back slightly separates from the frame when the pressure is increased, perhaps due to weak adhesive but there is no irreversible damage to the phone. The screen still works fine.

You can check out the video from below.

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Nokia sent out invitations about three weeks ago for its launch event taking place on February 25 during MWC 2018. The HMD Global-controlled company is expected to unveil the Nokia 9 flagship alongside other smartphones. Ahead of the February 25 launch event, a device suspected to be the Nokia 9 has been spotted in the hands of an HMD Global official. The sighting was done during the recent launch of the Nokia 8 for the Indonesian market held in Jakarta.

The leaked photos of the device are sort of blurry but sure isn’t any of the present crops of Nokia models in the market. Based on previous leaks and renders, the device is very much suspected to be the Nokia 9. The display screen features a curved edge similar to the Galaxy  S8 and Galaxy Note 8. The device, however, doesn’t look too long, fueling speculations that the device will have a 16:9 aspect ratio instead of the trending 18:9 which almost all latest flagships use. The back cover is also made of glass and we could see a dual camera setup mounted in a vertical arrangement at the centre. Just beneath the dual cameras is the fingerprint sensor and this setup aligns with the leaked protective TPU casing which has been a regular in leaks, even finding its way into Amazon UK.

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Apart from the flagship Nokia 9, HMD Global could also take the wraps off Nokia 1 as well as the Nokia 6 (2018) for the global market, Nokia 3310 4G and perhaps, the Nokia 7 which has only been launched in China. It would be recalled that last year’s MWC saw a flurry of smartphone launch by the tech giant including the Nokia 3, Nokia 5, Nokia 6 and the redesigned Nokia 3310 feature phone. Apart from smartphones, we could see Nokia also launch a smart home product at the event. The event would hold between 4 pm and 5 pm at the Barcelona Museum of Contemporary Arts on February 25.

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HMD Global Oy controlled Nokia was tipped to launch the Nokia 2, Nokia 7 and Nokia 9 at MWC 2018 but the Nokia 2 and Nokia 7 are already official. The Nokia 9 which is expected as another flagship model is still shrouded in mystery. However, the expected flagship model is in the news now. That is because a protective case said to be for the Nokia 9 was spotted on Amazon UK where it was listed for sale.

The case was manufactured by case-maker HualuBro and is sold by more than one seller on Amazon.It would have been treated like just another protective casing if not that the listing also revealed the purported render of the flagship 9. The listing is accompanied by some 3D renders of the Nokia 9 revealing the design to a large extent both the front as well as the back.

The renders confirm some details contained in previous leaks like the presence of an edge-to-edge display and a dual camera setup. The display wraps around the long edges of the case while the dual camera is aligned in the vertical direction with the LED flash at the right side. The device also features a rear-mounted fingerprint sensor as captured in the renders.

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The Amazon listing for the Nokia 9’s HualuBro-manufactured protective case could be an indication that Nokia will launch the flagship soon. However, we may have to wait till next year to see the flagship launched. The case is available in Carbon Fiber Black, Blue, and Red, as well as Litchi Black, Blue, and Red. Each of the protective case sells for a discounted price of £3.88 (around $5.20). This brings the price down from the original price tag of £26.88 ($36).This bold listing could be a confirmation of the Nokia 9’s design or else how do we explain selling a protective case when we are yet to even confirm the design?

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HMD Global’s Nokia 8 is just a couple of months in the open but rumours of the next generation Nokia 9 has continued to rent the air lately. We had first seen a couple of mock-up renders of the device and recently, another render emerged purported to be from a trusted source. The render showed the Nokia 9 would come with a bezel-less design and not only that, would also utilise an edge-to-edge design with  3D glass at the back.

Apart from renders, what is said to be the Nokia 9’s display panel has also appeared on China’s Baidu. The source of this display panel image is relatively new but it looks very much similar to the renders we have been seeing. Accordingly, the source also added that the display will be a 5.5-inch display which is similar to what had earlier leaked.Apart from the size, the Nokia 9 is expected with a QHD resolution as well as 3D glass back and the display will be an OLED panel.  The 3D glass back is said to be included due to the incorporation of wireless charging on the Nokia 9. 

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In addition, the Nokia 9 is expected to feature a Carl Zeiss dual camera setup which the source claims are superior to the Nokia 8’s setup. The device isn’t expected to come with a physical home button under the display but will use virtual buttons. The Nokia 9 is rumoured to come with 6GB/8GB RAM, 128GB ROM, IP68 certification and it looks like there will be a rear fingerprint sensor. The flagship device may probably feature an Iris scanner. The device is expected to carry a price tag of around EUR 749 in Europe.

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Since the revival of the Nokia brand under HMD Global Oy, the yearnings of the numerous fans the brand has across the world is for the launch of a true Nokia flagship. That Nokia flagship has of late been tipped to be the Nokia 9. The Nokia device has been the subject of numerous leaks and the leaks still keep coming out.

A new Geekbench listing said to be the Nokia 9 has appeared on Geekbench’s database. The device is listed as “Unknown Heart” but is believed to be the Nokia flagship expected to be released in the third quarter of this year. The most spectacular listing is an 8GB RAM which the device is attributed to have. The device is listed with an octa-core Qualcomm chip clocked at 1.90GHz.

You may wonder the link this GeekBench’s listing has with the Nokia 9. Well, a leaked Nokia 9 photo had earlier appeared online showing some details. The device was revealed to be running CPU-Z software and the system information was on display. The displayed information gave the model name as “Heart (Unknown)” and indication this could be the expected Nokia flagship.

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Before now, the Nokia 9 has severally been tipped to come with a Snapdragon 835 chip and would have a dual camera setup. The device is also expected with a 2K display and 4GB of RAM but with this 8GB RAM version, the flagship may just be one of the first devices to feature 8GB of RAM. Now, that is likely not possible but in this industry, you never say never.

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We’re starting to get confused by the number game playing around the Nokia brand. It is difficult telling if we are expecting the Nokia 7 or Nokia 8 as the company’s flagship phone or Nokia 9. Nevertheless, a recently leaked specs sheet said to be for Nokia 9 has appeared online.

From the look of things, the Nokia 9 is a flagship device which is rumoured to pack a Snapdragon 835 chip with 6GB of RAM and 64GB / 128GB storage versions. The device is said to sport a 5.5-inch OLED display with QHD resolution. The device is also said to feature Nokia’s advanced OZO Audio enhancement which would make the Nokia 9 the first smartphone to feature such if it does. The specs sheet also include a 22MP Carl-Zeiss dual camera setup at the rear while up front is said to be a 12MP sensor. There will also be an iris scanner on the device which will run Android 7.1.2 Nougat out-of-the- box.

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Furthermore, the Nokia 9 is listed as coming with a 3800mAh battery as well as IP68 certification, meaning it is billed to be waterproof and dustproof. But in all honesty, this looks too good to be real, looks more like the product of someone fan’s imagination. The source is said to have no credibility track record so, this leak is likely untrue, anyway.

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