Nokia 8.1's first sale begins today on Amazon; from exchange offers to 1 TB data, know best deals on this smartphone

HMD Global's latest smartphone Nokia 8.1 has gone on sale exclusively on Amazon for the first time in India. Nokia 8.1 punches above its weight with extraordinary imaging achieved by its highly sensitive, industry-leading camera sensor, ZEISS Optics and Optical Image Stabilization (OIS). Nokia 8.1 comes in 4GB RAM and 64 internal storage option priced at Rs 26,999. One can buy this phone in three colour combinations - Blue/Silver, Steel/Copper and Iron/Steel. 

Interestingly, there are massive discounts and offers available on Amazon for those looking to buy Nokia 8.1. If you are planning to buy this phone, then make sure you are aware of the offers in order to avail best deal. To your surprise, these offers will make the price of Nokia 8.1 very cheap. 

Firstly, there is up to Rs 18,000 off given on Amazon as an exchange offer. 

There are No Cost EMI option available on all major credit cards and select debit cards. 

Payments made using credit cards from all major banks (Axis, ICICI, HDFC, Citi Bank, SBI, IndusInd, Yes Bank, Kotak, RBL, HSBC, Standard Chartered), select debit cards and Bajaj Finserv EMI cards are available. 

For example, if you buy a Rs.18,000 item at a 6 month tenure, you will pay your EMI provider Rs.3,000 every month for 6 months, amounting to a total of Rs.18,000. In short, there will be no interest charged on the phone purchase. 

Going ahead, there is free data up to 1 TB from Airtel on purchase of this phone until 31st Mar 2019' from Appario retail Pvt Ltd. 

Airtel's offer:

1TB data in the form of 20GB/ recharge (month) for 18 recharges/ months on 199/249/448/ 398/ 498/ 509/ 449/ 499/349/558 recharges for Nokia 8.1.

The offer is currently valid on Nokia 8.1 purchases done till 31st Mar19 unless extended by Airtel.

For extra data, Offer is valid for first 18 recharges.

How to claim Airtel's offer?

Prepaid: The offer will be applicable for 199/249/448/ 398/ 498/ 509/ 449/ 499/349/558 recharges done post 48 hours of sim insertion in the offer eligible handset.

Postpaid: The offer is applicable for retail customers on bill payment of Rs499 post 10days from bill payment.

Not only this there is also free one time Screen Replacement on purchase of this phone between 21st Dec to 31st Dec, 2018. 

That's not it, if you purchase Nokia 8.1 from the seller Appario Retail Pvt Ltd, then extra Rs 2,000 is off on exchange. 

Overall, one has the opportunity to reduce the price of Nokia 8.1 by Rs 20,000 if we take into consideration the exchange offer provided by Amazon of Rs 18,000 and extra Rs 2,000 off on exchange if bought from Apparia Retail on the e-commerce portal. 

Features:

The Nokia 8.1 is the second Nokia smartphone to come with PureDisplay screen technology for an enhanced viewing experience. Visuals are taken to another level with HDR 10 delivering higher contrast.

Nokia 8.1 is the first Nokia smartphone to launch with Android 9 Pie out of the box. It joins the comprehensive line-up of Nokia smartphones in the Android One family, which means it delivers the best version of Android innovations and software experiences. 

Nokia 8.1’s stunning 6.18” Full HD+ edge-to-edge display is housed within a beautifully refined and neat footprint, so you can enjoy your favourite movies and apps on a big screen comfortably on the go, giving you even more screen than the award-winning Nokia 7 plus which as a 6” display.

Long-lasting power combined with the Snapdragon 710 Mobile Platform means the Nokia 8.1 can get through any task without breaking a sweat, with 35% faster graphics and 20% higher performance than the previous generation, the Snapdragon 660.Thereby, the phone has 3500mAH lithium-ion battery with adaptive battery feature for longer life.

It also has twice the AI power, thanks to a multi-core AI Engine which combines a brand-new architecture for efficient performance. Qualcomm aptX audio support also means music lovers can enjoy high quality sound wirelessly over Bluetooth.

Nokia 8.1 features dual camera. Its 12MP main camera with ZEISS Optics has an industry-leading 1/2.55” super sensitive sensor with large 1.4 micron pixels for precise light capture, delivering exceptionally detailed images. Further, the phone is coupled with 3MP depth sensor.

The 20MP adaptive front camera lets you capture the ultimate night-time selfie, as it enhances how much light it is able to capture by combining four pixels into one super pixel.