Google has been teasing several beta updates for Android Pie OS for a while now. But finally last Monday, Google launched the official stable version of Android 9.0 Pie which was sent to all Google Pixel devices and Essential Phones. Smartphones under Google’s Android Beta program will soon receive the update. Talking about Nokia particularly, Nokia has committed to upgrading all the Nokia smartphones starting the budget Nokia 1 to the high-end Nokia 8 Sirocco among other smartphones.
Android 9.0 Pie brings a plethora of features to the eligible smartphones such as unified fingerprint dialog, Digital Wellbeing, adaptive battery, gesture navigation, image previews, smart replies, new material design, new media controls, app actions, multitasking, and a bunch of other features that make Android Pie a must-have feature-rich OS.
Wi-FI RTT – Android Pie supports Wi-Fi Round-Trip-Time (RTT) that enables users to track his/her location inside a building such as a mall or an office and provides turn-by-turn directions to the destination that eases indoor navigation.
Gesture-based Navigation – Similar to Apple X’ gesture navigation, Android Pie allows users to swipe between apps using gestures at the bottom of the screen. It doesn’t require pressing a button as the gesture navigation UI enables swiping between recent apps, open app drawer and revert to the last window.
Dashboard – This particular feature tracks the user’s on-screen time on various apps such as Netflix, Facebook, Gmail, etc. It tracks time spent on an app on each day basis and also tracks the number of notifications received and a number of times user unlocked the phone, etc.
Adaptive Battery – The adaptive battery feature on Android Pie enables smarter usage of battery by reducing access to power for rarely used apps. It utilizes the available battery smartly and thus, reduces CPU app wakeups by 30% thereby allowing the battery to last longer.
Notch Support – Android Pie brings notch support to the devices which mean, the OS is optimized for cutouts or notches. It provided a seamless edge-to-edge display. the user can hide the notch on their smartphones.
Handy screenshots – Taking screenshots on Android Pie is simply easy. Press the power button and select screenshot and there you have it. Well, Android Pie also allows the user to tweak the screenshot taken by providing certain editing tools before saving the picture.
There are a plethora of other features that you will find with Android Pie such as:
- Adaptive brightness
- Ambient Display
- New Emojis
- Support to HEIF Image
- Support to HDR VP9 video format
- New Media Panel
- Smart Replies
- Alert tone notifying call recordings
- Dark Theme
- Auto-Rotate Button
- Smarter Notification Channels
- Do Not Disturb
- Zoom-in Text
- Lockdown Mode
- App Slices
- App Actions
- Wind Down
- App Timer
- Digital Wellbeing
Nokia 3.1 Plus
The Nokia 3.1 Plus is one of the latest offerings from the Company for Android Devices. The Nokia 3.1 Plus comes with a 6 inches Full HD Display which is quite accurate and good. Under the hood, the Nokia 3.1 Plus is powered by a MediaTek MT6762 Helio P22 chip along with 3 GB of RAM. These specifications are quite good. All this is backed up by a 3500 mAh capacity battery. With that being said, the Nokia is much likely to roll out an Android 9 Pie update for this device. Estimated Date: By the end of this year
Nokia 7.1
The Nokia 7.1 is one of the most talked about Android Device by the Company. The device has a 5.84 inch Full HD Display which is color accurate and has a good sunlight visibility. Talking about the internals of the device, the Nokia 7.1 is powered by a Qualcomm Snapdragon 636 chip along with 4 GB of RAM. All this is being backed up by a 3060 mAh capacity battery. Nokia 7.1 will also get an Android 9 Pie update pretty soon. Estimated Date: By the end of this year
Nokia 7.1 Plus (X7)
The Nokia 7.1 Plus (X7) is one of the latest offerings from the Company for Android Devices. The Nokia 7.1 Plus (X7) comes with a 6.18 inches Full HD Display which is quite good. Under the hood, the 7.1 Plus (X7) is powered by a Qualcomm Snapdragon 710 chip along with 6 GB of RAM. These specifications are quite good. All this is backed up by a 3500 mAh capacity battery. With that being said, the Nokia is much likely to roll out an Android 9 Pie update for this device. Estimated Date: By the end of this year
Nokia 1 Android 9.0 Pie Update
The Nokia 1 is a budget smartphone with 4.5” IPS LCD display and a 480×854 pixel resolution. It was launched in February 2018 with MediaTek quad-core 1.1 GHz processor with scaled-down Android 8.1 Oreo Go. It may not be the greatest in terms of specs but it will surely get its Android 9.0 Pie update as early as by the end of this month. Stunned? According to an official commitment by HMD Global Nokia, all the smartphones in its lineup will receive Android Pie update right from Nokia 1 to the premium specs’ Nokia 8 Sirocco. Estimated Date: By the end of this year
Nokia 2 Android 9.0 Pie Update
Nokia 2 is a $150 budget smartphone feature entry-level Snapdragon 212 chipset with 1GB RAM and 8GB internal storage. As per its OS, it was launched with Android 7.1.1 Nougat preloaded with a planned upgrade to Android 8.1 Oreo. Citing Nokia commitment to provide upgrade updates for all its devices released between the timeframe of last 2 years, Nokia 2 will get Android Pie update as soon as by the end of this year. Estimated Date: By the end of this year.
Nokia 2.1 Android 9.0 Pie Update
Launched in May 2018, Nokia 2.1 is a budget smartphone featuring a 5.5” HD IPS LCD display with Snapdragon 425 quad-core 1.4 GHz and Adreno 308 GPU under the hood. It has a 1GB RAM with 8GB internal storage and runs on Android 8.1 Oreo Go edition which is a scaled-down version of full-fledged Oreo OS. It will start receiving the Android 9.0 Pie update this fall and preferably, a lighter version of the same. Estimated Date: By the end of this year.
Nokia 3 Android 9.0 Pie Update
Priced at around $155, Nokia 3 is powered by quad-core MediaTek chipset with 16+8MP rear and 8MP front camera setup. It has internal storage of 16MP coupled with 2GB RAM which makes it quite a decent phone in a sub-$150 category. With a planned upgrade to Android 8.0 Oreo from preloaded Android 7.0 Nougat, the device is expected to receive Android Pie update as well. Estimated Date: By the end of this year.
Nokia 3.1 Android 9.0 Pie Update
Another ‘will receive Android Pie update’ is Nokia 3.1 that was launched back in May 2018. The smartphone is powered by a MediaTek processor under the hood with Mali-T860MP2 GPU and a 2/3GB RAM variant. It runs on Android One program with Android 8.0 Oreo OS and will receive will its Android 9.0 Pie update this fall. Estimated Date: By the end of this year.
Nokia 5 Android 9.0 Pie Update
Nokia 5 is a midrange smartphone with SD430 chipset and a 2/3GB RAM variant coupled with 16GB internal storage. The 5.2” IPS LCD display with 720 x 1280 pixel resolution comes at a sub $250 price segment. It has a pre-installed Android 7.1.1 Nougat that can be updated to Android 8.0 Oreo and with the latest Android Pie coming to smartphones this month, Nokia 5 is one of the candidates to receive the update by the end of this year. Estimated Date: By the end of this year.
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Nokia 5.1 Android 9.0 Pie Update
The typical notch-less smartphone that comes with a notched variant too (Nokia 5.1 Plus), Nokia 5.1 I a midrange flagship smartphone expected to be rolled out for sales this month. It sports a 5.5-inch IPS LCD display with a resolution of 1080 x 2160 pixels. It runs on Android 8.0 Oreo and will be upgradable to Android 9.0 Pie for which, the updates will start rolling out this fall. Estimated Date: By the end of this year.
Nokia 5.1 Plus Android 9.0 Pie Update
Also known as Nokia X5 in China, Nokia 5.1 Plus is a notch-enabled smartphone with a 5.86” IPS LCD display at 720 x 1520 pixel resolution. It is a midrange smartphone with 3/4GB RAM and MediaTek Helio P60 processor and a Mali-G72 MP3 GPU. Talking about the OS, it runs on Android 8.1 Oreo and has a backing of Android One which is a consortium of devices selected by Google to roll out latest updates faster and quicker than other smartphones. Nokia 5.1 Plus will start receiving the newly released Android 9.0 Pie update this fall. Estimated Date: By the end of this year.
Nokia 6 Android 9.0 Pie Update
Talking about Nokia 6, the smartphone has midrange specifications such as SD430 octa-core processor clocked at 1.4GHz. With 5.5” IPS LCD screen with a screen-to-body ratio of 70.7%, the device boasts 1080 x 1920 pixel resolution and an aspect ratio of 16:9. The device has a 32GB/3GB RAM and 64GB/4GB RAM variant both with rear single camera setup with dual-LED. It originally ran on Android 7.1.1 Nougat and later, it sent updates to 8.0 Oreo. It is one of the many Nokia smartphones to receive an Android 9.0 Pie update, although the timeline is still disputed. Estimated Date: By the end of this year.
Nokia 6.1 Android 9.0 Pie Update
The Nokia 6.1 is a flagship smartphone released in January 2018. It has a 5.5” IPS LCD display with 1080 x 1920 pixel resolution and has a Corning Gorilla Glass 3 protection. It is powered by Snapdragon 630 octa-core clocked at 2.2 GHz processor bundled with Adreno 508 which are few of the high-end specifications it features. Nokia 6.1 originally runs on Android 8.1 Oreo, however, being a flagship smartphone and with Nokia’s commitment, Nokia will start rolling out Android 9.0 Pie update by the end of this year. Estimated Date: By the end of this year.
Nokia 6.1 Plus Android 9.0 Pie Update
Launched in China, Nokia 6.1 Plus is set to launch in India and has action-packed features making it a high-end smartphone with Snapdragon 636 octa-core 1.8 GHz processor coupled with Adreno 509 GPU. It has a 5.8” IPS LCD display with 1080 x 2280 pixel resolution and 19:9 aspect ratio. It has a rear dual-camera setup with 16+5MP depth sensor and a 16MP front camera. The device runs on Android 8.1 Oreo and as it has Android One, it is no doubt that it will start rolling out Android 9.0 Pie update by the end of the year as Nokia promised at an earlier event. Estimated Date: By the end of this year.
Nokia 7 Android 9.0 Pie Update
Powered by Snapdragon 630 processor bundled with 4/6GB RAM, Nokia 7 features front and back glass sandwiched with aluminum 7000 series frame. The device is powered by the 16MP rear camera with f/1.8 aperture and 1.12-pixel size along with a 5MP front snapper. Launched with Android Nougat 7.1.1, it is currently upgradable to Android 8.1 Oreo but not for too long as it will receive its Android 9.0 Pie update by the end of this fall starting this August for some devices. Estimated Date: By the end of this year.
Nokia 7 Plus Android 9.0 Pie Update
Nokia 7 Plus is one of the flagship smartphones under Google’s Android One program sporting Snapdragon 660 octa-core processor bundled with 4GB RAM and 12+13MP rear dual-camera setup. Nokia 7 Plus has launched this year in March with Android 8.1 Oreo but it has already started receiving Android 9.0 Pie update. It is the first device to get the update and other Nokia smartphones will follow soon. It is a premium smartphone with 6.0” IPS LCD display with a 1080 x 2160 pixel screen resolution and 18:9 aspect ratio. Estimated Date: It has already started receiving Android 9.0 P update via OTA.
Nokia 8 Android 9.0 Pie Update
Nokia 8 is a powerful yet cheaper variant of Nokia 8 Sirocco that features IP54 splash proof resistance with front glass and 6000 series aluminum body. The device originally runs on Android 7.1.1 Nougat that can be further upgraded to the Android 8.1 Oreo but that’s not all. It will get its Android Pie update by the end of this year which has already started this month itself for some Nokia smartphones such as Nokia 7 Plus. Estimated Date: By the end of this year.
Nokia 8 Sirocco Android 9.0 Pie Update
Nokia 8 Sirocco is presently the most expensive Nokia smartphone which comes with a 5.5” P-OLED display sporting 1440 x 2560 pixel resolution and protected by a sturdy Corning Gorilla Glass 5. With Snapdragon 835 SoC and a 6GB RAM, the device works flawlessly with any and every app or task you can throw at it. The device is powered by Android One and runs on Android 8.0 Oreo and will soon receive its Android 9.0 Pie share as it is a high-end flagship smartphone. More importantly, it is in the line to receive next year’s Android 10 Q as well and we don’t know what ‘Q’ stands for here. Estimated Date: By the end of this year.
Nokia 9 Android 9.0 Pie Update
The high-end Nokia 9 has a 5.5” AMOLED display featuring 1440 x 2560 pixel resolution and a 534 PPI density. It features front glass aluminum body design with IP68 certification. Under the hood, it is powered by a 3,250 mAh Li-Ion battery which powers its Snapdragon 835 processor and Adreno 540 coupled with massive 4GB RAM and much more. It isn’t released as of now, however, once released, it will have Android 8.0 Oreo as default and upgradable to Android 9.0 Pie. Estimated Date: By the end of this year.
