HMD International has just about confirmed that each one of their Nokia-branded smartphones will probably be up to date to Android Oreo. The corporate has already rolled out the Oreo replace for Nokia 8 and Nokia 5. And now, the corporate’s funds smartphone, the Nokia 2, can be slated to obtain the Oreo replace in some unspecified time in the future in future.
HMD International’s Chief Product Officer Juho Sarvikas says that the budget-friendly Nokia 2 will skip Android 8.0 to obtain Android 8.1 straight. And contemplating the truth that this information is coming straight from Sarvikas’ verified Twitter account, it’s anticipated to hold a bit extra weight than regular. Additionally, the tweet doesn’t point out a particular timeframe for when Nokia 2 customers in any given area may count on the replace. Nevertheless, it appears just like the replace will land prior to later.
Hello! It can obtain Android Oreo. 1GB RAM gadgets will probably be supported on 8.1 launch the place lots of the Android Go reminiscence administration enhancements will probably be built-in. Nokia 2 efficiency will solely get higher over time!
— Juho Sarvikas (@sarvikas) December 28, 2017
In accordance with Juho, updating Nokia 2 to Android 8.1 will enable the corporate to make the most of some optimizations of Android Go like up to date reminiscence administration, and so on. In case you don’t know, Android Go is a light-weight model of Android developed for low-end smartphones. The truth is, rumours counsel Nokia 1 would be the first Android Go smartphone.
That being mentioned, it’s value repeating that there’s nonetheless no official phrase on when the replace is ready to reach or by which areas it’ll arrive first. However contemplating the truth that each Nokia 5 and the Nokia 6 are but to obtain the ultimate Oreo construct, we count on the Nokia 2 to be in line after its brothers.
With Nokia 2 being a low-end funds smartphone, are you pleased with the truth that the machine will obtain Oreo replace or would you relatively favor a Nokia 2 smartphone with Android Go OS for higher efficiency? Tell us your opinion by leaving a remark down under.
