December security patch hits Sony Xperia XZ1, XZ Premium, XZ1 Compact, and Nokia 8

If you own either a Sony Xperia XZ1, XZ1 Compact, XZ Premium, or Nokia 8, keep an eye out on your devices. The December security patch for Android has begun rolling out for these smartphones. For the three Sony devices, the update comes with build number 47.1.A.8.49. As for the Nokia 8 update, it’s coming to the following models: TA-1052 and TA-1012. The update weighs in at around 87MB. There aren’t any details yet on what the over-the-air update brings but we’ll let you know if we find anything.

Source: GSMArena

Nokia 8 might be coming out sooner than we think

Yesterday we found out that HMD Global, the brand that makes Nokia-branded devices, lost its CEO Arto Nummela and he seems to have left at a critical time. It has been rumoured for a while now that Nokia is set to reveal a new device called the Nokia 8. And now we kind of see what it might look like. Nokia’s Chinese website put up a promotional image of the unannounced device. GSMArena is speculating that we might see the device by today, based on the date seen in the lock screen. It has the same blue color back and black front seen in previously leaked renders.

Rumoured specs of the device include a 5.3-inch QHD touchscreen, Qualcomm Snapdragon 835 processor, 4GB or 6GB RAM, and Android 7.1.1 Nougat. It’ll have a dual rear camera setup equipped with 13-megapixel Zeiss-branded lenses. Price for the unlocked unit is tipped to be around €550-600 (around CA$800-$870).