Nokia 3 Android 7.1.1 Nougat update approved; roll out will debut soon

Previously, we have seen a couple of reports regarding the roll out of the Android 7.1.1 Nougat update to the Nokia 3 smartphone.

A few weeks back, while responding to a user's query on Twitter, the Chief Product Officer at HMD, Juho Sarvikas, revealed that the Nokia 3 will get the Android 7.1.1 Nougat update by the end of August. On Thursday, he has taken to Twitter to confirm that the Android 7.1.1 Nougat update has been approved for the Nokia 3 and the same will start rolling out soon.

It is believed that the roll out of the update will happen in phases in different regions in order to ensure good quality of the update sans bugs and issues. The Nokia Android smartphones were launched with Android 7.0 Nougat and the update will bring in the new features and improvements those are a part of the Android 7.1.1 Nougat changelog posted by Google.

If you don't remember, HMD has already assured that the Nokia smartphones will get the support for the Android OS update for two years from its launch. For now, the delay in the roll out of the Nokia 3's Android 7.1.1 update is blamed on the chip maker MediaTek. Given that the Android 8.0 Oreo is official, we can expect the update to be rolled out to the Nokia smartphones in the coming months.

The Nokia 3 has been released in India at a price point of Rs. 9,499. The smartphone is said to be a durable one as it has cleared the durability test comprising of scratch, burn and bend tests.

Being an entry-level smartphone, the Nokia 3 has a polycarbonate body. It is fitted with a 5-inch HD 720p IPS LCD display. The hardware aspects of the Nokia 3 include a quad-core MediaTek MT6737 SoC that is coupled with 2GB RAM and 16GB storage. Notably, the storage capacity can be expanded up to 128GB with the help of a microSD card.

The camera department of the device comprises of an 8MP camera at the back and another 8MP camera sensor at the front. The other goodies on board the Nokia 3 are Android Nougat, OTG support, 4G LTE and a 2650mAh battery.