VIDEO: THE NOKIA 3 IS GETTING ANDROID SOFTWARE

The Nokia 3 is about to get a new software update to Android's 7.1.1 Nougat when it rolls out the end of August. HMD Global, which has the rights to make Nokia-branded handsets for a decade, had confirmed that the Nokia 3 would get the latest Android Nougat. 

The Nokia 3 launched with Android 7.0 Nougat on board out of the box, so it will not bring any groundbreaking changes, but the latest version still comes with notable treats including the ability to send GIFs straight from the keyboard on compatible apps such as Hangouts, Messenger and Google Allo. Android 7.1.1 also brings new emojis, the ability to launch actions from app shortcuts on the home screen by long-pressing on the app icon, and the update adds some Pixel features to other Android smartphones. 

The Nokia 3 features a 5-inch IPS LCD display with an HD resolution of 1,280 x 720 pixels, a 16:9 aspect ratio and 2.5D sculpted Gorilla Glass. Under the hood, it packs a quad-core MediaTek MTK 6737 processor clocked at 1.3 GHz, paired with 2GB of RAM and 16GB of native storage, expandable up to 128GB with a microSD card. The smartphone has 8-megapixel cameras on both its front and back, a fingerprint sensor, a 2,650 mAh battery, a 3.5mm headphone jack, and LTE Cat. 

Have a look at the video below to see a hands-on review of the Nokia 3.