The Nokia 8.1 is seen featuring the same design and specs as the Nokia X7. The phone is listed with a 6.18-inch display with a 2246×1080p resolution and 19:9 aspect ratio. There is also a notch on top of its display. It is powered by the Snapdragon 710 SoC that is clocked at 2.2 GHz and is coupled with up to 6GB RAM with up to 128GB of internal storage. The device packs a 3400 mAh battery and sports a rear-mounted fingerprint sensor. The Nokia X7 was launched running on Android 8.1 Oreo out-of-the-box but the Android 9 Pie update for it is also available. The leaked press images of the Nokia 8.1 suggest that it will be launched running on Android 9 Pie. 

In terms of optics, the phone comes equipped with a 12+13 MP dual camera with Zeiss optics and dual pixel PDAF on the back. On the front, it sports a 20 MP sensor for selfies. The device is said to launch in Red, Silver and Blue colour models. Nokia is hosting an event on December 5 and it seems like that the phone will be launched there.