NOKIA 7 PLUS

NOKIA 7 PLUS SMARTPHONE WAS LAUNCHED IN FEBRUARY 2018. THE PHONE COMES WITH A 6.00-INCH TOUCHSCREEN DISPLAY WITH A RESOLUTION OF 1080 PIXELS BY 2160 PIXELS AT A PPI OF 403 PIXELS PER INCH. 

THE NOKIA 7 PLUS IS POWERED BY OCTA-CORE QUALCOMM SNAPDRAGON 660 PROCESSOR AND IT COMES WITH 4GB OF RAM. THE PHONE PACKS 64GB OF INTERNAL STORAGE THAT CAN BE EXPANDED UP TO 256GB VIA A MICROSD CARD. AS FAR AS THE CAMERAS ARE CONCERNED, THE NOKIA 7 PLUS PACKS A 13-MEGAPIXEL PRIMARY CAMERA ON THE REAR AND A 16-MEGAPIXEL FRONT SHOOTER FOR SELFIES.

THE NOKIA 7 PLUS RUNS ANDROID 8.0 AND IS POWERED BY A 3800MAH NON REMOVABLE BATTERY. IT MEASURES 158.38 X 75.64 X 7.99 (HEIGHT X WIDTH X THICKNESS) .

THE NOKIA 7 PLUS IS A DUAL SIM (GSM AND GSM) SMARTPHONE THAT ACCEPTS NANO-SIM AND NANO-SIM. CONNECTIVITY OPTIONS INCLUDE WI-FI, GPS, BLUETOOTH, NFC, 3G AND 4G (WITH SUPPORT FOR BAND 40 USED BY SOME LTE NETWORKS IN INDIA). SENSORS ON THE PHONE INCLUDE COMPASS MAGNETOMETER, PROXIMITY SENSOR, ACCELEROMETER, AMBIENT LIGHT SENSOR AND GYROSCOPE.

NOKIA 7 PLUS DETAILED SPECIFICATIONS

GENERAL

RELEASE DATE	FEBRUARY 2018
FORM FACTOR	TOUCHSCREEN
DIMENSIONS (MM)	158.38 X 75.64 X 7.99
BATTERY CAPACITY (MAH)	3800
REMOVABLE BATTERY	NO
COLOURS	BLACK/COPPER, WHITE/COPPER
SAR VALUE	0.74

DISPLAY

SCREEN SIZE (INCHES)	6.00
TOUCHSCREEN	YES
RESOLUTION	1080X2160 PIXELS
PIXELS PER INCH (PPI)	403

HARDWARE

PROCESSOR	OCTA-CORE
PROCESSOR MAKE	QUALCOMM SNAPDRAGON 660
RAM	4GB
INTERNAL STORAGE	64GB
EXPANDABLE STORAGE	YES
EXPANDABLE STORAGE TYPE	MICROSD
EXPANDABLE STORAGE UP TO (GB)	256

CAMERA

REAR CAMERA	13-MEGAPIXEL
REAR FLASH	YES
FRONT CAMERA	16-MEGAPIXEL

SOFTWARE

OPERATING SYSTEM

ANDROID 8.0

CONNECTIVITY

WI-FI	YES
WI-FI STANDARDS SUPPORTED	802.11 A/B/G/N/AC
GPS	YES
BLUETOOTH	YES, V 5.00
NFC	YES
HEADPHONES	3.5MM
FM	NO
NUMBER OF SIMS	2
SIM 1
SIM TYPE	NANO-SIM
GSM/CDMA	GSM
3G	YES
4G/ LTE	YES
SUPPORTS 4G IN INDIA (BAND 40)	YES
SIM 2
SIM TYPE	NANO-SIM
GSM/CDMA	GSM
3G	YES
4G/ LTE	YES
SUPPORTS 4G IN INDIA (BAND 40)	YES

SENSORS

COMPASS/ MAGNETOMETER	YES
PROXIMITY SENSOR	YES
ACCELEROMETER	YES
AMBIENT LIGHT SENSOR	YES
GYROSCOPE	YES

NOKIA 7 PLUS PRICE IN INDIA

NOKIA 7 PLUS PRICE STARTS AT RS. 25,999. THE LOWEST PRICE OF NOKIA 7 PLUS IS AT AMAZON. 7 PLUS IS NOT AVAILABLE IN OTHER ONLINE STORES.

NOKIA 7 PLUS DETAILS

INTRODUCTION AND CAMERA

THE NOKIA 7 PLUS IS THE BIGGER BROTHER OF THE NOKIA 7 WHICH DIFFERS SLIGHTLY REGARDING HARDWARE BUT LOOKS SIMILAR TO ITS PREDECESSOR. THE DEVICE SPORTS AN ALUMINIUM BODY WHICH MAKES IT LIGHT AND ALSO REFLECTS A PREMIUM FEEL. THE FRONT-FACING HOME BUTTON DOUBLES UP AS A FINGERPRINT READER WHICH CAN BE USED BY THE USER TO RECORD MULTIPLE FINGERPRINTS.
FOR SHUTTERBUGS, THE HANDSET COMES WITH AN 8-MEGAPIXEL FRONT-FACING CAMERA AND A 16-MEGAPIXEL PRIMARY SHOOTER. THE NOKIA 7 PLUS IS EQUIPPED WITH AN IMPRESSIVE SET OF IMAGING PIECES AND CAN BE USED TO CAPTURE VIVID IMAGES, VIDEOS, SELFIES, ETC. YOU CAN ALSO AFFORD TO SHOOT IN THE DARK THANKS TO THE PRESENCE OF AN LED FLASH.

PERFORMANCE AND BATTERY

AT ITS HEART, THE NOKIA 7 PLUS IS ARMED WITH AN OCTA-CORE SNAPDRAGON 660 CHIPSET WHICH IS CLOCKED AT 2.5GHZ AND IS PAIRED WITH 4GB OF RAM THAT ENSURES SMOOTH SAILING. THERE IS NO EFFECT ON THE PERFORMANCE EVEN WHILE MULTITASKING OR PLAYING GAMES FOR A LONGER PERIOD.
THE NOKIA 7 PLUS IS BACKED UP BY A NON-REMOVABLE LI-ION 3,800MAH CELL WHICH IS EXPECTED TO HOLD UP FOR A DAY FOR A MODERATE USER.

DISPLAY AND STORAGE

THE DEVICE FLAUNTS A 6-INCH FULL HD TFT DISPLAY. THE DISPLAY IS BRIGHT AND IS COUPLED WITH WIDE VIEWING ANGLES.
INTERNAL STORAGE SPACE ON THE NOKIA 7 PLUS IS 64GB THAT LETS YOU STORE ALL THAT YOU WANT, AND FOR USERS WITH A HIGHER REQUIREMENT, THERE IS AN EXPANSION SLOT WHICH LETS YOU BOOST THE STORAGE FURTHER USING A MICROSD CARD UP TO 256GB.

PLATFORM AND CONNECTIVITY

THE NOKIA 7 PLUS IS EQUIPPED WITH MULTIPLE CONNECTIVITY OPTIONS WHICH INCLUDE WI-FI 802.11 A/B/G/N/AC, GPS, NFC, BLUETOOTH 5.0, 4G WITH VOLTE AND A USB TYPE-C PORT. ALSO, THERE IS DUAL SIM SUPPORT.
ON THE SOFTWARE FRONT, THE NOKIA 7 PLUS RUNS THE ANDROID 8.0 OREO OPERATING SYSTEM OUT OF THE BOX.

A YEAR AGO, NOKIA MADE A COMEBACK IN THE PHONE MARKET BY LAUNCHING A WIDE RANGE OF SMARTPHONES AND FEATURE PHONES ACROSS MULTIPLE PRICE POINTS, PRIMARILY FOCUSING ON VALUE-FOR-MONEY DEVICES.

THIS YEAR, HMD GLOBAL, THE FINNISH COMPANY BEHIND THE NOKIA BRAND, HAS ADDED THREE NEW PHONES TO THE LIST -- NOKIA 6 (2018), NOKIA 7 PLUS AND THE NOKIA 8 SIROCCO. THE NOKIA 6 (2018), BEING AN INCREMENTAL UPDATE OF THE ORIGINAL NOKIA 6, IS TOUTED AS A BUDGET SMARTPHONE. HOWEVER, THE NOKIA 7 PLUS AND NOKIA 8 SIROCCO GET SERIOUS UPGRADES OVER THEIR ORIGINAL ITERATIONS AND, THEREFORE, HAVE BEEN TOUTED AS MID-RANGE AND PREMIUM FLAGSHIPS, RESPECTIVELY.

TALKING ABOUT THE NOKIA 7 PLUS, THE QUALCOMM SNAPDRAGON 660 SYSTEM-ON-CHIP (SOC) POWERED SMARTPHON DOES NOT TRY TO SURPASS ITS MID-RANGE STANDING AND GET IN THE NOKIA 8 SIROCCO’S WAY. YET, IN MANY WAYS, THE NOKIA 7 PLUS HAS A FEEL OF A PREMIUM FLAGSHIP SMARTPHONE.

THE PHONE SPORTS AN ALUMINIUM-GLASS DESIGN WITH COPPER-TAINTED FRAME, WHICH LOOKS ELEGANT AND IMPROVES THE PHONE’S OVERALL DESIGN LANGUAGE. THE CERAMIC COATING ON THE BACK LOOKS SMOOTH YET COMFORTABLE TO HOLD WITHOUT HAMPERING THE GRIP.

THE NOKIA 7 PLUS SPORTS A MODERN ULTRA-WIDE SCREEN, A FIRST FOR NOKIA SMARTPHONES. THOUGH THE 6-INCH FULLHD+ 18:9 ASPECT RATIO PANEL IS OF LCD VARIETY, RATHER THAN THE VIVID OLEDS, IT IS STILL THE BRIGHTEST AND THE MOST COLOURFUL.

THE SCREEN LOOKS VIBRANT AND COLOURFUL, BUT IT FACES ISSUE UNDER DIRECT SUNLIGHT DUE TO LIMITED MAXIMUM BRIGHTNESS LEVELS. APART FROM SUNLIGHT LEGIBILITY, THERE SEEMS TO BE NO OTHER ISSUES WITH IT. THE SCREEN HAS GOOD VIEWING ANGLES AND IT STAYS SHARP AND VIVID THROUGHOUT.

IN TERMS OF IMAGING, THE PHONE BOASTS DUAL ZEISS OPTICS LENS OF AN ULTRA-SENSITIVE 12-MEGAPIXEL WIDE-ANGLE AND A 13MP TELEPHOTO, WHICH ENABLES 2X OPTICAL ZOOM CAPABILITIES.

THE REAR CAMERAS HAVE AN AVERAGE PERFORMANCE IN LOW-LIGHT CONDITIONS AND NORMAL LIGHT SHOTS COME EXCEEDINGLY WELL. THAT APART, THE SMARTPHONE HAS A 16MP LENS ON THE FRONT FOR A GLAMOROUS SELFIE OR PERFECT VIDEO CALL! WE DID VIDEO CONFERENCING THROUGH FACEBOOK MESSENGER AND ONE-ON-ONE VIDEO CALLS THROUGH WHATSAPP MESSENGER AND IN BOTH CASES THE CALL QUALITY WAS INCREDIBLE.

POWERING THE NOKIA 7 PLUS IS A MAMMOTH 3,800 MAH BATTERY, WHICH LASTS FOR UP TO 2 DAYS UNDER NORMAL USAGE CONDITIONS, INCLUDING 3-4 HOURS OF GAMING OR MOVIES STREAMING. THE STOCK ANDROID OREO 8.0 OPERATING SYSTEM IS ALSO PARTIALLY RESPONSIBLE FOR IMPROVED BATTERY-ON TIME. THE CLUTTER-FREE OS COMES WITH THE ANDROID ONE PROMISE, WHICH ASSURES TIMELY FUTURE UPDATES TILL THE HARDWARE SUPPORTS IT.

VERDICT

THE NOKIA 7 PLUS IS A MID-RANGE PREMIUM SMARTPHONE WITH MODERN LOOKS AND A SMOOTH PERFORMANCE. IT DOES NOT HAVE TOP-TIER INNARDS, BUT IT MANAGES TO RUN WITHOUT ANY LAG OR JITTERS, EVEN DURING DEMANDING TASKS. AT RS 25,999, THE PHONE IS AN ALL-ROUNDER WITH POWERFUL BATTERY, FAST CHARGE SUPPORT, GOOD SCREEN AND THE ANDROID ONE UPDATE PROMISE.