Nokia 7.1 Specs and Price

Earlier this year, the Nokia 7 Plus was released, months later and here comes the next version. The Nokia 7.1 which comes with an impressive display, design and camera. There’s the notch and a reasonably capable internals all layed in a sturdy body. You can always tell that a great deal of effort was put into the design to make it look as close as possible to a flagship without adding much to its cost. Why don’t we take a look at the the new smartphone from HMD global.

Nokia 7.1 Key Specs and Features

• 5.84-inch, IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen, 1080 x 2280 pixels (432 ppi)
• Android 8.1 Oreo
• Octa-core Qualcomm Snapdragon 636 CPU with 3GB/4GB RAM
• 32GB/64GB built-in storage space, up to 400GB with a memory card
• Dual 12MP + 5MP rear camera and an 8MP front camera
• 4G LTE
• Fingerprint reader (rear)
• 3, 060mAh non removable Li-ion battery

Design and Display

It is quite glaring the change on the smartphone compared to its predecessor which is a nice improvement. Nevertheless ,the mettalic material used in its build makes it quite solid in the hand and quite durable compared to a plastic finish. The thickness is normal for a smartphone with just 8mm thickness and weighing 160g. You can pick the phone up with either gloss steel or midnight blue finish depending on your taste.

A significant bump in quality of display have been made to the Nokia 7.1 and can be a decisive factor separating it from the sea of mid-range smartphone out there. It boasts of HDR support, a resolution of 1080 X 2280 pixels and  a size of 5.84-inch which somewhat strikes the balance between large and small.

Battery and Camera

The capacity on the smartphone is average at best, which means you shouldn’t expect much battery life here. However, you should be able to get a day use out of it if you don’t overly engage the phone. Inside, there is a 3, 060mAh battery and a USB Type-C port with fast charge enabled.

In the aspect of photography, the Nokia 7.1 has a dual rear camera with a 12MP primary camera and a 5MP depth sensor. Over to the notch, it has an 8MP camera placed there with fun features to make selfies fun. In addition, it has a feature called bothie that allows you to capture, record or stream with both the front and back camera simultaneously.

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Hardware and Software

The Nokia 7.1 has a fairly powerful mid-range chipset ticking away on the inside making sure everything goes smooth. Joining hands with an Adreno 509 GPU, the Qualcomm Snapdragon 636 handles general issues. Like several smartphones out there, the Nokia 7.1 has a base model having a 3GB/32GB arrangement and a more premium variant with 4GB/64GB configuration. The smartphone has Android One pre-installed which is on Android 8 1 Oreo but with an imminent update to Android Pie.

Nokia 7.1 Pricing and Availability

The smartphone will go on sale come October 18th depending on the deal and your location for about 109, 000 Naira.