Nokia 7.1 is a classic phone with some great features. One obvious difference between Nokia 7.1 and 7.1 Plus is the screen size. However, there are other differences as well. See for yourself here or read on.
Starting with the display itself, Nokia 7.1 comes with a 5.8" IPS LCD display compared to 6.1" IPS LCD display of Nokia 7.1 Plus. Both phones come with the same screen resolution of 1080x2280 Pixels. Performance wise Nokia 7.1 Plus is built to perform better as it houses Qualcomm Snapdragon 710 chipset where Nokia 7.1 comes with Snapdragon 636. Both are octa-core processors. If we talk about storage, Nokia 7.1 comes in two variants a 32GB variant with 3GB Ram and a 64GB variant with 4GB RAM. 7.1 Plus, on the other hand, comes with a 64GB base variant with 4GB RAM and 128GB variant with 6GB RAM. Both phones support hybrid dual SIM slot with an expandable storage option. Both phones come with dual camera setup with similar configurations comprised of a standard lens of 12 MP with f/1.9 using Carl Zeiss optics and a 5 MP depth sensor for portrait shots along with dual-LED dual-tone flash. However, when we talk about the front camera then there is a huge difference as Nokia 7.1 comes with an 8MP camera and 7.1 Plus comes with a 16MP camera. Both phones offer USB Type-C and Bluetooth version 5.0. There is a difference in battery size as well as bigger phone needs a bigger battery. Nokia 7.1 comes with 3060 mAh cell compared to the 3300 mAh battery of Nokia 7.1 Plus.
Nokia 7.1 comes with Corning Gorilla Glass 3 support for its 5.8” IPS LCD display.
Nokia 7.1 brings the new age design with a solid form factor. This phone houses decent specs and is a great performer in asking price hence providing great value for money. Dual SIM support, dual camera on the back with Carl Zeiss optics, Bluetooth version 5.0, USB Type-C are some of the great features this phone offers. To answer the question, Nokia 7.1 is the best phone Nokia has to offer in this price range.
Nokia 7.1 comes with dual camera setup, a standard lens of 12 MP with f/1.9 using Carl Zeiss optics and a 5 MP depth sensor for portrait shots along with dual-LED dual-tone flash. On the front we have 8MP selfie camera with f/2.0. The back camera is capable to record 4K videos at 30fps which is a plus providing the price. Overall the camera performance is good, producing sharp images with true colors in daylight and is above average in low light scenarios. Selfie camera is also good and is able to shoot bright images.
Nokia 7.1 comes with Android 8.1 (Oreo) which can be upgradable to Android 9.0 (Pie). This is evitable to mention that Nokia 7.1 comes with Android One program which provides nearly stock android like performance and also supports faster updates.
General Features | |
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Release Date | 01 Oct 2018 |
SIM Support | Single SIM (Nano-SIM) or Hybrid Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) |
Phone Dimensions | 5.89 x 2.80 x 0.31 in |
Phone Weight | 160 g |
Operating System | Android 8.1 (Oreo), planned upgrade to Android 9.0 (Pie); Android One |
Display | |
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Screen Size | 5.84 inches |
Screen Resolution | 1080 x 2280 pixels |
Screen Type | IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen, 16M colors |
Screen Protection | Corning Gorilla Glass 3 |
Memory | |
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Internal Memory | 64 GB |
RAM | 4 GB RAM or 32 GB 3 GB RAM |
Card Slot | microSD, up to 400 GB (uses SIM 2 slot) |
Performance | |
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Processor | Octa-core 1.8 GHz Kryo 260 |
GPU | Adreno 509 |
Battery | |
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Type | Non-removable Li-Ion 3060 mAh battery |
Camera | |
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Front Camera | 8 MP |
Front Flash Light | No |
Front Video Recording | 1080p@30fps |
Back Flash Light | Yes |
Back Camera | 12 MP |
Back Video Recording | 2160p@30fps, 1080p@30fps (gyro-EIS) |
Connectivity | |
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Bluetooth | Yes |
3G | Yes |
4G/LTE | Yes |
Radio | FM Radio |
WiFi | Yes |
NFC | Yes |