Nokia 7.1 With HDR Display, Snapdragon 636 SoC Arrives in India for Rs 19,999

HMD Global has announced the Nokia 7.1 smartphone in India today. The Nokia 7.1, which was launched in Western markets a couple of months ago has finally made its way to the Indian market. It features identical hardware to the Nokia 6.1 Plus but comes with additional features such as ZEISS optics, HDR display, and more importantly, it’s aimed at the offline market. The Finnish company confirmed that Nokia 7.1 would be available for purchase via top mobile retailers in India and alternatively it can be purchased via Nokia.com/phones. The price of the smartphone has been set as Rs 19,999 and it takes on the Poco F1, Vivo V11 and other smartphones in the offline space.

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Nokia 7.1: Specifications and Features

The Nokia 7.1 offers decent specifications for a mid-range handset. It has a 5.84-inch Full HD+ notched display on the front which carries a resolution of 1080×2280 pixels and 19:9 aspect ratio. HMD is touting this display as PureDisplay because it’s HDR compatible. The display has a pixel density of 432 PPI and it’s protected by Corning Gorilla Glass 3. Under the hood, the Nokia 7.1 has the Qualcomm Snapdragon 636 chipset, clubbed with 4GB of RAM and 64GB of internal storage. It comes in a single variant and is priced at Rs 19,999. The phone also has a hybrid card slot for storage expansion up to 400GB.

This dual-SIM smartphone is part of HMD’s Android One programme and it also received Android 9 Pie update recently. It’s unknown at the moment whether the Nokia 7.1 will run Android 9 Pie out of the box in India or not. As for the cameras, the Nokia 7.1 has ZEISS optics; It has a primary 12MP shooter on the back with f/1.8 aperture, 1.28um and dual-pixel PDAF, and the primary shooter works in tandem with a 5MP depth sensor. On the front, the phone has an 8MP shooter with f/2.0 aperture. It also has Electronic Image Stabilisation support.