Mid-Range Smartphones Face Off: Nokia 7 Plus and Asus Zenfone 5 (2018)

When it comes to buying a mid-range smartphone in India, presently, companies really don’t have a lot of devices coming at the price point of Rs 20,000 to Rs 25,000. Currently, there are two phones in this price segment which are getting a lot of attention from experts as well as the common public. The smartphones we are talking about here are the recently launched Nokia 7 Plus and the Asus Zenfone 5 (2018). The latter is expected to launch in the first week of May 2018, while the Nokia 7 Plus will be available during the same time (April 30).

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Price
The Nokia 7 Plus which was recently launched in India by HMD Global has been priced at Rs 25,999 for the 4GB RAM and 64GB storage variant. On the other hand, the Asus Zenfone series which is known to be a bit higher price than its other competitors and is expected to come at Rs 24,999 for the 4GB RAM + 64GB storage, and Rs 26,999 for the 6GB RAM + 64GB storage variant.

Display
The Nokia 7 Plus has a 6-inch IPS LCD display with Full HD+ resolution, 18:9 aspect ratio, bezel-less design and also comes with Corning Gorilla Glass 3 protection to keep off scratches. Although, Nokia claims that the phone has a ’bezel-less’ design the bezels on the phone are certainly bigger than on the Asus Zenfone 5 (2018). The latest flagship by Asus offers a 6.2-inch IPS LCD display with Full HD+ resolution, bezel-less design, and Corning Gorilla Glass 5. It is worth noting that Asus Zenfone 5 might be the only phone in this price range to pack 95% DCI-P3 colour gamut.