Nokia 7 Plus Release Date, Price, Pre-order & Specification
Nokia announced its Nokia 7 Plus at MWC 2018, a mid-range Android phone that is now available topre-order in the UKat£349.99and will ship on2 May. At selected retailers it will come with a freeGoogle Home Minifor the first month.
If you can’t wait that long, though,Unlocked-Mobilesalready has it in stock and can deliver tomorrow. It stocks the phone SIM-free at £345 inc VAT, and will supply a free pair of Nokia Boom headphones worth £30, or you can get it on contract from £15.80 per month.
A larger version of the China-onlyNokia 7, the Nokia 7 Plus features an upgraded Qualcomm Snapdragon 660 processor, 4GB of RAM and a 6in full-HD+ 18:9 display primed for entertainment.
A good-looking device, available in Black/Copper and White/Copper, the Nokia 7 Plus has slim bezels that allow it to be operated in a single hand and to squeeze comfortably into a pocket. The body is built from a single block of 6000 series aluminium with copper edges and six layers of ceramic-feel paint. A fingerprint scanner is found on the rear.
Running Android One out of the box, which is for all intents and purposesvanilla Android 8.1 Oreo but with timely software updates (handled by Google itself) and minimal bloatware,it offers a pure Android experience and monthly security updates. New AI features will be added in Q2 2018, Nokia told us during our briefing.
The camera is a highlight, a dual-lens Zeiss model with 12Mp, 1.4um pixels, an f/1.75 aperture and a dual-tone LED flash. The second lens is a 13Mp telephoto model with 2x optical zoom. You’ll find a Pro camera mode (as seen in the Nokia 1020) and a Portrait mode for which you can add or modify light sources. Around the front is a 16Mp Zeiss Super Pixel camera that can combine four pixels into one using adaptive sensor tech.
Excellent photography capabilities are paired with pro audio, with three mics enabling surround-sound recording.
The Nokia 7 Plus supports fast-charging over USB-C, and offers two-day life from its 3800mAh battery.
Nokia 7 Plus specifications
When is the Nokia 7 Plus release date?
The Nokia 7 Plus was announced at MWC 2018 on 25 February 2018. Now available topre-order in the UK, it officially goes on sale on 2 May.
The Nokia 7 Plus will be stocked by retailers includingEE,Carphone Warehouse,Amazon,John Lewis,TescoandArgos.
Unlocked-Mobilesalready has the Nokia 7 Plus in stock and can deliver tomorrow. It lists the phone SIM-free at £345 inc VAT, and will supply a free pair of Nokia Boom headphones worth £30, or you can get it on contract from £15.80 per month.
How much is the Nokia 7 Plus?
The Nokia 7 Plus costs £349.99/€399.
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Author: Marie Black, Editorial Director, International
Marie is Editorial Director at Foundry. A Journalism graduate from the London College of Printing, she’s worked in tech media for almost 20 years, covering all types of consumer tech from smartphones and their accessories to smart home gear. These days she manages our international editorial teams and leads on content strategy, having witnessed first-hand Foundry’s transition from print, to digital, to online - and beyond.
