Nokia 7 Plus And Nokia 1 Unveiled In Malaysia – Ready To Go With Android One?
Nokia Mobility today has unveiled of their Nokia 1 and Nokia 7 Plus here in Malaysia. The devices, which was announced at MWC 2018, follows their ‘banana phone’ sibling which we had a glimpse earlier in the year.
Nokia 7 Plus & Nokia 1 Officially Unveiled In Malaysia
The two devices are among the five devices that Nokia unveiled at MWC 2018. So here are the two devices.
Nokia 7 Plus
The Nokia 7 Plus sets to be Nokia’s latest mid-range device, which they’ve said capable of offering a flagship experience. Offering 18:9 ratio display, the device will also join in on the Android One program, giving the best Android experience to users. Nokia 7 Plus is available in Black/Copper and White/Copper and will be available in stores on this 20th of April 2018. Retail price for the device is RM1,699 and every purchase of the device will get you a gift box which includes a Bluetooth tripod, tempered glass, as well as a fish eye, wide, and micro lens (while stocks lasts).
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| CPU/Chipset: | Snapdragon 660 (4 x Kryo 260 @ 2.2 GHz + 4 x Kryo 260 @ 1.8 GHz) |
| GPU: | Adreno 512 |
| RAM: | 4GB LPDDR4 |
| Display: | 6.0″, FHD+ (2160 x 1080) 18:9 IPS panel, laminated, polarized, 500-nits, 1:1500 contrast ratio |
| Storage: | 64GB (expandable with microSD up to 256GB) |
| Camera: | Main Camera(s) 12MP f/1.75, Samsung 2L7,1.4 μm pixel pitch, Dual Pixel AF 13MP f/2.6, 2x zoom, 1.0 μm pixel pitch ZEISS Optics, Pro Camera, Dual-Sight, Nokia spatial audio, dual-tone flash Front Camera 16MP f/2.0, 1.0 μm pixel pitch, ZEISS Optics |
| OS: | Android 8.0 Oreo (Android One) |
| Connectivity: | Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac Bluetooth 5.0 LTE Cat 6 2CA 300 Mbps DL / 50 Mbps UL |
| SIM: | nanoSIM (dual SIM in certain regions) |
| Battery: | Li-ion 3800 mAh (non-removable), fast charging |
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Nokia 1
On the other hand, we have the Nokia 1, Nokia’s entry-level smartphone which will be made available on the 13th of April 2018. The phone runs on Android Oreo (Go Edition). This means that although the specifications of the device might seem on the down, apps (less than 1GB) are optimize to give the best of performance possible
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| CPU/Chipset: | MediaTek MT6737M (4 x ARM Cortex A53 @ 1.1 GHz) |
| GPU: | Mali T720 @ 550 MHz – 650 MHz |
| RAM: | 1GB LPDDR3 |
| Display: | 4.5″, FWVGA (480p) IPS panel |
| Storage: | 8GB (expandable with microSD up to 128GB) |
| Camera: | Main Camera(s) 5MP fixed focus, LED flash Front Camera 2MP fixed focus |
| OS: | Android Oreo (Go Edition) |
| Connectivity: | Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n Bluetooth 4.2 LTE Cat 4 150 Mbps DL / 50 Mbps UL |
| SIM: | nanoSIM (dual SIM in certain regions) |
| Battery: | Li-ion 2150 mAh (removable) |
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As you can see from the specifications table, these two smartphones are for two different market. With the Nokia 1, you get the simple and below average specs, just to get by your day (I really can see my dad using this). With the phone, they are bringing back Xpress-on covers back (you can switch the covers and choose the designs that you like) where it will cost you RM39.90 for a set of two. Nokia 1 is available in Warm Red and Dark Blue at the retail price of RM339.
Pokdepinion: Of course I’m more focused towards the Nokia 7 Plus. That being said, it’s kind of a hard choice whether to buy that or get the Nokia 8 which was launched last year. The difference is only a couple of hundred Ringgit.
