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After the successful launch of mid range Nokia 3, 5 and 6 and Nokia 8, HMD Global has made an announcement in China today, the Nokia 7. Here are the full specs:
| Networks | GSM/GPRS/EDGE: 850/900/1800/1900
CDMA: BC0 (1X / EVDO Rev.A WCDMA: B1, 2, 5, 8 TD-SCDMA: B34, 39 FDD-LTE: B1, 3, 5, 8 TD-LTE: B34, 38, 39, 40, 41 |
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| Network speed | LTE Cat 6, 2CA, 300Mbps DL/50Mbps UL |
| OS | Android Nougat (Oreo ready) |
| Chipset | Qualcomm® Snapdragon™ 630 Mobile Platform |
| RAM | 4 GB LPPDDR4/ 6 GB LPPDDR4
Storage: 64 GB eMMC 5.1 internal memoryii with external MicroSD card slotiii (up to 128 GB support) |
| Form factor | Touch monoblock |
| Display | 5.2” IPS LCD FHD (1920 x 1080), 2.5 D curved Corning® Gorilla®, 423 ppi |
| Camera | Primary camera: 16MP / 1.12um / F1.8, Dual tone flash
Front facing camera: 5MP / 1.4um / F2.0 / 84o FOV |
| Connectivity & Sensors | USB Type C, OTG, 3.5mm AV jack, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor, Accelerometer (G-sensor), E-compass, Gyroscope, Fingerprint Sensor, NFC (sharing), Hall sensor, 802.11 a/b/g/n, BT 5, GPS/AGPS+GLONASS+BDS |
| Battery | 3,000 mAh batteryiv (9V/2A) |
| Video | MP4, 3GP, 3G2, AVI, MKV, WEBM |
| Audio | MP3, AAC, OGG, WAV, AMR, AMR-WB, FLAC, MID |
| Dimensions | 141.2 x 71.45 x 7.92 mm (camera bump 1.2mm) |
In terms of pricing and specs on paper, this phone with 7000 series aluminum chasis is actually categorized between the Nokia 6 and 8 as the premium mid range offering by Nokia. Interestingly, similar to Nokia 8, it supports “Bothie” feature, which lets you simultaneously capture on front and back camera and Nokia OZO audio. The wide angle primary camera captures up to 4K video in 30fps.

READ: Nokia 8 flagship phone announces: Dual-cameras at the back with Carl Zeiss optics
The phone has a IP54 Splashproof rating and it supports 18W fast charging on its 3,000 mAH battery on a USB Type-C port.
Nokia 7 runs on Android 7.1 Nougat out of the box, but HMD Global assures Android Oreo update later this year. It powered by Qualcomm Snapdragon 630 14nm processor pairs with 64GB on-board storage.

It goes on sale in two variants exclusively on China on October 24 starts at ¥2,499 (Php 19,300–) for 4GB RAM model and ¥2,699 (Php 20,900–) for 6GB model respectively.
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¥1 = Php. 7.75

