Nokia 7 Plus, Nokia 8 Sirocco Pre-Orders Now Open

Nokia 7 Plus and Nokia 8 Sirocco pre-orders are now open in India, HMD Global announced in a release. The two smartphones were unveiled globally in March and in India early this month, with the release date scheduled for April 30. The Nokia 8 Sirocco is the flagship-class HMD Global smartphone with a stainless steel frame and curved glass finish, IP67 dust- and water-resistant design, dual-rear camera with Zeiss optics, and 6GB of RAM. On the other hand, Nokia 7 Plus is a mid-ranger with a large 6-inch 18:9 display, dual cameras with Zeiss optics on the back, and a large 3800mAh battery.

Nokia 7 Plus, Nokia 8 Sirocco price in India, launch offers

The Nokia 7 Plus price in India has been set as Rs. 25,999, and it will be available via Amazon India. Nokia 8 Sirocco price in India is Rs. 49,999, and it will be up for grabs via Flipkart and Nokia.com/phones.

Nokia 7 Plus customers will get complimentary 12-month accidental damage insurance from Servify (on opening and activating a Kotak 811 savings account). The handset will be available with no-cost EMIs on credit cards, Bajaj FinServ, and Home Credit.

Nokia 7 Plus specifications

The Nokia 7 Plus runs Android 8.1 Oreo out-of-the-box and is an Android One smartphone which entails no skins and customisations from Nokia’s end as well as swift updates. The smartphone comes with a 6-inch full-HD+ (1080×2160) IPS LCD display with an 18:9 aspect ratio. It is powered by the octa-core Qualcomm Snapdragon 660 SoC paired with 4GB of LPDDR4 RAM.

The Nokia 7 Plus has 64GB of internal storage which can be expanded via a microSD card (up to 256GB). On the connectivity front, it supports 4G VoLTE, Wi-Fi 802.11ac, Bluetooth v5.0, GPS/ A-GPS, NFC, USB Type-C (2.0), and a 3.5mm audio jack. The smartphone measures 158.38×75.64×7.99mm and has a 3,800mAh battery with fast charging.

Nokia 8 Sirocco specifications

The single-SIM (Nano) Nokia 8 Sirocco is a part of the Android One initiative and runs Android Oreo 8.1 out-of-the-box. It comes with a 5.5-inch QHD (1440×2560) pOLED display which curves at the sides, has an aspect ratio of 16:9 and is covered by 3D Corning Gorilla Glass 5. It is powered by the octa-core Qualcomm Snapdragon 835 SoC paired with 6GB of LPDDR4X RAM.

The Nokia 8 Sirocco bears a dual rear camera setup with a dual-tone LED flash and Zeiss optics. It comprises of a primary 12-megapixel wide-angle sensor with an f/1.75 aperture and 1.4-micron pixels and a secondary 13-megapixel telephoto lens capable of 2x optical zoom with an f/2.6 aperture and 1-micron pixels. On the front, the smartphone has a 5-megapixel fixed-focus sensor with an f/2.0 aperture and 1.4-micron pixels.

The Nokia 8 Sirocco has 128GB of storage built-in which cannot be expanded in any way. On the connectivity front, the smartphone supports 4G VoLTE, Wi-Fi 802.11ac, Bluetooth v5.0, GPS/ A-GPS, and NFC. It measures 140.93×72.97×7.5mm and has a non-removable 3260mAh battery rated to deliver up to 22 hours of talk time and 495 hours of standby time.