The review shall not include Technical Specs and shall be purely based on user experience.
The Good Things:
Battery: The standout feauture of the phone has to be the battery and it’s performance, I am quite impressed with the performance, having used many phones in the past and having to run around to find a charger twice a day I am pleasantly surprised with the fact that the phone last’s at least 1 full working day without a fuss.
Design: Looks stunning and is neatly made, feels like a premium piece of device and not a cheap plastic slab.
Display: Viewing experience( especially multimedia) is quite satisfacttory and there would be very few other phones that can match the Nokia 7+ here.
Not So Good Things:
Camera: Even though it’s a dual camera with high spec’s the camera is not the best out there, the images in good light are stunning but low light performance is laggy and makes you want more. Video quality is decent with excellent sound capture but appears shaky without OIS.
Keyboard: It’s a wierd problem to have and the keyboard seems small for a larger phone.
Bad Things:
Headphone Jack: The headphone jack prods out and it simply refuses to be plugged in completely, it doesn’t impact the quality of the audio but is an issue none the less.
Response: Sometimes you feel the phone is not responding to the input and it may be a software issue but does impact the overall experience.
Android One:
The phone runs on Android One and it’s both good and bad, the constant updates and security patches help but on the other hand it comes with a few restrictions which can be irritating at times.
P.S: Bought the phone via Airtel Online Store which wasn’t a very pleasent experience( will need a review of it’s own).
Overall:
Nokia has done a good job in ensuring it gets most things right and at a reasonable price but it seems to be missing the final puch that can knock down competition.
Should you buy it?
Mostly a Yes, unless you are looking for only Camera being the best the phone offers a bit of everything for everybody.