HMD Global, the home of Nokia phones today announced that the new Nokia 7.1 will go on sale starting 7th December 2018 and will be available across top mobile retailers in India and on Nokia.com/phones. The Nokia 7.1 will be available at a recommended best buy price of INR 19,999.

The Nokia 7.1’s stunning HDR display lies within a masterfully crafted, gorgeous design and offers an advanced imaging experience powered by a dual rear depth sensing camera with 2PD and ZEISS Optics to ensure you never miss a moment.

Ajey Mehta, Vice President and Country Head, India, HMD Global, said:

“We know a lot of our fans in India enjoy creating videos and watching content on their smartphones. That’s why it was important for us to bring both ZEISS optics and PureDisplay technology together in a versatile device that offers a superior content experience, regardless of whether you’re taking photos for your social media or watching the latest series on your favourite streaming service.

With real-time SDR to HDR conversion, more fans can enjoy a premium viewing experience across content. And with the integrated ZEISS optics, fans can take advantage of rapid auto focus and capture incredible HDR photography as well. We’re thrilled to bring such an impressive device, created with the help of best in class partners to our fans in India.”

Introducing PureDisplay

The Nokia 7.1 is the first smartphone to come with PureDisplay screen technology for stunning HDR10 cinematic quality entertainment. With YouTube, Netflix and Amazon Prime now supporting HDR content, take your viewing experience to another level with higher contrast (1,000,000:1 dynamic contrast ratio) and great clarity, revealing the detail in both light and dark areas with stunning vibrant colours.

Whether outdoors in bright sunlight or in a dimly lit room, playing games or watching videos, the crisp, bright Full HD+ 5.84” and 19:9 screen ratio display will automatically adjust brightness and contrast to ambient lighting conditions – ensuring content is still visible and vibrant in bright sunshine.

Live through this enhanced display experience across all your videos, including non-HDR content, which is up-scaled in real-time using a dedicated 16-bit engine, processing millions of pixels per second to provide the best possible display quality in all conditions.

The Nokia 7.1 is powered by the Qualcomm® Snapdragon™ 636 Mobile Platform, which supports a major leap in performance making it great for streaming HDR content with ease. This platform is optimized for content consumption with first-class graphics performance and battery efficiency enhancements .

So you can enjoy your audio and video for even longer. The USB type-C fast charging port delivers up to 50% of your battery back in 30 mins , to get you back up and running quickly and easily.

Premium design

The Nokia 7.1 is where design meets engineering excellence, offering the overall product quality, premium materials and finish you expect from a Nokia smartphone. Applying design techniques found in jewelry and high-end timepieces, the Nokia 7.1 exhibits aesthetically pleasing contrasts between different metal finishes that come seamlessly together and capture small, controlled bright highlights.

Possessing a unique interplay on colour by using glass’ unique properties of refraction, the Nokia 7.1 achieves deep, rich and neutral colours that capture both light and depth. The Nokia 7.1 exudes master craftsmanship with final touches like the dual-anodized aluminium diamond cut colored edges.

The Nokia 7.1 delivers a bigger experience without a bigger handset to offer you a stunning smartphone that fits as easily into your pocket as it does in your hand. A feeling of solidity runs all the way through the smartphone, thanks to the 6000-series aluminium CNC machined frame and die cast metal centre.

Tell your story with advanced imaging

The Nokia 7.1 highly sensitive ZEISS Optics 12MP/5MP dual cameras with 2PD enable fast, accurate autofocus giving great shots in both bright and low light conditions. Achieve the perfect picture with HDR photography, giving you crisper and sharper images – ideal for capturing and sharing your photos with friends or followers.

Capture professional studio style shots with the rear depth camera supported ‘bokeh’ mode as well as effortless front portrait shots. You can also reduce the effects of unstable hands while filming with Electronic Image Stabilization (EIS) technology and relive your memories as if you were still there with high fidelity 360° Nokia spatial audio.

The new camera UI gives you ultimate control of white balance, ISO, focus and shutter speed using the Pro Camera Mode. ​The Nokia 7.1 AI enhanced front facing camera introduces facial recognition to deploy animated 3D personas/masks and filters.

One touch live stream your #bothies with the use of fun filters in real time to Facebook and YouTube direct from your camera app. Google Lens and Motion Photos can also be accessed directly from the app quickly and easily.

Pure, secure and up-to-date Android, reinforced with Android One

The Nokia 7.1 joins the comprehensive line-up of Nokia smartphones in the Android One family, delivering a high-quality software experience endorsed by Google. Nokia smartphones with Android One offer great storage and battery life right out of the box and come pre-loaded with the very latest in AI-powered innovations developed by Google.

The Nokia 7.1 will receive three years of monthly security patches as guaranteed in the Android One program. The smartphone has recently received the Android 9 Pie upgrade – giving Nokia 7.1 users in India access to the latest OS from Google via an over the air update.

The Android 9 Pie update brings a new set of features, including App Actions – a brand-new feature to Android and exclusive to Android One devices and Google Pixel phones.

In addition, Google Play protect scans all the apps on the store and on your phone to keep it safe from malware. This helps to rank the Nokia 7.1 among the most secure and cutting-edge phones out there, as this device will always be up-to-date thanks to the latest Google innovations including, Google Assistant and Google Photos , with free unlimited high-quality photo storage.


Availability and offers

The Nokia 7.1 comes in Gloss Midnight Blue and Gloss Steel and is available from 7th December at a recommended best buy price of INR 19,999. Nokia 7.1 will be available top mobile retailers across India and on Nokia.com/phones.

Airtel prepaid customers on Nokia 7.1 can enjoy 1TB of 4G data on eligible plans starting Rs. 199 and Airtel postpaid customers can enjoy additional data of 120GB along with three months of Netflix subscription and one year of Amazon Prime subscription on plans starting Rs. 499.*

Consumers purchasing Nokia 7.1 using HDFC Bank Credit and Debit cards on EMI transactions done through Pinelabs terminals in offline stores will receive a 10% cashback. *


Key features of Android 9 Pie

  • App Actions – Helps get things done faster by predicting the user’s next move and displaying the right action
  • Slices – Identifies relevant information of favorite apps to make them more easily          accessible when required
  • Adaptive Battery ​– Uses deep learning to understand usage patterns and prioritize battery power on important apps
  • Adaptive Brightness ​– Automatically adapts phone brightness by learning from user interactions with different settings
  • New system navigation​ – Features a single home button that provides intelligent predictions and suggestions (user enabled)

 Digital Wellbeing features available now via Play Store

  • Dashboard – Highlights screen time and phone usage including how many times device has been unlocked and number of notifications received
  • App Timers ​– Set time limits on app usage
  • Wind Down and Do Not Disturb​ – Set a daily schedule to get ready for bed. The screen fades to grayscale, while Do Not Disturb silences notifications for a restful sleep. Users can activate Do Not Disturb anytime they want to disconnect.

 

  • Thumbnail image is of Nokia 6.1 Plus and is only a Reference .