The Nokia 7 is a mid-range

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-branded smartphone running

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, by

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. It was launched on 19 October 2017 and was released on 24 October exclusively in

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. The device's successor, the Nokia 7 Plus, was announced on 25 February 2018.

Specifications

Hardware

The Nokia 7 uses the mid-range

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, backed by either 4 or 6 GB of

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RAM. It comes only a 64 GB variant, although storage is expandable by

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. The phone has a 16 MP rear camera with a f/1.8 aperture and

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optics. It is the second Nokia phone to feature the "Bothie" camera mode, where both front and rear cameras can be used for recording simultaneously by dividing the screen into a split-image setup, a technology Nokia calls as "Dual-Sight" mode. The front camera is a 5 MP lens with f/2.0. It has a "3D glass curvature back", while the frame is 7000 series aluminum with diamond cut beveled edges. The Nokia 7 comes in two colour options: Gloss Black and Matte White. Like other HMD Global smartphones, it retains the 3.5mm headphone jack, while also having 18W fast charging for its 3,000 mAh battery, through the

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port. It has a rear-mounted fingerprint scanner and is

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dust and water resistant.

Software

The Nokia 7 was initially launched with near-stock Android 7.1.1 Nougat. HMD released the upgrade to Android 8.1 Oreo in May 2018 and

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on 11 December 2018.

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Hardware

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