Soon after launching the Nokia 7 smartphone in the Chinese market, now it seems like the HMD Global is all set to introduce a new Android-powered smartphone in the Indian tech market next week. The company has already started sending out the media invites for their upcoming smartphone launch event, which is scheduled to be held on Tuesday, October 31 at 11:30 AM IST in India. The media invite shows an image of company logos, scheduled launch date and time with a bold line “Save the Date.” The invitation reads “HMD Global invites you to an exclusive gathering to unveil the next milestone of Nokia Phones”.
Though the press invite doesn’t reveal any clear information about the upcoming Nokia smartphones or which specific smartphone will launch at the event, it is likely to be the HMD Global’s freshly launched Nokia 7 smartphone. Some people say the new device could be the mid-range Nokia 7, other people say it might be the budget-oriented Nokia 2, as the multiple rumours have already been leaked about the Nokia 2. The upcoming Nokia device will be the company’s fifth Android-powered smartphone after the Nokia 3, Nokia 5 and Nokia 6 and the recently launched Nokia 8 true flagship smartphone that went on sale in the country earlier this month.
Nokia 7 Specifications:
The main highlights of the Nokia 7 are its revamped design, a blazing-fast Qualcomm Snapdragon 630 SoC, pure stock version of Android 7.1.1 Android Nougat OS, Nokia Ozo Audio algorithms, Carl ZEISS powered rear camera setup, Dual-Sight technology and a powerful 3,000mAh battery. The Nokia 7 is the company’s second smartphone support a feature called “Dual-Sight streaming”. The feature provides a split-screen view in the viewfinder and allows you to use the front and rear camera at the same time for capturing both photos and videos. Further, the Camera app on the Nokia 7 lets you stream these “Bothies” as full-HD videos directly to Facebook and YouTube live in the Dual-Sight mode so you can share both sides of the story. The Nokia 7 also comes loaded with Nokia’s proprietary Ozo Audio and has three high-dynamic range microphones, which enables it to capture 360-degree sound.
As far as specifications are concerned, the Nokia 7 sports a 5.2-inch full-HD display with a screen resolution of 1920 x 1080 pixels and a scratch resistance 2.5D curved Corning Gorilla Glass 3 protection on top. Under the hood, the smartphone is powered by a 2.2GHz Qualcomm Snapdragon 630 octa-core processor clubbed with Adreno 508 GPU, 4GB RAM / 6GB of RAM and 64GB of native storage, which can be further expanded up to 128GB via a microSD card. The Nokia 7 runs on Google’s Android 7.1.1 Nougat (upgradable to Android 8.0 Oreo) operating system out of the box.
For photography, the Nokia 7 houses a 16-megapixel rear camera setup with Carl ZEISS optics, an f/1.8 aperture, 1.12 µm pixel size, Phase Detection Autofocus (PDAF), 80-degree wide-angle lens, dual-tone LED flash and 4K video recording (30fps) support. On the front, the device features a 5-megapixel front-facing shooter with an f/2.0 aperture, 1.12 µm pixel size, 84-degree wide-angle lens.
In terms of Connectivity, the Nokia 7 supports dual-SIM, 4G VoLTE, Wi-Fi 802.11ac, Bluetooth 5.0, GPS/A-GPS, a 3.5mm audio jack and a USB Type-C port for superfast charging and data transfer. On the battery front, the Nokia 7 comes packed with a 3,000mAh non-removable battery with fast charging support. Dimensionally, the handset measures 141.2 x 71.45 x 7.92 mm.
Nokia 2 rumoured Specifications:
As per the latest rumours, the Nokia 2 will have a 5-Inch HD IPS display with a screen resolution of 1280 x 720 pixels. The device is expected to be powered by a 1.3GHz Qualcomm Snapdragon 212 quad-core processor coupled with 1GB of RAM and Adreno 304 GPU. There is a possibility that the device may come in two variants, one with 1GB of RAM and another with 6GB of RAM. The Nokia 2 is tipped to offer 64GB of internal storage, which can be further expanded via a microSD card slot. In terms of photography, the Nokia 2 is rumoured to come with an 8-megapixel rear-facing camera and a 5-megapixel front-facing camera. The smartphone will also feature a polycarbonate body and onscreen navigation buttons. On the software front, the 4G-enabled smartphone is said to run on Android 7.1.1 Nougat operating system out-of-the-box. On the battery front, the smartphone will be backed up by a 4,000mAh battery.
