The Nokia 7.1 is the king of a mid-range smartphone. The handset comes with a beautiful design and as the successor of the Nokia 6.1, they share a similar design. As a lineup of budget Nokia phones, it comes with an upgraded processor and it’s also still affordable. We will be comparing Nokia 7.1 with the Nokia 6.1 in this post.
Nokia 7.1 VS Nokia 6.1 – Design Comparison
The Nokia 7.1 is built with a glass sandwich-style body and diamond cut anodized aluminum frame. It measures 71.0 mm x 147.2 mm x 8.0 mm in dimensions and it weighs 151 gram. The Nokia 6.1, on the other hand, is built with an aluminum Alloy and glass as well. It measures 71.18 mm x 149.7 mm x 9.14 mm in dimensions and weight 160 gram. Both phones are available in multiple colors.
Nokia 7.1 VS Nokia 6.1 – Display Comparison
The Nokia 7.1 has a screen size of 5.8 inches FHD+ with a screen resolution of 1080 x 2280 Pixels and 435 pixels per inch density, while the Nokia 6.1 has a screen size of 5.84 inches FHD+ with a screen resolution of 1080 x 2244 Pixels and 426 pixels per inch density. They are both equipped with IPS, LCD capacitive touchscreen with Corning Gorilla glass and they both have a similar screen to body ratio. There is no winner on the display as well, both phones will offer clear visuals to users.
Nokia 7.1 VS Nokia 6.1 – Camera Comparison
On the camera department, the Nokia 7.1 has a dual rear camera of 16 Megapixels + 5 Megapixels with an LED flash, brighter aperture and a front facing camera of 16 Megapixels with Face Recognition, F2.0 Aperture, and 1.0 um Pixel Size features. The Nokia 6.1 has a single rear camera configuration. The phone is equipped with 16 Megapixels and an LED flash for low light shots. It also shoots the same video quality with it’s rival and it has a front camera of 8 Megapixels with Face Recognition and F2.0 Aperture.
Nokia 7.1 VS Nokia 6.1 – Performance Comparison
The Nokia 7.1 and the Nokia 6.1 has the same Qualcomm Snapdragon 636 SoC with an octa-core processor that clocked at a speed of 1.8GHz + 1.6GHz. They have Qualcomm Adreno 509 GPU for graphics and the processor is built with 14nm process technology. They have the same RAM of 4GB with an inbuilt memory of 64GB which is expandable.
The Nokia 6.1 has a cheaper variant with 3GB and 32GB of memory and you can also expand the storage unit with a micro SD card.
Nokia 7.1 VS Nokia 6.1 – Battery & Price Comparison
The Nokia 7.1 has a nonremovable battery capacity of 3060 mAh with fast charging technology, while the Nokia 6.1 has a nonremovable battery capacity of 3000 mAh with fast charging technology as well. Both phones are selling under $200.
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Our Verdict:
The Nokia 7.1 and the Nokia 6.1 still share similar features, however, the Nokia 7.1 been the upgraded version is equipped with impressive cameras and other regulars. Still, there are no much differences on the hardware, so if you still have the Nokia 6.1, there is no need to upgrade.
