Nokia 7 Plus VS Oppo F7 – The Nokia 7 Plus is a beast in disguise. Oppo smartphones are doing exceptionally well in the market right now. The company is the third largest smartphone maker in China and also the fifth largest in the world. Their subsidiary OnePlus is also coming up pretty good, especially the highly talked about OnePlus 6. Oppo best lower mid-range smartphone in the market right now is the Oppo F7. The smartphone is trending when it comes to a mid-range phone with huge selfie quality. And is practically winning other competitors in the market.

However, Nokia has manufactured a worthy competitor in the lower mid-range segment called the Nokia 7 Plus. The phone features quality specs that can even challenge some higher mid-range smartphones in the market. Let’s see if the Nokia 7 Plus can challenge the self-acclaimed king of selfie Oppo F7 in a full comparison battle.

Nokia 7 Plus VS Oppo F7 – The Design

The Nokia 7 Plus is unique in its design with front glass, aluminum 6000 series body, and copper edges. Meanwhile, the Oppo F7 features a front glass and a plastic unibody that has a metallic appearance. The Nokia 7 Plus is quite heavy compared to most lower mid-range phones, which might be a turn off for some users. The phone weighs an astonishing 183 grams and is 25 grams heavier to the Oppo F7 that weighs 158 grams. The Oppo F7 is slightly slimmer with a 7.8mm thickness to the Nokia 7 Plus’s 8mm thickness.

The Oppo F7 sports a single rear camera system at the top left corner. While the Nokia 7 Plus sports a dual rear camera at the top middle. Both phones have a rear mounted fingerprint sensor just above their brand names. Nokia only builds two body colors option for the Nokia 7 Plus, which are Black and White. Both body colors retain the copper edges. Meanwhile, the Oppo F7 comes in Diamond Black, Solar Red, and Moonlight Silver body colors.

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Nokia 7 Plus VS Oppo F7 – The Display

The Nokia 7 Plus features an 18:9 aspect ratio screen with a screen-to-body ratio of 77.2%. The screen of the Nokia 7 Plus is a 6.0 inch IPS LCD touchscreen, which displays 1080 x 2160 pixels resolution with 403 PPI density. The display screen of the Nokia 7 Plus is protected by Corning gorilla glass 3.

The Oppo F7 features top-notch display, unlike the Nokia 7 Plus. And it has a bigger screen size of 6.23 inch IPS LCD touchscreen. The screen features a 19:9 aspect ratio with no top bezel and a screen-to-body ratio of 82.5%. The Oppo F7 display houses a 1080 x 2280 pixels resolution with 405 PPI density. Protecting the display screen of the Oppo F7 is Corning gorilla glass 5. Overall, the Oppo F7 features better display specs to the Nokia 7 Plus.

Nokia 7 Plus VS Oppo F7 – The Camera

The dual rear camera system of the Nokia 7 Plus features gyro EIS, dual pixel phase detection autofocus, 2x optical zoom, Zeiss optics and dual-LED dual-tone flash. The phone comes with a 12MP f/1.8 aperture primary shooter and 13MP f/2.6 aperture secondary shooter. At the front, is a 16MP f/2.0 aperture shooter with Zeiss optics.

Meanwhile, the Oppo F7 comes with a front 25MP f/2.0 aperture camera. And a single rear 16MP f/1.8 aperture camera. The Oppo F7 will take better selfies than the Nokia 7 Plus. While the Nokia 7 Plus will shoot better pictures thanks to its dual rear camera.

Nokia 7 Plus VS Oppo F7 – Hardware and Software

The Nokia 7 Plus is being powered by Qualcomm Snapdragon 660 chipset. The chipset is the latest from Snapdragon for mid-range devices. The chipset in the Nokia 7 Plus carries 4-cores clocked at 2.2GHz and 4-cores clocked at 1.8GHz. Thanks to the new chipset, the graphics of the Nokia 7 Plus is run on Adreno 512 graphics processing unit. The Nokia 7 Plus is available in only a 4GB memory with 64GB internal storage. The Nokia 7 Plus comes with Android One initiative and runs on Android 8.1 Oreo.

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Powering the Oppo F7 is Mediatek Helio P60 chipset that carries 4-cores of Cortex-A73 at 2.0GHz and 4-cores of Cortex-A53 at 2.0GHz. The Mali-G72 MP3 graphics processing unit powers the graphics of the Oppo F7. The smartphone runs on Android 8.1 Oreo with ColorOS 5.0 skin on top. The Oppo F7 has a 4GB memory with 64GB storage variant like the Nokia 7 Plus. And also a bigger variant of 6GB memory with 128GB internal storage.

Nokia 7 Plus VS Oppo F7 – The Battery

This is one category the Oppo F7 keeps on coming up short. The phone doesn’t support fast battery charging for its non-removable Li-lon 3400 mAh battery. The Nokia 7 Plus features a big battery life and probably one of its highlights. The smartphone packs a non-removable Li-Ion 3800 mAh battery that charges with USB 2.0 Type-C charger.

Nokia 7 Plus VS Oppo F7 – The Price

The Oppo F7 is one of the cheapest mid-range smartphone out there going for about $323 (N113,050). While the Nokia 7 Plus comes a bit higher as it cost around $475 (N166,250). The fact that the Oppo F7 lost in its territory (camera) is a bad sign already. Regardless of the price, the Nokia 7 Plus features a stronger battery life that supports fast charge and better hardware.

Nokia 7 Plus VS Oppo F7 Full Specs Comparison

	Nokia 7 Plus	Oppo F7
Dimensions and Weight	158.4 x 75.6 x 8 mm. Weight – 183 g	156 x 75.3 x 7.8 mm. Weight – 158 g
Display	6.0 inch (77.2% screen-to-body ratio), 1080 x 2160 pixels with 403 PPI density and IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen	6.23 inch (82.5% screen-to-body ratio), 1080 x 2280 pixels with 405 PPI density and IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen
Memory	RAM – 4GB. ROM – 64GB microSD, up to 256 GB (uses SIM 2 slot)	RAM – 4GB. ROM – 64GB OR RAM – 6GB. ROM – 128GB microSD, up to 256 GB (dedicated slot)
Software	Android 8.1 Oreo	Android 8.1 Oreo (with ColorOS 5.0)
Hardware	Qualcomm Snapdragon 660 chipset with Octa-core (4×2.2GHz & 4×1.8GHz) processor	Mediatek Helio P60 chipset with Octa-core (4×2.0 GHz Cortex-A73 & 4×2.0 GHz Cortex-A53) processor
Camera	16MP f/2.0 aperture front camera + Dual – 12MP f/1.8 aperture and 13MP f/2.6 aperture dual-LED dual-tone flash	25MP f/2.0 aperture front camera + 16MP f/1.8 aperture with LED flash
Connectivity	2G/3G/4G Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot, Bluetooth 5.0, GPS	2G/3G/4G Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot, Bluetooth 4.2, GPS
Battery	Non-removable Li-lon 3800 mAh battery	Non-removable Li-lon 3400 mAh battery
Additional Features	Fingerprint (rear-mounted), Fast battery charging (18W, 9V/2A)	Fingerprint (rear-mounted)

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