Nokia 7 Plus will be updated to Android Pie!

As expected! At a media event in India, Juho Sarvikas, the Chief Product Officer of HMD Global, confirmed that the Nokia 7 Plus get the stable Android 9.0 Pie update in September.

Nokia 7 Plus under the Android One program

Related: Nokia 7 Plus Review - The Mid-range All-rounder to BEAT?

If that's the case, the Nokia 7 Plus will be the first Snapdragon 660 powered smartphone in the world that will get the Android Pie update. It will also be one of the first mid-range phones that will get the said update.

To know more about Android Pie, click here.

As a quick recap, the Nokia 7 Plus is a really good mid-range smartphone with solid build quality. Its frame is made out of sturdy aluminum metal and its screen is protected by Corning's Gorilla Glass 3.

See also: HMD Global updates the Nokia 7 Plus to Android Pie

It boasts a 6-inch IPS panel with 18:9 screen ratio and FHD+ 2160 x 1080 resolution. Under the hood, it runs with the Snapdragon 660 octa-core processor with Adreno 512 GPU.

It also has 4GB RAM, 64GB storage, and large 3,800mAh of fast charging battery.

This is also one of the few phones with triple ZEISS cameras. It has a 12MP f/1.75 ZEISS optics + 13MP f/2.6 ZEISS cameras at the back and a 16MP f/2.0 ZEISS optics for selfies and groufies.

Nokia 7 Plus Specs

Display: 6-inch FHD+ IPS 2160 x 1080 resolution w/ 2.5D curved glass and Gorilla Glass 3 protection at 402 ppi

CPU: 2.2GHz 64-bit Snapdragon 660 octa-core processor

GPU: Adreno 512

RAM: 4GB

ROM: 64GB expandable via microSD card slot up to 128GB

Back Camera: 12MP f/1.75 ZEISS optics + 13MP f/2.6 ZEISS optics w/ Dual Pixel PDAF, 2x optical zoom, and dual tone LED flash

Selfie Camera: 16MP f/2.0 ZEISS optics w/ AF and screen flash

Battery: 3,800mAh w/ fast charging

OS: Android 8.1.1 Oreo

Connectivity: WiFi 802.11 ac, LTE Cat 6, Bluetooth 5.0, BLE, aptX, NFC, GPS, A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS, dual SIM (hybrid)

Sensors: Accelerometer, light, proximity, orientation, proximity, gyroscope, sound, magnetic

Others: Fingerprint sensor, face unlock, triple microphone w/ Nokia OZO Audio, single speaker w/ Smart PA, USB Type-C, Colors: black / copper, white / copper

Dimensions: 158.38 x 75.64 x 9.55 mm

Weight: 183 g

Price: PHP 21,990 (PHP 19,990 sale price)

Recently, it was even named as the CONSUMER SMARTPHONE 2018-2019 at the EISA Awards.

Are you excited for the update?

Source: Android Central