Nokia 7 Plus First Impressions

 HIGHLIGHTS

• Nokia 7 Plus is made from 6000 series aluminium
• There are copper accents around the border, camera bump, and buttons
• The new Nokia 7 Plus is scheduled to launch in end-May/ June
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Nokia launched five new phones the day before MWC 2018 officially kicked off, ranging from a low-cost feature phone to a super-slim flagship. Sitting somewhere in between, the new Nokia 7 Plus would be easy to overlook, but this phone has one of the most interesting combinations of features and design.

For starters, the Nokia 7 Plus has a 6-inch 18:9 screen which stretches across most of the front of the phone, which immediately grabs attention. According to Nokia, the Corning Gorilla Glass on the front has been sculpted, though it doesn't really look much different from how other phones combine glass and metal. Nokia has used 6000 series aluminium for the body, but also says that it has a "ceramic-feel coating" which we wouldn't really have noticed had it not been pointed out to us.

The Nokia 7 Plus was displayed at HMD Global's event space in Barcelona in both black and white. Similar to the Nokia 6 (2018), there are bronze-copper accents around the border of the device as well as the buttons, camera bump, and fingerprint sensor. It's a look that calls for attention, and while some might like that, we would have preferred a subtler style.

It's fairly easy to hold and use the new Nokia 7 Plus, and we didn't have any complaints about its physical design. Nokia doesn't quite achieve a borderless look, and the company clearly decided to slap its name on the front rather than go for a clean look. However, the ratio of screen to body still makes this phone look modern.