Nokia 7.1 is the best budget smartphone available in the market right now. You might be aware of the news that Motorola is going to launch the entire Moto G7 series soon. According to our expectation, Moto G7 is going to be another amazing budget smartphone of 2019. So sad Nokia 7.1 hold its current position of best budget smartphone even after the launch of Moto G7? To find this out, we have compared Nokia 7.1 vs Moto G7. Hence, if you are planning to buy a budget smartphone soon, you can find out the best one after going through this article.
Nokia 7.1 vs Moto G7
Design
Nokia 7.1 has an aluminium frame and has a glossy glass finishing at the backside. The glossy material gives a premium look to this budget smartphone. Additionally, there is a camera and the fingerprint is placed just below it, which gives it a good look. There is a Nokia labelling below the fingerprint sensor and an Android one logo at the bottom of the rear side. The front part consists of a notch display with significant bezels. Overall, the smartphone has extremely good luck and doesn’t seem to be a budget phone at all.
Similarly, Motorola Moto G7 also looks amazing because of the glossy glass finishing. However, the framework is made up of plastic which has a metal coating. The rear side has a circular along with fingerprint sensor and a Motorola labelling at the bottom. At the front, you will find a notch display with significant bezels. Both Nokia 7.1 and Motorola Moto G7 looks amazing at the given price tag. However, Nokia 7.1 has a slight upper hand in this segment.
Display
Motorola Moto G7 has a huge 6.2 inches large IPS LCD screen with 2270 × 1080 screen resolution. On the other hand, Nokia 7.1 smartphone has a smaller 5.84 inch is IPS LCD screen with 2280 × 1080 resolutions. The Nokia 7.1 smartphone has a special colour and contrast because of a processor. Hence, Nokia 7.1 has an upper hand in display too.
Specifications
Nokia 7.1 is powered by the Snapdragon 636 processor, while, the Motorola Moto G7 is forward by a Snapdragon 632 processor. The Snapdragon 636 processor has a slightly higher benchmark score when compared to the Snapdragon processor used in the Motorola Moto G7 smartphone. Besides, both the smartphones have a 4 GB RAM an 64GB storage space. Moreover, both have an expandable memory of 128 GB. In terms of battery, Nokia 7.1 has a 3600 MAH of battery and moto G7 has a smaller 3000 MAH battery. Hence, it is quite clear that Nokia 7.1 certainly has better specifications when compared to G7.
Camera
Both smartphones have the same camera specification when seen on the paper. Both the budget smartphones have a 12 megapixel + 5-megapixel camera set up at the rear side. Additionally, there is an 8-megapixel front-facing camera on both the devices. Hence, the camera specifications are completely similar to both smartphones.
Software
Nokia 7.1 is powered by Android Oreo out of the box. The smartphone has already received the Android 9.0 pie update. This is because Nokia 7.1 is an Android one smartphone which promises regular Android updates for the next 2 years. On the other hand, Motorola Moto G7 smartphone comes with Android 9.0 pie out of the box. It has promised that Android Q will be released for Moto G7. However, we don’t think that the smartphone will see any further update after Android Q.
Price & Availablity
The Nokia 7.1 smartphone as already available in the market and you can buy it at all the popular stores. It is retailed at $350. Whereas, Motorola Moto G7 smartphone will soon go live in the US and European market. It will be available for $300. Moto G7 will be available on the popular websites like Amazon and Best buy.
