Nokia 7 plus goes through the scratch, burn and bend test

04 June 2018
HMD has focused on keeping up with Nokia-levels of durability for the new phones.

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  • Anonymous
  • my8
  • 07 Jun 2018

AnonD-731363, 05 Jun 2018Despite platic body phone did very well. If we compare it... moreit has a metal body with some ceramic feel paint on top so it is a metal phone with paint

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    • Carol
    • L7b
    • 05 Jun 2018

    Kangal, 05 Jun 2018No, instead they are made of glass. On the front. And the b... moreNokia 7 plus is not made out of glass. What are you talking about their? I do not care about iphones. Nokia's are 3 times stronger then any of them. So, when it comes to resistance, i see no point in naming devices like iphones. Especially when their super expensive crapp has it too..

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      • AnonD-731363
      • SH3
      • 05 Jun 2018

      Despite platic body phone did very well.
      If we compare its price and specs its a still excellent phone worth buy.
      Any non clumsy guy will buy a good cover also a 5D screen protector or something even better.

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        • AnonD-731363
        • SH3
        • 05 Jun 2018

        Anonymous, 04 Jun 2018wow all nokias faultMan they are more durable than your casual Iphone or Samsung or whathewer you have.
        Anyway Nokia 5 ws the most durable smartphone of 2017 so only fault its your comment and the person who typed it.

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          • Kangal
          • uCX
          • 05 Jun 2018

          Carol, 04 Jun 2018Do not worry, tgis phones are not made out of titanium, so,... moreNo, instead they are made of glass. On the front. And the back.
          Most phones are stupidly fragile, and the waterproofing becomes useless WHEN they do crack.

          Which is why a Scratch-resistant 7000-series Aluminium Unibody is preferable, like on the OnePlus 5t and iPhone 7 Plus. I'd give up wireless charging, for sure I would. And if you wanted to further protect it, you can put a Dbrand Skin on it... whereas the Rear-Glass devices are pointless to skin because they are slightly scratch-proof but will crack just as easy when dropped with a Skin on it.

          Otherwise, get a Glass-reared phone and use a thick case (eg TPU Armoured Kickstand)... which will increase the phone's thickness from 7mm to 11mm anyway. Yet think, how you could cram a 5,000mAh battery into a device that thick!!

          This is why we really need more Durability Tests, especially like PhoneBuff's semi-scientific approach to it using robotic arms and high-speed footage (see: iPhone 7 Plus drop test).

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            • Anonymous
            • pp}
            • 05 Jun 2018

            [deleted post]WTF?

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              • L7b
              • 04 Jun 2018

              Paul, 04 Jun 2018I dropped mine from 40cm with the standard cover and have a... moreDo not worry, tgis phones are not made out of titanium, so, some scratches and small dents by drops will.occur. the difference is. They are highly resitive. And tgis is all about who Nokia was and what HMD are trying to be. They kind of doing it the right way.

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                • Anonymous
                • Sm7
                • 04 Jun 2018

                Paul, 04 Jun 2018I dropped mine from 40cm with the standard cover and have a... morewow all nokias fault

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                  • n7q
                  • 04 Jun 2018

                  I dropped mine from 40cm with the standard cover and have a slight dent and copper removed :(

                    There are only three durability test I'm interested in. Scratch test on the screen, bend test, and drop test. It seems this phone handle the first two without issue. Nice.

                      Was expected

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                        • Anonymous
                        • 7k9
                        • 04 Jun 2018

                        How they improve image quality.. none of their phone has produced remarkable image quality. Waiting for Nokia 8 sirocco review.. they need to get more serious about pricing.. Nokia 6.0 is very nice phone but feeling the absence of power..using it from last 6 months. One hand usage is not possible with such big device

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                          • AnonD-415644
                          • XRX
                          • 04 Jun 2018

                          I don't find this phone appealing

                            Ahhh, the Zach's durability test.
                            Um, I don't bother durability on phones. Instead, I'm favourable on the best internals that a phone existed with such budget price.
                            Anyways, I love using cases though than leaving my phone naked!