Nokia 8.1 (Nokia X7)
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- Agucibu
- 0TF
- 18 Feb 2019
Quick personal review after one month of daily use (coming from a Nokia 8)
UPS
1. Excellent build quality
2. Gorgeous display
3. Very fluid UI, fast and reliant
4. Good response times on multitasking
5. Excellent telephony and audio
6. Gps ok, fm radio ok, NFC ok
7. Fast charging ok
8. Battery endurance very good
9. Camera a lot a lot better than Nokia 8 and better than Nokia 7 plus, very nice bokeh effects, excellent pictures on good light, video very nice and OIS reliable.
DOWNS
1. no water and dust protection
2. no Qi charge mode (strange having a glass back panel)
3. Strangely no UFS for internal memory (not a big difference)
4. Strangely no 3.0 usb speeds even using usb-c port (noticeable if you transfer big chunks of information using usb)
Downs I think are price oriented because this mobile can be considered as a medium-high level smartphone!
Even with the "downs" mentioned above it's a very good thought, produced and oriented mobile device.
Just my opinion, though.
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- Dave
- Kic
- 18 Feb 2019
Very beautifull phone, and glad that the FM radio is present on this phone
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- mehtasameer2087
- 7kh
- 17 Feb 2019
And why even talk about it when someone is not going to buy and use them
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- mehtasameer2087
- 7kh
- 17 Feb 2019
The touch sensitivity is not only glass by the xyz company it is substrate that is sandwiched in between and how close it is to glass,Gorilla glass is not a full proof and rocket science technology used glass in any sense,asahi is even better than Gorilla glass ,I have a Lyf phone which I have dropped on floor many times in 1 year of use and there is not even a feather scratch with no touch issues,it's just a mindset and nobody can change that if someone is stubborn to accept anything new and better
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- mehtasameer2087
- 7kh
- 17 Feb 2019
In my personal opinion this phone is way better for its price and it has quality,unlike poco and Asus giving good processor ,I don't say that they are bad but they are for different segment of people,but this 8.1 doesn't have a replacement in its price as a whole package,be it stability of performance,cameras,build ,it's totally in a different league
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- mehtasameer2087
- 7kh
- 17 Feb 2019
Anonymous, 16 Feb 2019Currently using the 8.1 what I'm worried is that the back g... moreWell I have put a protection on both front and back glass ,I am also using a transparent case for more security,there are some good back and front glass protectors on AliExpress,
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- mehtasameer2087
- 7kh
- 17 Feb 2019
jai, 16 Feb 2019bro choose 8.1 .... it has zeiss optics camera and it is an... moreYes I thought so ,8.1 would be better in camera as compared to zenfone5z
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- Anonymous
- KZK
- 17 Feb 2019
Still no reviews yet?
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- Anonymous
- KgW
- 16 Feb 2019
mehtasameer2087, 14 Feb 2019Gorilla glass is just hyped because many of the vendors are... moreCurrently using the 8.1 what I'm worried is that the back glass is scratchable compared to the front. I think the back glass has no resistance or whatsoever but thr fingerprint sensor really is scratch resistant.
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- jai
- ut1
- 16 Feb 2019
mehtasameer2087, 16 Feb 2019Can someone suggest me which one would be better in camera ... morebro choose 8.1 .... it has zeiss optics camera and it is an awsm phone... and there is some bug with zenfone 5z and it is 1 year old
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- mehtasameer2087
- 7kh
- 16 Feb 2019
Tariqtechnology, 14 Feb 2019I'm using Poweramp and I use this app on all of my smartpho... moreThere are number of apps that have high amp gains and thats why I faced the same problem in Nokia 7 plus as well as 8.1,then I used the apps without any amp gain and their was no distortion ,just used the the EQ in the app(not the musicfx).this i faced in rn5 too but not mia1,so there is some locking of amp gains which some apps don't have access to change properly
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- mehtasameer2087
- 7kh
- 16 Feb 2019
Tariqtechnology, 14 Feb 2019I'm using Poweramp and I use this app on all of my smartpho... moreTry musicana
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- mehtasameer2087
- 7kh
- 16 Feb 2019
Can someone suggest me which one would be better in camera ,Asus Zenfone 5z or 8.1?any link to see comparison videos please
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- Gandalfdenvite
- 38E
- 16 Feb 2019
HMD should have used Gorilla glass because even if "Dinorex" maybe is just as scratch resistant as Gorilla glass it is not as good as Gorilla glass! The screen/glass on my Nokia 8.1 is mostly far too sensitive, sensing touches I have not made making using the onscreen keyboard a very unpleasant experience, but sometimes the screen is not sensitive enough forcing me to touch the back button, or any other button anywhere else on the screen, three to four times before it sence my touch! This could be a software problem, but I think it is a hardware, "Dinorex", problem!
I will probably never buy a HMD, "Nokia", phone again! My Moto X4 is far better, and was cheaper, than my Nokia 8.1!
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- Anonymous
- f}n
- 15 Feb 2019
NajoBar, 15 Feb 2019Hi.. can anybody tell me which version number is for Europe... moreYour country??
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- Crunch
- 0FN
- 15 Feb 2019
Black front, no thanks. Shame. White front please.
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- Nickname :D
- Mtf
- 15 Feb 2019
Hello guys,
I saw you nominated Nokia 8.1 as being the best Mid-ranger of 2018.
How it was nominated without having a review? When we'll have a review for it?
Thanks for the great job you're doing. Wish you all the best!
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- NajoBar
- nR6
- 15 Feb 2019
Hi.. can anybody tell me which version number is for Europe? I saw so many vendor on the net mention TA1119 for low price! So is there other version?
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- mehtasameer2087
- 7kh
- 14 Feb 2019
XiaomimeLove, 14 Feb 2019Just a nice phone, premium build quality, good processor an... moreGorilla glass is just hyped because many of the vendors are using it,8.1 has NEG from the top most company Nippon of Japan ,it's on par and anyways glass is glass and Corning isn't giving you armour grade bullet proof glass for phones.point is the neg glass is good enough