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the Nokia eight Sirocco and Nokia seven plus a pretty unique propositions from hmd global it's the first time I remember seeing a flagship device there isn't a hundred percent superior to its mid-range counterpart thus the decision as to which device to go for is not simply a matter of budget in this case let's break it down then and see what the difference is that matter really are take the design for instance don't get me wrong the Nokia eight Sirocco is a flagship device in many regards it's just that a lot of its and most compelling features also come with caveats this device has a beautiful design an incredibly tough build quality it's crafted from a single stainless steel block encoded entirely in curved glass it's also incredibly slim at 7.5 millimeters it has a beautiful 1/4 40 by 2 560 P P OLED display the cascades over the sides of the device like the Samsung s9 it's a 5.5 inch panel with a 16 by 9 aspect ratio there's also ip67 certification but no headphone jack that we can trust that in this case the omission really wasn't service of the slimmer form factor I said in my review that I loved with the design it feels weighty and has a really unique look to it you really have to see in person I personally really liked using it but those tapered edges are also pretty sharp and some people find it uncomfortable to hold as a result likewise the glass looks a bit discolored where it curves and the metal body can get hot during charging and gaming so how does the considerably cheaper Nokia 7 plus stack up in terms of design really well actually is crafted from a single block of 6000 series aluminium and coated in multiple layers of ceramic paint it also feels hefty and premium in the hand and has an attractive copper accent around the sides the screen isn't as crisp at 1080p by - 160 P and nor is it as punchy as as an LCD but it's also much larger at 6 inches and with a more modern 18 by 9 aspect ratio that extra real estate is great for watching movies reading webpages and more and while it doesn't look quite as stunning as the Sirocco it also doesn't bring any of the big compromises there's even a headphone jack here but you do lose the water and dust resistance in terms of performance you're basically looking at snapdragon 85 with 6 gigabytes of RAM in this rock versus the 660 and 4 gigabytes of RAM in these seven plus that means that you should see significantly greater performance in gaming and multitasking on the Sirocco and that's exactly what I found in my own reviews I even played some emulated GameCube games on the Sirocco but this discrepancy comes with disclaimers two for one the Snapdragon 660 is likely to be more than sufficient for pretty much all your gaming and productivity needs even if this isn't a flagship chipset at the same time the Snapdragon 85 is not a current gen flagship processor either the 835 is no slouch at all don't get me wrong but if your reasoning for choosing the Sirocco if the seven plus was that you wanted the very best well then it doesn't quite add up both devices are running Android 8.1 and a part of the Android one program - they're nippy and stocky in that regard the nokia 8 Sirocco has more storage at one to eight two gigabytes versus 64 but the seven-plus has the bigger battery at 3800 million powers versus 3260 milliamp hours and this is very noticeable when it comes to the idle times which fantastic on the seven-plus and finally the camera setups are also interesting both devices have dual cameras with the exact same specs on the back but around the front the Nokia 7 plus actually has a slightly higher megapixel count it's only 5 megapixels on the eight Scirocco versus 16 megapixels on the 7 plus so in theory the 7 plus actually has the superior suite of cameras all things considered there strangely I did find that the Sirocco actually delivered slightly better pictures from the rear shooter this might have something to do with the more powerful processor which may be allowed for better post-processing or it might be my imagination it's a slight thing at any rate so to conclude while the Sirocco is ostensibly the flagship here it has a smaller battery no headphone jack smaller screen worst selfie camera and a divisive though impressive design the 7 Plus on the other hand might have middle-of-the-road internals Allura res LCD screen and an absent IP rating those are its only real crimes what nokia is done here is to create an incredibly compelling mid-range smartphone and a somewhat ho-hum premium smartphone and for that reason the seven-plus is definitely the better device in terms of value for money now let's hope hmd blows all our socks off soon by sticking some killer internals into a set plus a body sometimes seen preferably thanks time for watching guys I hope you found this video useful and interesting comment down below and let us know which your favorite Nokia devices may be it's neither of these share it around if you liked it hit like that helps out immensely you can check out the written version of this post for more in depth take and of course head over to andrew authority comm for much more because we are your source for all things Android