Last week, HMD Global announced it has begun rolling out the Android 10 stable update to the flagship Nokia 9 PureView. The Nokia 9 PureView is its second phone to get the Android 10 update after the Nokia 8.1. The Android 10 roll-out has been pretty slow for a company that has received praise for being great at software support. It appears HMD Global listened to complaints and has decided to speed things up seeing has it has just been announced that Android 10 is now rolling out to the Nokia 7.1.
Nokia 7.1 scores another perfect 10! Upgrade to Android 10 starts today. #nokiamobile #Android10 pic.twitter.com/2WyefgCZ9B
— Juho Sarvikas (@sarvikas) December 10, 2019
The update brings exciting features such as smart replies, new notification customizations, more control over location data, dark mode, and new gesture-based navigation.
The Nokia 7.1 was announced in October 2018. It has a 5.84-inch 1080 x 2280 display with a notch at the top and a thick chin. The phone is powered by the Snapdragon 636 processor with 3GB or 4GB of RAM and 32GB or 64GB of expandable storage.
There is an 8MP camera inside the notch while a 12MP + 5MP dual-camera setup sits on the back. The Nokia 7.1 packs a 3060mAh battery with support for 18W fast charge. It also has NFC, a rear-mounted fingerprint scanner, and an audio jack.
When it launched, it ran Android 8.1 Oreo out of the box and later got updated to Android 9 Pie. HMD Global promises two years of OS upgrades and 3 years of security updates, so we expect the Nokia 7.1 will get Android 11 too since that should be released within its second year of life.
Based on the Android 10 roadmap, the Nokia 6.1, Nokia 6.1 Plus and the Nokia 7 Plus are next in line to get updated. Let’s see if HMD Global can pull off one more device update before the year ends.
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