You've got to give the ‘new' Nokia credit for trying. Since taking control of the iconic brand name in 2017, HMD has released a number of devices both new and inspired by classic Nokias of old. Of all the phones released so far, the Nokia 7 Plus is the device that impresses.

Big; bright screen; Impressive battery life; Android One has potential

Lots of app crashes and software bugs; Could do with some design tweaks

Buyers of the Nokia 7 Plus will enjoy timely software updates, stock Android and up-to-date security patches thanks to the Android One Program. Whether the new mid-range smartphone with the brand-new Snapdragon 660 can also impress in terms of hardware, you can learn in our extensive review.

build quality; display; Android One; performance; battery life

speaker, ergonomics, eMMC memory, only LTE Cat; 6

HMD Global, the company behind the new Nokia branded smartphones, have finally come out with a smartphone that does almost everything. Mid-range smartphones are tricky when it comes to specifications and performance. Some smartphones have a great camera and horrible innards or the other way around.

Great Battery Life; Incredible Camera; Stable Software; Amazing Performance; Value For Money; Beautiful Design

Slow Quick Charging; Bokeh Mode Needs Improvement

Nokia was considered the king of the mobile phones and they ruled for almost a decade till the mobile phone market was finally being invaded by other tech brands. Most of the Nokia models were basic to feature phones, Nokia also had a few high-end models catering to PDAs and alike.

The Nokia brand may never again be as huge as it was in the 1990s, but new owner HMD is building up a solid line-up of Android handsets – and the Nokia 7 Plus is perhaps its most persuasive offering yet.

Lovely 18:9 display; Superb build quality; Stock Android

Poor speaker

Maybe it's just me, but it often feels like the half-a-dozen devices that HMD have now shipped to smartphone buyers in the years since they took control of the Nokia brand are all beginning to blur into one another.

18:9 display; Great material design and feel-factor

Camera is a little ordinary; Not as good bang-for-buck as Nokia 6

The phone is well designed plus Android One is a great operating system. Additionally the Nokia 7 Plus holds it's battery charge for two days which is impressive, having to previously charge my old phone twice a day.

Pluses: big screen, responsive, phone audio quality is very good, battery life is as advertised. Minuses: head phone jack does not work well, hard to turn off wifi and mobile data.

Nokia, a brand once famous for bringing us hours of fun with a very basic, but weirdly addictive, game called 'snake', are now re-branding themselves as a mobile phone company who are capable of producing smartphones with decent specs and even better prices.

Dual rear cameras; Live bokeh; Pro mode; Useful panorama mode; Good price

Autofocus struggled on occasion; No autofocus when using selfie camera; Camera app is a little clunky and basic (in places; Electronic stabilisation; not optical; Not waterproof

Nokia 7 Plus is perhaps the best smartphone ever made by HMD Global. It's very well made, feels good in the hand, performs well, and has a decent camera on board. If Google ever thought of making a mid-end Pixel smartphone, it would be like the Nokia 7 Plus.