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[Nokia 7 Plus Real Life Review] MarkOssi:
What [MENTION=2025161]albino71[/MENTION] says is correct. I've found this out the hard way sadly. I noticed my screen was very bright in darkness. It was so bright i would prefer to wear sunglasses, or just wouldn't use it in bed....

Luckily i have a collegue with the same mobile phone and i've compared mine with his.

Minimum brightness (left is mine):

[IMG="Minimum brightness comparison"]https://tweakers.net/ext/f/U0FB3ufQNByOBKzHfM64Qdq8/full.jpg[/IMG]

As you can see, the difference is staggering. During daytime it's not a problem, but at night...

Maximum brightness (top is mine):

[IMG="Maximum brightness comparison"]https://tweakers.net/ext/f/Rwdf17DrDPN3sbM8Hqsm9bzS/full.jpg[/IMG]

The difference is less noticable here, but there is some small difference in colour.

While further inspecting the phone, there was just 1 difference visible in the setting. Touchpanel firmware version. Mine was "Novatek-V07" and his was "07".

Mine:

[IMG="Novatek-V07"]https://tweakers.net/ext/f/QIE3lJVGFLFxpcyadOp0BzYc/full.png[/IMG]

His:

[IMG="07"]https://tweakers.net/ext/f/JZqMoY0jVGIqr1CJxbLaYWOq/full.jpg[/IMG]

So apparently, they have different suppliers for some parts. That's nothing new for phone builders. Yet this time, they made a mistake.

I've sent my phone out for repairs. And after a mainboard-swap it was returned to me. My brightness issues are fixed now. My Touchpanel firmware version is now also "07".

Minimum brightness, left is mine, after repairs:

[IMG="Minimum brightness comparison"]https://tweakers.net/ext/f/8nfJEQtZ2h3Kf0zEVEWRYVcq/full.jpg[/IMG]

Maximum brightness, left is mine, after repairs:

[IMG="Maximum brightness comparison"]https://tweakers.net/ext/f/7b2r0VvgA6FeOYnrDXEzji7o/full.jpg[/IMG]

Notice that also the colour difference is gone.

Buying this phone is a lottery now. Just hope you get a winning ticket ;)
[Nokia 7 Plus Real Life Review] sameermehta2:
Is there a way to actually know what type of LCD is used,that information is just firmware version and it can be just a place or anything in that name Novotel,I want to find out what is the exact hardware model type ,like on mi phones you can check in self test or other brands,firmware versions can be misleading,mine is as per firmware 07 version and it is pretty bright at night even if it goes down to 4%
[Nokia 7 Plus Real Life Review] Sowa96:
Try cpuz on playstore
[Nokia 7 Plus Real Life Review] Timpact:
Even in complete darkness the automatic mode does not dim the display completely down. I can pull it down manually, but that's not a good solution.
[Nokia 7 Plus Real Life Review] noobAKO:
Any update on this? Has HMD Global acknowledge this issue?

---------- Post added at 03:24 PM ---------- Previous post was at 03:08 PM ----------

any other user here that has a novatek touch panel firmware? what did you do with it?
[Nokia 7 Plus Real Life Review] MarkOssi:
Sadly, there is no update about this issue. Android Pie doesn't fix it. Perhaps in a later update, nobody knows. :(
[Nokia 7 Plus Real Life Review] Jordad:
I have the same issue too. Brightness too high on low setting. Display info: novatek-v07.
[Nokia 7 Plus Real Life Review] ThaRabbit:
Some small updates, we have been comparing phones in the Netherlands.

For now, it seems that all novatek-v07 phones have this issue while others do not. We have also noticed that phones with the novatek firmware will respond differently to adaptive brightness depending on the light. If the phone is set to 0% brightness with adaptive brightness turned OFF, the light sensor is covered and adaptive brightness is turned ON - the novatek screens will jump to 16% brightness while the "07" (non-novatek presumably) variant stays at 0%.

I'm trying to push the issue with Nokia Support, but so far I'm getting the standard reply: "reset the device or send it back to us for repairs" :/

This is on Android 8.1.0 - updating to 9.0 as I'm writing this to find out if anything changes. Will update.

*update*

On Android 9.0 (V3.22C) adaptive brightness will keep the phone at 0%, however the screen still does not get any darker physically under 16% brightness.
[Nokia 7 Plus Real Life Review] supera3:
Any news about this theme?
[Nokia 7 Plus Real Life Review] scynthero:
Can confirm, my phone has a novatek-v07 controller and adaptive brightness doesn't work properly as described.
[Nokia 7 Plus Real Life Review] FonderPrism:
Another phone with the Novatek display and the brightness/green tint issue here. SKU ends with A09. Black version.

The worst thing is that I previously had a non-novatek phone (a white one), but had it replaced due to damage, and the new one has this issue. This feels like a huge downgrade, so I'm considering returning the phone.

The display just looks plain ugly now.
[Nokia 7 Plus Real Life Review] alimantado:
Yep, I also have this won't go lower than 16% issue. UK TA-1055, Android 8.1.0, Novatek-V07 Touch panel firmware version in 'About phone'.

Only bought on Sunday so considering returning it
[Nokia 7 Plus Real Life Review] scynthero:
It seems that November update didn't fix it
[Nokia 7 Plus Real Life Review] MarkOssi:
To be honest, i don't think this will ever be fixed. On the dutch forum tweakers.net people have tried to have it repaired, like i did. But they get the phone back without being fixed. It's deemed "normal"...

I think Nokia has instructed their repair partners to not repair this issue. Nokia isn't owning up to their responsabilities. So this was my first modern Nokia phone and also my last. Right now, my phone is sent away for repairement of the USB-C connecter which is loose. Also a common problem apparently...

I'm seriously let down by this phone and i'm considering buying the Huawei Mate 20 lite after selling the Nokia 7 plus second handed.
[Nokia 7 Plus Real Life Review] XDA_RealLifeReview:
When you call granny, does she keep saying "Huh?! Wut?!" or does the conversation flow pretty well? Rate this thread to express how you feel about the Nokia 7 Plus's call quality. A higher rating indicates that calls are clear and crisp, and that regardless of background noise, you can hear the other party clearly (and with ample volume) and they can hear you.

Then, drop a comment if you have anything to add!
[Nokia 7 Plus Real Life Review] vlaga:
I'm lot younger than granny but I use a lot "Huh?! Wut?!" when I'm using Nokia 7 plus. Hopefully I'll manage to sell it without losing to much on it because main phone feature is not good enough. Earpiece sound quality isn't that good. Not clear enough especially when on other side is male voice.
[Nokia 7 Plus Real Life Review] nithinmd:
If I speak to others with my speaker turned on, the people opposite is complaining about lot of others noises during , any with same issue ?
[Nokia 7 Plus Real Life Review] nithinmd:
Is there any solution to fix the noise occuring when speaker is turned on ?
[Nokia 7 Plus Real Life Review] XDA_RealLifeReview:
Rate this thread to express how you think the Nokia 7 Plus's Wifi performs. A higher rating indicates that it has excellent range, throughput, and signal strength. Like when you're taking a dump in the bedroom upstairs, do your videos have to buffer or do they come through without interruption?

Then, drop a comment if you have anything to add!
[Nokia 7 Plus Real Life Review] RobertEcoppola:
Following this thread.
[Nokia 7 Plus Real Life Review] Haggster66:
Following it too :)
[Nokia 7 Plus Real Life Review] soulaiman:
I have the device for 3 days now. While it's a good phone for the price I must say that WiFi performance has been meh.

It's stable for the most part but it switches very, very aggressively between 2.4Ghz and 5Ghz when you have a dual band AP with band steering (so that means that the 2.4Ghz and 5Ghz have the same SSID).

That is because 5Ghz will always have just a little bit less signal strength in RSSI than 5Ghz and the device decided to switch to the stronger signal of the 2.4Ghz. This drives me CRAZY because I have fkng 5Ghz in every inch of my house.

Also the throughput isn't stable on 5Ghz. It seems like the device goes in some kind of aggressive battery optimized mode instead of giving the full throughput that is available. For example when connecting the link speed might be 433Mbits but without moving the device will drop automatically to 200 or less without reason...

EDIT: contacted Nokia support. They assured me that this was fixed in the 8.1 firmware if the TA-1046. My device is still on 8.0.0 and should receive it today or the comming days

EDIT2: I received the update 2 days ago. WiFi on 5 GHz AP's is fixed. The phone seems also more stable and the weird overheating issues I had at random moments while playing music or streaming a video are fixed.

Only thing I need to test is the SOT as I don't have had the time yet.
[Nokia 7 Plus Real Life Review] nikaizad:
Wow nokia support seems top notch! good thing the phone itself doesn't have a notch..
[Nokia 7 Plus Real Life Review] grkn:
Similar to Pixel XL in my case.
[Nokia 7 Plus Real Life Review] Dr. lele:
WiFi is a bit more stable than on my old HTC 10. Connects faster and the connection seems to be more stable.

I did some Speedtests: last is at home in a 5 GHz 802.11ac network with a 100/40 connection.

The other two are in eduroam 5 GHz 802.11n.
[Nokia 7 Plus Real Life Review] chinham:
Nokia 7 plus 2.4G WiFi signal performance of the mobile phone is very poor. In the same environment, I copied the file from FTP. My old mobile phone nexus 6p has 10MB/S, while the Nokia mobile phone has only 4.xMB/S.

5G wifi performance is similar to two mobile phones.
[Nokia 7 Plus Real Life Review] Ollie2:
Yep sadly the wifi performance is poor, both the throughout and range are worse than all other phones I've had on the same router.

It is one of the worst aspects of the phone.
[Nokia 7 Plus Real Life Review] Sadik122:
My nokia 7 plus not show 5Ghz wifi only 2.4 Ghz show

nnnn
[Nokia 7 Plus Real Life Review] XDA_RealLifeReview:
We know how much you like to stream, ahem, "videos", and so cellular data is mega-important. Rate this thread to express how you think the Nokia 7 Plus's LTE performs. A higher rating indicates that it's fantastic: throughput is excellent and signal strength is top-notch.

Then, drop a comment if you have anything to add.
[Nokia 7 Plus Real Life Review] Xebeck:
Like a freaking BoSS...

At my in-laws place, the network is so weak that with all my earlier phones, be it MiA1 or G6 or U11, I had to go outside to make a call that too at a particular place.

And FORGET about using Mobile data ever.

But then comes Nokia 7 Plus...

I call people from anywhere and everywhere...

I watched Chelsea vs Huddersfield live on Hotstar streaming.

While others suffered with their mobiles...

Freaking BAWSE
[Nokia 7 Plus Real Life Review] Madarao:
I would say that it is awesome. As a comparison my wife and I are on the same network and both of us had the same LTE network bands.

At times my wife's Mate 10 lite / nova 2i would lose signal and mine will still have excellent LTE signal.

But there's only one complaint is that the phone, despite of me selecting manual network, it will then change back to other network. ( I received 2 bands of LTE network at my place one is faster than the other and both have strog signal but it will always go back to the slower one).
[Nokia 7 Plus Real Life Review] K.khiladi:
Easily goes into 4G+ mode and hence, higher speeds.
[Nokia 7 Plus Real Life Review] Y45:
Does anyone nokia 7 plus heat up during weak coverage...mine get extremely warm to 45C when coverage is very weak.
[Nokia 7 Plus Real Life Review] Madarao:
That's normal for most if not all phones. To avoid this try locking into a single network like 3G only if 4G is weak
[Nokia 7 Plus Real Life Review] OC-Freak:
Great signal quality and coverage here as well.

Like some phones( sony and samsung for example) it heats up a bit and use a lot of battery during low signal quality.
[P3300, MDA Compact III ROM Development] shrey365:
Hi, I am from India. I just bought HTC P3300 with MapAsia(MapKing) installed for my region.

I am looking forward to put a cooked ROM with wm6.1, but the problem is I want to backup my original ROM incase i need to take it to HTC for some hardware problem within the warranty period.

Is there any way by which i can make my PDA as it was on the first day even after putting a COOKED ROM?

I mean putting back my country specific original ROM.

Please give a note of help and also gv me the specific links to putting COOKED ROMS from scratch including unlocking(cid unlocking and all...) and all that as I am new to WM platform.

Thanks

Cheers.
[P3300, MDA Compact III ROM Development] Bart1981:
You cannot backup your rom. You can backup the installed programs and settings. But not the rom itself. But why bother? On the HTC site you can download the original wm6 rom.
[P3300, MDA Compact III ROM Development] pereirald:
Hi..

Actually I had the same question. But since you say it's not possible I just ask where in HTC web site are the wm6 original roms? Are all languages available?

Thanks
[P3300, MDA Compact III ROM Development] soardiac:
i think on HTC web site you need to register (club or something) to download a rom. but those official ROMs can also be downloaded elsewhere.

check the wiki upgrade section for infos on ROMs.

--> list of original shipped ROMs
[P3300, MDA Compact III ROM Development] shrey365:
its available on the site itself!!!

here is the link....

i did not try anything!!!

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=308242
[Nokia 7 Plus Real Life Review] XDA_RealLifeReview:
Proper etiquette aside (hint: don't use speakerphone while doing your "business" in a public bathroom), rate this thread to express how you think the Nokia 7 Plus's speakerphone performs. A higher rating indicates that you love it: it's loud and it's clear.

Then, drop a comment if you have anything to add!
[Nokia 7 Plus Real Life Review] K.khiladi:
Loudspeaker could have been a bit more loud but atleast it doesn't crack up.
[Nokia 7 Plus Real Life Review] HUNTER__DA:
Not that Great

it ok.. but not loud
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S8+ Questions & Answers] bigcid10:
I was wondering if anyone here has had to replace the screen on their S8+ lately

and any pricing advice

mine broke in a weird spot almost like a stress crack

bottom of phone below home button
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S8+ Questions & Answers] nugzo:
I had mine fixed at ifixandrepair for $250. OEM new Samsung screen, they showed me the box. I have square trade warranty, they said only one place in my area they worked with which was batteries plus. Batteries plus said they had to send it out, take about 3-5 days, was same price. Square Trade said i could take it to anyone i wanted but i'd have to pay for it and send them the bill. I had it back fixed in 2 hours and the reimbursement check in 3 days. The new screen is much brighter and colors are a lot more vivid and vibrant. Touch is perfect. Of course it's no longer water proof, which is to be expected. I love the phone, hate the fingerprint sensor location. Pre-ordered unlocked s9+ from samsung :)
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S8+ Questions & Answers] bigcid10:
Thank you,That sounds reasonable enough

I will keep them in mind when I have to get it done
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S8+ Questions & Answers] Jnewell05:
I used Samsung without insurance and only ended up costing $170 but was without my phone for a week. Had to mail it to them. And it is still waterproof. Dropped it in the rain getting out the truck went back 10 mins later and found it, still working.
[Honor 5X Questions & Answers] seedai_murukku:
Hello all. I have a GR5W phone, which I think is specific to wind (freedom) mobile in Canada. I have unlocked the bootloader and managed to install TWRP. But none of the ROMs meant for the 5X work on this phone (I've tried Lineage, CM 13, Slim). In my enthusiasm, I forgot to backup and now I don't have a stock ROM to go back to. Huawei doesn't have any stock firmware on their website. What are my options? I did try using the dload method to update to other firmware, but all result in boot loops. Please help!
[Honor 5X Questions & Answers] bb709394:
Which model do you have? It would say that on the box -- do a search for the specific model (eg: KIW-L24, KII-L05, KII-L21, etc) firmware for your phone.
[Honor 5X Questions & Answers] seedai_murukku:
Thanks for your reply. This is a friend's phone. He threw the box out. All I know is the model number is H1621 and it is mentioned as GR5W in huawei's website. Its FCC id is QIS-KIW-A1. I'm going to try flashing a TWRP backup from another thread this weekend. Hopefully that would work.
[Honor 5X Questions & Answers] seedai_murukku:
So, that didn't work. I also found out the phone is called KIWI-A1 (gr5w h1621). Huawei has published the kernel code for this. I don't think this model is supported by any of the Huawei 5x roms. Can I request the lineage team to add this model?
[Honor 5X Questions & Answers] guilo420:
Boot-loopin' and Backup is Bust

Hi seedai_murukku,

Did you have any luck restoring any ROM to your KIW-A1?

I've found other KIW ROMs but they all result in the same boot loop that you described. Thanks.
[Honor 5X Questions & Answers] seedai_murukku:
Hey Guilo,

Still no luck. I tried to compile a custom boot.img from the source. Got stuck with a few warnings and gave up. I might try fixing and re-compiling soon.
[Honor 7X  Questions & Answers] egalambos:
I seem to have screwed something up and need to bring this back to (near) stock. Does anyone have a backup copy

via TWRP from the American version either with or without SuperSU (I can always add it back myself)?

Thanks!
[Honor 7X  Questions & Answers] BiggDipper:
BND-L24 or 24? If It is the BND-L24 USA variant I have a thread to restore it even from a bricked state

https://xdaforums.com/honor-7x/development/bnd-l24-unbrick-restore-honor-7x-usa-t3767216
[Nokia 6.1 (2018) Real Life Review] XDA_RealLifeReview:
Yes, yes, it's possible to love a phone. Heck, you sleep next to it, don't you? Rate this thread to indicate your love for the Nokia 6 (2018), all things considered. A higher rating indicates that the Nokia 6 (2018) is an incredible phone that you enjoy tremendously. You love it. :o

Then, drop a comment if you have anything to add!
[Nokia 6.1 (2018) Real Life Review] kuroyume_cl:
This phone has been a huge dissapointment. It freezes frequently, the camera crashes constantly, and it's one sellingpoint, Android One, is a big lie. I'm getting updates with two or even three months delay.
[Nokia 6.1 (2018) Real Life Review] d3cay:
It has been the opposite for me. System runs fluid at almost all times, camera is far better than I expected and works well, and Android updates have been coming every month so far.

What kind of software are you running?
[Nokia 6.1 (2018) Real Life Review] kuroyume_cl:
Nothing out of the ordinary. Facebook (lite), Twitter, Instagram, Google Drive, Sync Pro, Sleep as Android, etc.
[Nokia 6.1 (2018) Real Life Review] BoloMKXXVIII:
It think it depends on where in the world you live and which model you have. I have the TA-1068 and use it in the USA. I have the same experience with the phone as 3dcay. I don't know if it is the extra 1GB of RAM (4 vs 3), the lack of Chinese spyware, or what. The phone has been rock solid.
[Nokia 6.1 (2018) Real Life Review] iAesthJDM:
I own a TA 1016, has a great camera compared to my old XA1 Ultra (sold) even though this one has less megapixels, the phone is pretty quick (3gb variant) and runs pretty much everything I throw at it and it has a rock solid durability, I dropped it so many times and it holds up really well
[Nokia 6.1 (2018) Real Life Review] Meraj018:
All Rounder Phone for daily uses.
[Nokia 6.1 (2018) Real Life Review] ryandok:
Good. but they should not remove Dolby Audio when phone moving 6 from 6.1 means not cutting features.
[Nokia 6.1 (2018) Real Life Review] XDA_RealLifeReview:
You're a power user. Can the Nokia 6 (2018) keep up? Rate this thread to express how "healthy" the development scene is for the Nokia 6 (2018). A higher rating indicates available root methods, kernels, and custom ROMs.

Then, drop a comment if you have anything to add!
[Nokia 6.1 (2018) Real Life Review] XDA_RealLifeReview:
Would you say that the Nokia 6 (2018) is "fast" in day-to-day use? A higher rating indicates that you think the Nokia 6 (2018) exhibits fantastic performance. Like, is it as fast as your tears when you watch The Titanic?

Then, drop a comment if you have anything to add!
[Nokia 6.1 (2018) Real Life Review] strapabiro:
This phone is bad to the bone. Now, with this momentum built up around the "who will make the better cheapster, since google killed the nexus" it fails to deliver. I had all the nexus phones and even another one from the android one project. This is not good and nokia should acknowledge it. They are not able to make the only proprietary app (yes the camera) which is different on each android one phone since google doesn't provide api for the cheap hardware, the phone even crashes sometimes, the app is so bad.

Phone is laggy on a constant snappy animations level. Gboard lags 90% of the time. Battery drains superfast, and heats up like an oven (warning appears) while listening to gpm and using waze.

And no, no "rogue" or battery hog apps installed or whatnot. Touch is unresponsive. The phone is like two weeks old and I'm thinking of returning it. This is sad, I bought it to support an old company from my childhood ...

I understand that snapdragon scaled down a processor to fool the cheap and google didn't scaled down android for some reason, but there is a difference between a slow phone and a laggy snappy annoying someting.

My two cents for people who are trying to find a "new nexus" is to avoid it at all costs. This phone might work for an older family member who just got familiar with android. But as I told, if you're looking for a new nexus, forget it.
[Nokia 6.1 (2018) Real Life Review] BoloMKXXVIII:
I have the exact opposite experience than strapabiro. My Nokia 6.1 hasn't shown me any lag at all. In two months I had to reboot one time. The unresponsive touch may be caused by a screen protector. I saw this on another phone (non-Nokia). As for battery drain, I did experience this issue but the fix was easy. I turned off the tap to wake and whatever they call it when it wakes up when you pick it up. I found the phone was waking up all the time when it was in my pocket. Since turning that off I can run two days easy before having to charge it. The SD630 processor is plenty fast when you are not running a skin over Android like Samsung, LG, etc. The weakest thing about the phone is the camera. If you use your phone's camera all the time this may not be the phone for you.
[Nokia 6.1 (2018) Real Life Review] strapabiro:
Indeed I have a screen protector, but I had one on every other phone. This lift to wake up thingy is disabled for me also since I observed the false wakeups on day 0. I will try with the tap to wake up too. Btw the custom launcher isn't eating more battery than the stock since they disabled the stock when they installed the bloat one and even some oem have better launcher since lately google hires anyone who can turn on a pc, but that's not our case. Yes the camera thing is very sad and bad advertising for Zeiss. I'm not here for trashtalk. Anyways based on the fact that the phone is out since February and it's popularity is really low here, I'm not anticipating a bright future for nokia's second coming. I'd really like this phone to work honestly, design is awesome, they should do something under the hood ...
[Nokia 6.1 (2018) Real Life Review] divvykev:
I'm another unsatisfied customer coming from a Nexus background. Stuttering audio on bluetooth and then this update fiasco. Always the provider, country or google's fault and nothing Nokia can do. Cheap phone cheaper customer service.
[Nokia 6.1 (2018) Real Life Review] Dinkar18:
Not fast at all. Its a laggy device. Inspite of having sd 630, it works like sd 212. I feel software is the main reason for such a laggy performance
[Nokia 6.1 (2018) Real Life Review] fix-this!:
for the specs its got a lot of lag. doesnt feel like the rom is optimized.