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Nokia 8.1
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Availability |
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Officially announced | Dec 05, 2018 |
Design |
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Dimensions |
6.09 x 2.98 x 0.31 inches 154.8 x 75.76 x 7.97 mm |
Weight | 6.35 oz / 180.0 g |
Materials |
Back: Glass Frame: Plastic |
Biometrics | Fingerprint (touch) |
Keys | Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key |
Colors | Silver, Brown, Blue |
Display |
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Size | 6.2-inch, 81.42% screen-to-body |
Type | IPS LCD, HDR |
Resolution | 2280x1080px, 19:9 ratio, 408 PPI |
Protection | Corning Gorilla Glass |
Hardware |
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System chip | Snapdragon 710 SDM710 (10 nm) |
Processor |
Octa-core 2200 MHz Kryo 360 |
GPU | Adreno 616 |
Memory |
4GB (LPDDR4)/64GB 6GB/128GB |
Storage expansion | microSDXC up to 400 GB |
OS | Android (10, 9.0 Pie) |
This device has different variants: View all |
Battery |
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Type | 3500 mAh, Li - Ion |
Charging | Fast charging |
Camera |
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Rear | Dual camera |
Main camera |
12 MP (OIS, PDAF) Aperture size: F1.8 Sensor size: 1/2.55" Pixel size: 1.4 μm |
Second camera | 13 MP |
Flash | Dual LED |
Video recording |
4K UHD (30 fps), 1080p EIS, Video calling, Video sharing |
Front | 20 MP |
Connectivity & Features |
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Bluetooth | 5.0 |
WLAN |
b,g,n,ac,dual-band Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot 802.11 b, g, n, ac |
USB | Type-C, USB 2.0 |
Sensors | Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor |
Location | GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, BeiDou |
Other | NFC, UMA (Wi-Fi Calling), VoIP, Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync |
Multimedia |
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Headphones | 3.5mm jack |
Speakers | Earpiece, Loudspeaker |
Features | Album art cover, Background playback |
Screen mirroring | Wireless screen share |
Additional microphone(s) | Noise cancellation |
Cellular |
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Data Speed | LTE-A Cat 6 (300/50 Mbit/s), HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s |
SIM type | Nano SIM |
VoLTE | Yes |
Alternative variants
with 128 GB storage
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Memory | 6GB/128GB |
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Overall User Rating
9.5
Build quality
10
Camera quality
10
Performance
10
Display
10
Battery life and charging
10
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