Nokia 3 vs Nokia 5.1 Specs Comparison

Availability

Officially announced
Feb 26, 2017	May 29, 2018

Design

Dimensions
5.65 x 2.81 x 0.33 inches 143.4 x 71.4 x 8.48 mm	5.95 x 2.78 x 0.33 inches 151.1 x 70.73 x 8.27 mm
Weight
	5.29 oz / 150.0 g
Materials
Back: Plastic Frame: Aluminum	Back: Aluminum
Biometrics
	Fingerprint (touch)
Features
Touch sensitive control keys
Keys
Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key	Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Black, Silver, Brown, Blue	Black, Brown, Blue

Display

Size
5.0-inch, 67.28% screen-to-body	5.5-inch, 73.15% screen-to-body
Type
IPS LCD, 450 nits	IPS LCD
Resolution
1280x720px, 294 PPI	2160x1080px, 18:9 ratio, 439 PPI
Colors
16 777 216	16 777 216
Protection
Corning Gorilla Glass	Corning Gorilla Glass 3
Features
Scratch-resistant glass, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor, Polarizing filter

PhoneArena Display Test

Bright Max (20% APL)
Untested	Untested
Bright Min
20 (Poor)	13 (Poor)

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Hardware

System chip
MediaTek MT6737	MediaTek Helio P18 MT6755S
Processor
Quad-core 1300 MHz ARM Cortex-A53	Octa-core 2000 MHz
GPU
Mali-T720 MP2	Yes
Memory
2GB/16GB	3GB (LPDDR3)/32GB 2GB/16GB
Storage expansion
microSDXC up to 128 GB	microSDXC up to 128 GB
OS
Android (9.0 Pie, 8.1 Oreo, 7.0 Nougat)	Android (9.0 Pie, 8.1 Oreo)

Battery

Type
2650 mAh, Li - Ion	2970 mAh

Camera

Rear
Single camera	Single camera
Main camera
8 MP (Autofocus) Aperture size: F2.0 Pixel size: 1.12 μm	16 MP (PDAF)
Flash
LED	Dual LED
Video recording
720p (30 fps) Video calling, Video sharing	1080p (30 fps) Video calling, Video sharing
Front
8 MP (Autofocus)	8 MP (Wide Angle)

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
Yes	4.2
WLAN
b,g,n Hotspot, Wi-Fi Direct 802.11 b, g, n	a,b,g,n,dual-band Hotspot, Wi-Fi Direct 802.11 a, b, g, n
USB
microUSB, USB 2.0	microUSB, USB 2.0
Sensors
Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor	Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor
Location
GPS, A-GPS	GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning
Other
NFC, Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync	NFC, VoIP, Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync

Multimedia

Headphones
3.5mm jack	3.5mm jack
Speakers
Earpiece, Loudspeaker	Earpiece, Loudspeaker
Features
Album art cover, Background playback	Album art cover, Background playback
Screen mirroring
Wireless screen share	Wireless screen share
Radio
FM	FM

Cellular

4G (FDD) Bands
1, 3, 5, 7, 8, 20, 28	1, 3, 5, 7, 8, 20
4G (TDD) Bands
38, 40	38, 40
3G Bands
5, 8, 2, 1	5, 8, 1
Data Speed
LTE Cat 4 (150/50 Mbit/s), HSPA, UMTS	LTE Cat 4 (150/50 Mbit/s), HSPA, HSUPA
Dual SIM
	Yes
SIM type
Nano SIM	Nano SIM
VoLTE
Yes

Phone Features

Notifications
Haptic feedback	Haptic feedback, Music ringtones, Vibration, Flight mode, Silent mode, Speakerphone
Other features
Voice dialing, Voice commands, Voice recording	Voice dialing, Voice commands, Voice recording

Regulatory Approval

FCC approval
Date approved: Mar 17, 2017 FCC ID value: 2AJOTTA-1038
Measured SAR
Head: 0.48 W/kg Body: 1.15 W/kg Simultaneous Transmission: 1.34 W/kg Wireless Router: 1.19 W/kg

Alternative variants

Dual SIM	Yes

with 16 GB storage

Memory	2GB/16GB

for India

4G (FDD) Bands	1, 3, 5
4G (TDD) Bands	40, 41

for LATAM, AU and Taiwan

4G (FDD) Bands	1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 17, 28
4G (TDD) Bands	38, 40
3G Bands	5, 8, 4, 2, 1

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