Nokia 3.1 vs Nokia 5.1 Specs Comparison

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Nokia 3.1 Nokia 5.1
Released · Jul 02, 2018
Released · Aug 10, 2018
5.2-inch · 1440x720px
5.5-inch · 2160x1080px
Single camera
Single camera
3GB · 32GB
3GB · 32GB
2990 mAh
2970 mAh

Availability

Officially announced
May 29, 2018 May 29, 2018
Prices (MSRP)
$159

Design

Dimensions
5.76 x 2.70 x 0.34 inches
146.25 x 68.65 x 8.7 mm
5.95 x 2.78 x 0.33 inches
151.1 x 70.73 x 8.27 mm
Weight
4.88 oz / 138.3 g 5.29 oz / 150.0 g
Materials
Back: Plastic
Frame: Metal
Back: Aluminum
Biometrics
Fingerprint (touch)
Keys
Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Black, Blue, White Black, Brown, Blue

Display

Size
5.2-inch, 69.55% screen-to-body 5.5-inch, 73.15% screen-to-body
Type
IPS LCD IPS LCD
Resolution
1440x720px, 18:9 ratio, 310 PPI 2160x1080px, 18:9 ratio, 439 PPI
Colors
16 777 216
Protection
Corning Gorilla Glass Corning Gorilla Glass 3
Features
Oleophobic coating
PhoneArena Display Test
Bright Max (20% APL)
Untested Untested
Bright Min
Untested 13 (Poor)

Hardware

System chip
MediaTek MT6750 (28 nm) MediaTek Helio P18 MT6755S
Processor
Octa-core
ARM Cortex-A53
Octa-core
2000 MHz
GPU
Mali-T860 MP2 Yes
Memory
3GB/32GB
2GB/16GB
3GB (LPDDR3)/32GB
2GB/16GB
Storage expansion
microSDXC up to 128 GB
OS
Android (8.0 Oreo) Android (9.0 Pie, 8.1 Oreo)

Battery

Type
2990 mAh 2970 mAh

Camera

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

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
4.2 4.2
WLAN
a,b,g,n,ac,dual-band
Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot
802.11 a, b, g, n, ac
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, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor
Location
GPS, A-GPS, Glonass GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning
Other
NFC, VoIP, 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

Cellular

4G (FDD) Bands
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 17, 28 1, 3, 5, 7, 8, 20
4G (TDD) Bands
38, 40 38, 40
3G Bands
1, 2, 4, 5, 8 5, 8, 1
Data Speed
LTE Cat 4 (150/50 Mbit/s), HSPA, HSUPA LTE Cat 4 (150/50 Mbit/s), HSPA, HSUPA
Dual SIM
Yes
SIM type
Nano SIM

Phone Features

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

Alternative variants

with 16 GB storage
Memory 2GB/16GB
with 16 GB storage
Memory 2GB/16GB
for EMEA and APAC
4G (FDD) Bands 1, 3, 5, 7, 8, 20
3G Bands 5, 8, 1
for India
4G (FDD) Bands 1, 3, 5
4G (TDD) Bands 40, 41
for India
4G (FDD) Bands 1, 3, 5
4G (TDD) Bands 40, 41
3G Bands 5, 8, 1
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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