Nokia 5 vs Nokia 5.1 Plus Specs Comparison

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Nokia 5
Nokia 5 Nokia 5.1 Plus
Released · Jun 16, 2017
Released · Aug 31, 2018
5.2-inch · 1280x720px
5.8-inch · 1520x720px
Single camera
Dual camera
2GB · 16GB
3GB · 32GB
3000 mAh
3060 mAh

Design

Dimensions
5.89 x 2.85 x 0.32 inches
149.7 x 72.5 x 8.05 mm
5.89 x 2.83 x 0.32 inches
149.51 x 71.98 x 8.096 mm
Weight
5.64 oz (160.0 g) 5.64 oz (160.0 g)
Materials
Back: Aluminum Back: Glass
Biometrics
Fingerprint (touch) 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, Blue, White

Display

Size
5.2-inch 5.8-inch
Resolution
1280x720px, 282 PPI 1520x720px, 19:9 ratio, 290 PPI
Technology
IPS LCD IPS LCD
Screen-to-body
68.83 % 78.08 %
Colors
16 777 216
Peak brightness
500 cd/m2 (nit)
Features
Scratch-resistant glass (Corning Gorilla Glass), Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor

Hardware

System chip
Qualcomm Snapdragon 430 8937 MediaTek Helio P60 MT6771 (12 nm)
Processor
Octa-core
1400 MHz
ARM Cortex-A53
Octa-core
1800 MHz
ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53
GPU
Adreno 505 Mali-G72 MP3
RAM
2GB (LPDDR3) 3GB (LPDDR4)
Internal storage
16GB 32GB
Storage expansion
microSDXC up to 128 GB microSDXC up to 400 GB
OS
Android (9.0 Pie, 8.1 Oreo, 8.0 Oreo, 7.1 Nougat) Android (10, 9.0 Pie, 8.1 Oreo)

Battery

Capacity
3000 mAh 3060 mAh
Type
Li - Ion

Camera

Rear
Single camera Dual camera
Main camera
13 MP (PDAF)
Aperture size: F2.0
Pixel size: 1.12 μm
13 MP (PDAF)
Aperture size: F2.0
Second camera
5 MP (Depth information)
Flash
Dual LED Dual LED
Video recording
1920x1080 (Full HD)
Video calling, Video sharing
1920x1080 (Full HD) (30 fps)
Time-lapse video, EIS, Video calling, Video sharing
Front
8 MP (Wide Angle, Autofocus) 8 MP, Video capture: 1280x720 (HD)

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
4.1 4.2
WLAN
802.11 b,g,n
Hotspot, Wi-Fi Direct
802.11 a,b,g,n,ac,dual-band
Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot
USB
microUSB, USB 2.0 Type-C, USB 2.0
Location
GPS, A-GPS GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, BeiDou
Sensors
Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Hall (for flip covers) Accelerometer, Gyroscope
Other
NFC, Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync 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
Additional microphone(s)
Noise cancellation

Cellular

4G (FDD)
Bands 1(2100), 3(1800), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 20(800 DD), 28(700 APT) Bands 1(2100), 3(1800), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 20(800 DD), 28(700 APT)
4G (TDD)
Bands 38(2600), 40(2300) Bands 38(2600), 40(2300)
3G
Bands 5(850), 8(900), 2(1900), 1(2100) Bands 5(850), 8(900), 2(1900), 1(2100)
Data Speed
LTE Cat 4 (150/50 Mbit/s), HSPA, UMTS LTE Cat 4 (150/50 Mbit/s), HSPA, HSUPA
SIM type
Nano SIM Nano SIM
VoLTE
Yes

Phone Features

Notifications
Haptic feedback
Other features
Voice dialing, Voice commands, Voice recording

Buyers information

In The Box
Charger, Data cable, Headset, Quick guide, SIM door key 10W charger, USB Type-C cable, Headset, Quick guide, SIM door key

Availability

Officially announced
Feb 26, 2017 Aug 21, 2018

Alternative variants

Dual SIM Yes
with 3 GB RAM
RAM 3GB
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