Nokia 5.1 vs Nokia 3 Specs Comparison

Availability

Officially announced
May 29, 2018	Feb 26, 2017

Design

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

Display

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

PhoneArena Display Test

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

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Hardware

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

Battery

Type
2970 mAh	2650 mAh, Li - Ion

Camera

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

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
4.2	Yes
WLAN
a,b,g,n,dual-band Hotspot, Wi-Fi Direct 802.11 a, b, g, n	b,g,n Hotspot, Wi-Fi Direct 802.11 b, g, n
USB
microUSB, USB 2.0	microUSB, USB 2.0
Sensors
Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor	Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor
Location
GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning	GPS, A-GPS
Other
NFC, VoIP, Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync	NFC, 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	1, 3, 5, 7, 8, 20, 28
4G (TDD) Bands
38, 40	38, 40
3G Bands
5, 8, 1	5, 8, 2, 1
Data Speed
LTE Cat 4 (150/50 Mbit/s), HSPA, HSUPA	LTE Cat 4 (150/50 Mbit/s), HSPA, UMTS
Dual SIM
Yes
SIM type
Nano SIM	Nano SIM
VoLTE
	Yes

Phone Features

Notifications
Haptic feedback, Music ringtones, Vibration, Flight mode, Silent mode, Speakerphone	Haptic feedback
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

with 16 GB storage

Memory	2GB/16GB

Dual SIM	Yes

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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