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Nokia 5.1 vs Nokia 8.1 Specs Comparison

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Nokia 5.1
Nokia 8.1
Nokia 5.1 Nokia 8.1
Released · Aug 10, 2018
Released · Dec 21, 2018
5.5-inch · 2160x1080px
6.2-inch · 2280x1080px
Single camera
Dual camera
3GB · 32GB
4GB · 64GB
2970 mAh
3500 mAh

Availability

Officially announced
May 29, 2018 Dec 05, 2018

Design

Dimensions
5.95 x 2.78 x 0.33 inches
151.1 x 70.73 x 8.27 mm 		6.09 x 2.98 x 0.31 inches
154.8 x 75.76 x 7.97 mm
Weight
5.29 oz (150.0 g) 6.35 oz (180.0 g)
Materials
Back: Aluminum Back: Glass
Frame: Plastic
Biometrics
Fingerprint (touch) Fingerprint (touch)
Keys
Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Black, Brown, Blue Silver, Brown, Blue

Display

Size
5.5-inch, 73.15% screen-to-body 6.2-inch, 81.42% screen-to-body
Type
IPS LCD IPS LCD, HDR
Resolution
2160x1080px, 18:9 ratio, 439 PPI 2280x1080px, 19:9 ratio, 408 PPI
Colors
16 777 216
Protection
Corning Gorilla Glass 3 Corning Gorilla Glass

Hardware

System chip
MediaTek Helio P18 MT6755S Snapdragon 710 SDM710 (10 nm)
Processor
Octa-core
2000 MHz 		Octa-core
2200 MHz
Kryo 360
GPU
Yes Adreno 616
Memory
3GB (LPDDR3)/32GB
2GB/16GB 		4GB (LPDDR4)/64GB
6GB/128GB
Storage expansion
microSDXC up to 128 GB microSDXC up to 400 GB
OS
Android (9.0 Pie, 8.1 Oreo) Android (10, 9.0 Pie)

Battery

Type
2970 mAh 3500 mAh, Li - Ion
Charging
Fast charging

Camera

Rear
Single camera Dual camera
Main camera
16 MP (PDAF) 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 Dual LED
Video recording
1080p (30 fps)
Video calling, Video sharing 		4K UHD (30 fps), 1080p
EIS, Video calling, Video sharing
Front
8 MP (Wide Angle) 20 MP

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
4.2 5.0
WLAN
a,b,g,n,dual-band
Hotspot, Wi-Fi Direct
802.11 a, b, g, n 		b,g,n,ac,dual-band
Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot
802.11 b, g, n, ac
USB
microUSB, USB 2.0 Type-C, 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, Glonass, BeiDou
Other
NFC, VoIP, Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync NFC, UMA (Wi-Fi Calling), 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
Additional microphone(s)
Noise cancellation

Cellular

4G (FDD) Bands
1, 3, 5, 7, 8, 20
4G (TDD) Bands
38, 40
3G Bands
5, 8, 1
Data Speed
LTE Cat 4 (150/50 Mbit/s), HSPA, HSUPA LTE-A Cat 6 (300/50 Mbit/s), HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s
Dual SIM
Yes
SIM type
Nano SIM Nano SIM
VoLTE
Yes

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 128 GB storage
Memory 6GB/128GB
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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