Nokia 6 (2018) vs Nokia 5.3 Specs Comparison

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Nokia 6 (2018)	Nokia 5.3
Released · Apr 02, 2018	Released · Apr 02, 2020
5.5-inch	6.5-inch
Single camera	Quad camera
3GB · 32GB	4GB · 64GB
3000 mAh	4000 mAh

Availability

Officially announced
Feb 25, 2018	Mar 19, 2020
Prices (MSRP)
$269	$200

Design

Dimensions
5.86 x 2.98 x 0.34 inches 148.8 x 75.8 x 8.6 mm	6.47 x 3.02 x 0.33 inches 164.3 x 76.6 x 8.5 mm
Weight
6.07 oz (172.0 g)	6.53 oz (185.0 g)
Materials
Back: Aluminum	Back: Plastic Frame: Plastic
Biometrics
Fingerprint (touch)	Fingerprint (touch)
Keys
Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key	Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Black, Blue, White	Charcoal, Cyan, Sand

Display

Size
5.5-inch, 74.02% screen-to-body	6.5-inch, 82.17% screen-to-body
Type
IPS LCD, 450 nits	IPS LCD
Resolution
1920x1080px, 401 PPI	1600x720px, 20:9 ratio, 268 PPI
Protection
Corning Gorilla Glass 3	Corning Gorilla Glass 3

Hardware

System chip
Snapdragon 630 SDM630 (14 nm)	Snapdragon 665 SM6125 (11 nm)
Processor
Octa-core 2200 MHz ARM Cortex-A53	Octa-core 2000 MHz Kryo 260
GPU
Adreno 508	Adreno 610
Memory
3GB (LPDDR4)/32GB 4GB/64GB	4GB (LPDDR4)/64GB (eMMC 5.1) 3GB/64GB 6GB/64GB
Storage expansion
microSDXC up to 128 GB	microSDXC up to 512 GB
OS
Android (9.0 Pie, 8.0 Oreo)	Android (11, 10)

Battery

Type
3000 mAh	4000 mAh
Charging
Fast charging

Battery Life Estimate

Untested

Browsing

Untested

Video

Untested

Gaming

Untested

Battery Life Estimate

Untested

Browsing

Untested

Video

9h 47min

Gaming

7h 27min

Camera

Rear
Single camera	Quad camera
Main camera
16 MP (PDAF) Aperture size: F2.0 Pixel size: 1 μm	13 MP (PDAF) Aperture size: F1.8
Second camera
	5 MP (Ultra-wide)
Third camera
	2 MP (Macro)
Fourth camera
	2 MP (Depth information)
Flash
Dual LED	LED
Video recording
4K UHD (30 fps), 1080p (30 fps) Video calling	1080p
Front
8 MP (Wide Angle)	8 MP Video capture: 1080p

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
5.0	4.2
WLAN
a,b,g,n,ac,dual-band Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot 802.11 a, b, g, n, ac	b,g,n,ac Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot 802.11 b, g, n, ac
USB
Type-C, USB 2.0	Type-C, USB 2.0
Sensors
Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Hall (for flip covers), Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor	Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor
Location
GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, BeiDou	GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, BeiDou, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning
Other
NFC, Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync	NFC

Multimedia

Headphones
3.5mm jack	3.5mm jack
Speakers
Earpiece, Loudspeaker	Earpiece, Loudspeaker
Features
Album art cover, Background playback	aptX
Screen mirroring
Wireless screen share	Wireless screen share
Radio
FM, RDS	FM
Additional microphone(s)
Noise cancellation	Noise cancellation

Cellular

4G (FDD) Bands
1, 3, 5, 7, 8, 20, 28	1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 28, 66
4G (TDD) Bands
38, 40, 41	38
3G Bands
5, 8, 2, 1	1, 2, 4, 5, 8
Data Speed
LTE Cat 4 (150/50 Mbit/s), HSPA, HSUPA	LTE Cat 4 (150/50 Mbit/s), HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s
Dual SIM
	Yes
SIM type
Nano SIM	Nano SIM

Regulatory Approval

FCC approval
	Date approved: Apr 06, 2020 FCC ID value: 2AJOTTA-1223
Measured SAR
	Head: 1.03 W/kg Body: 0.95 W/kg Simultaneous Transmission: 1.33 W/kg Wireless Router: 0.97 W/kg

Alternative variants

with 64 GB storage


Memory	4GB/64GB

with 3GB RAM


Memory	3GB

with 6GB RAM


Memory	6GB

Global version


4G (FDD) Bands	1, 3, 5, 7, 8, 20, 28
4G (TDD) Bands	38, 40, 41
3G Bands	5, 8, 2, 1

Links

Full specifications
Nokia 6 (2018) Specs	Nokia 5.3 Specs
PhoneArena Review
	Nokia 5.3 Review
User Reviews
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