Nokia 8 vs Nokia 8.1 Specs Comparison

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Nokia 8
Nokia 8 Nokia 8.1
Released · Aug 28, 2017
Released · Dec 21, 2018
5.3-inch · 2560x1440px
6.2-inch · 2280x1080px
Dual camera
Dual camera
4GB · 64GB
4GB · 64GB
3090 mAh
3500 mAh

Design

Dimensions
5.96 x 2.90 x 0.31 inches
151.5 x 73.7 x 7.9 mm
6.09 x 2.98 x 0.31 inches
154.8 x 75.76 x 7.97 mm
Weight
5.64 oz (160.0 g) 6.35 oz (180.0 g)
Materials
Back: Aluminum Back: Glass
Frame: Plastic
Resistance
Splash; IP54
Biometrics
Iris scanner, Fingerprint (touch) Fingerprint (touch)
Features
Touch sensitive control keys
Keys
Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Silver, Brown, Blue Silver, Brown, Blue

Display

Size
5.3-inch 6.2-inch
Resolution
2560x1440px, 554 PPI 2280x1080px, 19:9 ratio, 408 PPI
Technology
IPS LCD IPS LCD
Screen-to-body
69.44 % 81.42 %
Peak brightness
700 cd/m2 (nit)
Features
Scratch-resistant glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5), Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor HDR support, Scratch-resistant glass (Corning Gorilla Glass), Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor

Hardware

System chip
Qualcomm Snapdragon 835 MSM8998 (10 nm) Qualcomm Snapdragon 710 SDM710 (10 nm)
Processor
Octa-core
2500 MHz
Kryo 280
Octa-core
2200 MHz
Kryo 360
GPU
Adreno 540 Adreno 616
Memory
4GB (LPDDR4)/64GB 4GB (LPDDR4)/64GB
Storage expansion
microSDXC up to 256 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)

Battery

Type
3090 mAh, Li - Ion 3500 mAh, Li - Ion
Charging
Qualcomm Quick Charge 3.0 Fast charging

Camera

Rear
Dual camera Dual camera
Main camera
13 MP (OIS, Laser and PDAF)
Aperture size: F2.0
Focal length: 27 mm
Sensor size: 1/3.06"
Pixel size: 1.12 μm
12 MP (OIS, PDAF)
Aperture size: F1.8
Sensor size: 1/2.55"
Pixel size: 1.4 μm
Second camera
13 MP (Black and White, Laser and PDAF)
Aperture size: F2.0
Focal Length: 27 mm
Sensor size: 1/3.06"
Pixel size: 1.12 μm
13 MP
Flash
Dual LED Dual LED
Video recording
4K UHD (30 fps), 1080p (30 fps)
Video calling, Video sharing
4K UHD (30 fps), 1080p
EIS, Video calling, Video sharing
Front
13 MP (Wide Angle)
Video capture: 4K UHD
20 MP

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
5.0 5.0
WLAN
802.11 a,b,g,n,ac,dual-band
MIMO, Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot
802.11 b,g,n,ac,dual-band
Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot
USB
Type-C, USB 3.1 Type-C, USB 2.0
Location
GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, BeiDou GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, BeiDou
Sensors
Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Pedometer, Compass, Hall (for flip covers), Barometer Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass
Other
NFC, ANT+, 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
Additional microphone(s)
Noise cancellation, Video recording Noise cancellation

Cellular

4G (FDD)
Bands 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 20, 28
4G (TDD)
Bands 38, 39, 40, 41
3G
Bands 5, 8, 4, 2, 1
Data Speed
LTE-A Cat 9 (450/50 Mbit/s), HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s 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

Buyers information

In The Box
Charger, Data cable, Headset, Quick Start Guide, SIM door key Nokia USB-C 9 V/2 A charger, USB Type-C 2.0 cable, Quick guide, SIM door key, Headset

Availability

Officially announced
Aug 16, 2017 Dec 05, 2018

Alternative variants

Memory 6GB/128GB
with 128 GB storage
Memory 6GB/128GB
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