Nokia 8.1 vs Apple iPhone 12 mini Specs Comparison

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Nokia 8.1	Apple iPhone 12 mini
Released · Dec 21, 2018	Released · Nov 13, 2020
6.2-inch · 2280x1080px	5.4-inch · 2340x1080px
Dual camera	Dual camera
4GB · 64GB	4GB · 64GB
3500 mAh	2227 mAh
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Design

Dimensions
6.09 x 2.98 x 0.31 inches 154.8 x 75.76 x 7.97 mm	5.18 x 2.53 x 0.29 inches (~0.35 inches with camera bump) 131.5 x 64.2 x 7.4 mm (~8.88 mm with camera bump)
Weight
6.35 oz (180.0 g)	4.76 oz (135.0 g)
Materials
Back: Glass Frame: Plastic	Back: Glass Frame: Aluminum
Resistance
	Water, Dust; IP68
Biometrics
Fingerprint (touch)	3D Face unlock
Keys
Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key	Left: Volume control, Other; Right: Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Silver, Brown, Blue	Black, White, Red, Green, Blue, Purple

Display

Size
6.2-inch	5.4-inch
Resolution
2280x1080px, 19:9 ratio, 408 PPI	2340x1080px, 19.5:9 ratio, 477 PPI
Technology
IPS LCD	OLED
Refresh rate
	60Hz
Screen-to-body
81.42 %	85.83 %
Peak brightness
	1200 cd/m2 (nit)
Features
HDR support, Scratch-resistant glass (Corning Gorilla Glass), Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor	HDR support, Oleophobic coating, Scratch-resistant glass (Ceramic Shield), Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor

Hardware

System chip
Qualcomm Snapdragon 710 SDM710 (10 nm)	Apple A14 Bionic (5 nm)
Processor
Octa-core 2200 MHz Kryo 360	Hexa-core 3100 MHz
GPU
Adreno 616	Apple GPU 4-core
RAM
4GB (LPDDR4)	4GB (LPDDR4)
Internal storage
64GB	64GB (NVMe)
Storage expansion
microSDXC up to 400 GB	not expandable
OS
Android (10, 9.0 Pie)	iOS (18.x, 17.x, 16.x, 15.x, 14.x)

Battery

Capacity
3500 mAh	2227 mAh
Type
Li - Ion	Li - Ion
Charging
Fast charging	USB Power Delivery, Qi wireless charging, MagSafe wireless charging
Charge speed
	Wired: 15.0W Wireless: 15.0W

Battery Life Estimate

Untested

Browsing

Untested

Video

Untested

Gaming

Untested

Battery Life Estimate

4h 4min

Browsing

10h 56min

Video

5h 10min

Gaming

5h 10min

Camera

Rear
Dual camera	Dual camera
Main camera
12 MP (OIS, PDAF) Aperture size: F1.8 Sensor size: 1/2.55" Pixel size: 1.4 μm	12 MP (Sapphire crystal lens cover, OIS, PDAF) Aperture size: F1.6 Focal length: 26 mm Pixel size: 1.4 μm
Second camera
13 MP	12 MP (Ultra-wide, Sapphire crystal lens cover) Aperture size: F2.4 Focal Length: 13 mm Sensor size: 1/3.6"
Flash
Dual LED	LED
Video recording
3840x2160 (4K UHD) (30 fps), 1920x1080 (Full HD) EIS, Video calling, Video sharing	3840x2160 (4K UHD) (60 fps), 1920x1080 (Full HD) (240 fps), 1280x720 (HD) OIS, Time-lapse video, Continuous autofocus, Picture-taking during video recording, Video light
Front
20 MP	12 MP (EIS, HDR, Slow-motion videos), Video capture: 3840x2160 (4K UHD) (60 fps)

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
5.0	5.0
WLAN
802.11 b,g,n,ac,dual-band Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot	802.11 a,b,g,n,ac,ax(Wi-Fi 6),dual-band MIMO, Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot
USB
Type-C, USB 2.0	Lightning
Hearing aid compatible
	M3/T4
Location
GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, BeiDou	GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, BeiDou, QZSS, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning
Sensors
Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass	Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Barometer
Other
NFC, UMA (Wi-Fi Calling), VoIP, Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync	NFC, UMA (Wi-Fi Calling)

Multimedia

Headphones
3.5mm jack	No 3.5mm jack
Speakers
Earpiece, Loudspeaker	Earpiece, Multiple speakers
Features
Album art cover, Background playback	Dolby Atmos
Screen mirroring
Wireless screen share	Wireless screen share
Additional microphone(s)
Noise cancellation	Noise cancellation

Cellular

5G
	Bands n1, n2, n3, n5, n7, n8, n12, n20, n25, n28, n38, n40, n41, n66, n71, n77, n78, n79, n260, n261, Sub-6, mmWave
4G (FDD)
	Bands 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(AWS-1), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 12(700 a), 13(700 c), 14(700 PS), 17(700 b), 18(800 Lower), 19(800 Upper), 20(800 DD), 25(1900+), 26(850+), 28(700 APT), 29(700 d), 30(2300 WCS), 32(1500 L-band), 66(AWS-3), 71(600)
4G (TDD)
	Bands 34(2000), 38(2600), 39(1900+), 40(2300), 41(2600+), 42(3500), 46, 48(3600)
3G
	Bands 1(2100), 2(1900), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 8(900)
Data Speed
LTE-A Cat 6 (300/50 Mbit/s), HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s	LTE-A Pro Cat 18 (1200/150 Mbit/s), HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s
Dual SIM
	Yes
SIM type
Nano SIM	Nano SIM, eSIM
HD Voice
	Yes
VoLTE
Yes	Yes

Buyers information

MSRP
	$ 729
In The Box
Nokia USB-C 9 V/2 A charger, USB Type-C 2.0 cable, Quick guide, SIM door key, Headset	USB-C to Lightning Cable, Documentation

Availability

Officially announced
Dec 05, 2018	Oct 13, 2020

Alternative variants

with 128 GB storage


RAM	6GB
Internal storage	128GB

with 128GB storage


Internal storage	128GB
MSRP	$ 779

with 256GB storage


Internal storage	256GB
MSRP	$ 879

Links

Full specifications
Nokia 8.1 Specs	Apple iPhone 12 mini Specs
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	Apple iPhone 12 mini Review
User Reviews
Nokia 8.1 User Reviews	Apple iPhone 12 mini User Reviews