Nokia 8.1 vs Nokia 5.3 Specs Comparison

Design

Dimensions
6.09 x 2.98 x 0.31 inches 154.8 x 75.76 x 7.97 mm	6.47 x 3.02 x 0.33 inches 164.3 x 76.6 x 8.5 mm
Weight
6.35 oz (180.0 g)	6.53 oz (185.0 g)
Materials
Back: Glass Frame: Plastic	Back: Plastic Frame: Plastic
Biometrics
Fingerprint (touch)	Fingerprint (touch)
Keys
Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key	Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Silver, Brown, Blue	Charcoal, Cyan, Sand

Display

Size
6.2-inch	6.5-inch
Resolution
2280x1080px, 19:9 ratio, 408 PPI	1600x720px, 20:9 ratio, 268 PPI
Technology
IPS LCD	IPS LCD
Screen-to-body
81.42 %	82.17 %
Features
HDR support, Scratch-resistant glass (Corning Gorilla Glass), Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor	Scratch-resistant glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 3), Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor

Hardware

System chip
Qualcomm Snapdragon 710 SDM710 (10 nm)	Qualcomm Snapdragon 665 SM6125 (11 nm)
Processor
Octa-core 2200 MHz Kryo 360	Octa-core 2000 MHz Kryo 260
GPU
Adreno 616	Adreno 610
RAM
4GB (LPDDR4)	4GB (LPDDR4)
Internal storage
64GB	64GB (eMMC 5.1)
Storage expansion
microSDXC up to 400 GB	microSDXC up to 512 GB
OS
Android (10, 9.0 Pie)	Android (11, 10)

Battery

Capacity
3500 mAh	4000 mAh
Type
Li - Ion
Charging
Fast charging

PhoneArena Battery Tests

Battery Life Estimate

Untested

Browsing

Untested

Video

Untested

Gaming

Untested

Battery Life Estimate

Untested

Browsing

Untested

Video

9h 47min

Gaming

7h 27min

Learn more on our PhoneArena Battery Test Results page

Camera

Rear
Dual camera	Quad camera
Main camera
12 MP (OIS, PDAF) Aperture size: F1.8 Sensor size: 1/2.55" Pixel size: 1.4 μm	13 MP (PDAF) Aperture size: F1.8
Second camera
13 MP	5 MP (Ultra-wide)
Third camera
	2 MP (Macro)
Fourth camera
	2 MP (Depth information)
Flash
Dual LED	LED
Video recording
3840x2160 (4K UHD) (30 fps), 1920x1080 (Full HD) EIS, Video calling, Video sharing	1920x1080 (Full HD)
Front
20 MP	8 MP, Video capture: 1920x1080 (Full HD)

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
5.0	4.2
WLAN
802.11 b,g,n,ac,dual-band Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot	802.11 b,g,n,ac Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot
USB
Type-C, USB 2.0	Type-C, USB 2.0
Location
GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, BeiDou	GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, BeiDou, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning
Sensors
Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass	Accelerometer, Gyroscope
Other
NFC, UMA (Wi-Fi Calling), VoIP, 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
Additional microphone(s)
Noise cancellation	Noise cancellation

Cellular

4G (FDD)
	Bands 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(AWS-1), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 12(700 a), 13(700 c), 17(700 b), 28(700 APT), 66(AWS-3)
4G (TDD)
	Bands 38(2600)
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 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
VoLTE
Yes

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

Buyers information

MSRP
	$ 200
In The Box
Nokia USB-C 9 V/2 A charger, USB Type-C 2.0 cable, Quick guide, SIM door key, Headset	5V/2A charger, Type-C USB Cable, Headset (depends on market) , Quick Start Guide, Sim Pin, TPU Jelly case (depends on market)

Availability

Officially announced
Dec 05, 2018	Mar 19, 2020

Alternative variants

with 128 GB storage

RAM	6GB
Internal storage	128GB

with 3GB RAM

RAM	3GB

with 6GB RAM

RAM	6GB

Global version

4G (FDD)	Bands 1(2100), 3(1800), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 20(800 DD), 28(700 APT)
4G (TDD)	Bands 38(2600), 40(2300), 41(2600+)
3G	Bands 5(850), 8(900), 2(1900), 1(2100)

Links

Full specifications
Nokia 8.1 Specs	Nokia 5.3 Specs
PhoneArena Review
	Nokia 5.3 Review
User Reviews
Nokia 8.1 User Reviews