Nokia 8.1 vs Nokia 6 Specs Comparison

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8.0
Nokia 6
Nokia 8.1 Nokia 6
Released · Dec 21, 2018
Released · Jan 19, 2017
6.2-inch · 2280x1080px
5.5-inch · 1920x1080px
Dual camera
Single camera
4GB · 64GB
3GB · 32GB
3500 mAh
3000 mAh

Availability

Officially announced
Dec 05, 2018 Jan 07, 2017
Prices (MSRP)
$229

Design

Dimensions
6.09 x 2.98 x 0.31 inches
154.8 x 75.76 x 7.97 mm
6.06 x 2.98 x 0.33 inches
154 x 75.8 x 8.4 mm
Weight
6.35 oz / 180.0 g 5.96 oz / 169.0 g
Materials
Back: Glass
Frame: Plastic
Back: Aluminum
Biometrics
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 Black, Gold, Gray, Blue

Display

Size
6.2-inch, 81.42% screen-to-body 5.5-inch, 71.58% screen-to-body
Type
IPS LCD, HDR IPS LCD, 450 nits
Resolution
2280x1080px, 19:9 ratio, 408 PPI 1920x1080px, 401 PPI
Protection
Corning Gorilla Glass Corning Gorilla Glass 3
PhoneArena Display Test
Bright Max (20% APL)
Untested Untested
Bright Min
Untested 2 (Good)

Hardware

System chip
Snapdragon 710 SDM710 (10 nm) Snapdragon 430 8937
Processor
Octa-core
2200 MHz
Kryo 360
Octa-core
1400 MHz
ARM Cortex-A53
GPU
Adreno 616 Adreno 505
Memory
4GB (LPDDR4)/64GB
6GB/128GB
3GB (LPDDR3)/32GB
4GB/64GB
Storage expansion
microSDXC up to 400 GB microSDXC up to 128 GB
OS
Android (10, 9.0 Pie) Android (9.0 Pie, 8.1 Oreo, 8.0 Oreo, 7.1 Nougat)

Battery

Type
3500 mAh, Li - Ion 3000 mAh, Li - Ion
Charging
Fast charging Fast charging

Camera

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

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
5.0 4.1
WLAN
b,g,n,ac,dual-band
Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot
802.11 b, g, n, ac
a,b,g,n,dual-band
802.11 a, b, g, n
USB
Type-C, USB 2.0 microUSB, USB 2.0
Sensors
Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Hall (for flip covers), Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor
Location
GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, BeiDou GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, BeiDou
Other
NFC, UMA (Wi-Fi Calling), VoIP, Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync NFC, ANT+, Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync

Multimedia

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

Cellular

4G (FDD) Bands
2, 3, 4, 7, 12, 17, 28
4G (TDD) Bands
38
3G Bands
5, 8, 4, 2, 1
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), HSPA
Dual SIM
Yes
SIM type
Nano SIM Nano SIM
VoLTE
Yes Yes

Alternative variants

with 128 GB storage
Memory 6GB/128GB
Memory 4GB/64GB
Prices (MSRP) €300
4G (FDD) Bands 1, 3, 5, 7, 8, 20, 28
4G (TDD) Bands 38, 40
3G Bands 5, 8, 2, 1
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