Nokia 8.1 vs Nokia 7.2 Specs Comparison

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7.2
Nokia 7.2
Nokia 8.1 Nokia 7.2
Released · Dec 21, 2018
Released · Sep 30, 2019
6.2-inch · 2280x1080px
6.3-inch · 2340x1080px
Dual camera
Triple camera
4GB · 64GB
6GB · 128GB
3500 mAh
3500 mAh

Design

Dimensions
6.09 x 2.98 x 0.31 inches
154.8 x 75.76 x 7.97 mm
6.29 x 2.96 x 0.32 inches
159.88 x 75.11 x 8.25 mm
Weight
6.35 oz (180.0 g) 6.35 oz (180.0 g)
Materials
Back: Glass
Frame: Plastic
Back: Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 3)
Frame: Plastic
Biometrics
Fingerprint (touch) Fingerprint (touch)
Features
Notification light
Keys
Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Silver, Brown, Blue Cyan green, Charcoal, Ice

Display

Size
6.2-inch 6.3-inch
Resolution
2280x1080px, 19:9 ratio, 408 PPI 2340x1080px, 19.5:9 ratio, 409 PPI
Technology
IPS LCD IPS LCD
Screen-to-body
81.42 % 81.11 %
Features
HDR support, Scratch-resistant glass (Corning Gorilla Glass), Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor HDR support, Scratch-resistant glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 3), Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor

Hardware

System chip
Qualcomm Snapdragon 710 SDM710 (10 nm) Qualcomm Snapdragon 660 SDM660 (14 nm)
Processor
Octa-core
2200 MHz
Kryo 360
Octa-core
2200 MHz
Kryo 260
GPU
Adreno 616 Adreno 512
RAM
4GB (LPDDR4) 6GB (LPDDR4)
Internal storage
64GB 128GB
Storage expansion
microSDXC up to 400 GB microSDXC up to 512 GB
OS
Android (10, 9.0 Pie) Android (10, 9.0 Pie)

Battery

Capacity
3500 mAh 3500 mAh
Type
Li - Ion
Charging
Fast charging
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Battery Life Estimate
Untested
Browsing
Untested
Video
Untested
Gaming
Untested
Battery Life Estimate
Untested
Browsing
Untested
Video
7h 29min
Gaming
Untested

Camera

Rear
Dual camera Triple camera
Main camera
12 MP (OIS, PDAF)
Aperture size: F1.8
Sensor size: 1/2.55"
Pixel size: 1.4 μm
48 MP (PDAF)
Aperture size: F1.8
Sensor size: 1/2"
Pixel size: 0.8 μm
Second camera
13 MP 8 MP (Ultra-wide)
Aperture size: F2.2
Third camera
5 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 20 MP, Video capture: 1920x1080 (Full HD)

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
5.0 5.0
WLAN
802.11 b,g,n,ac,dual-band
Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot
802.11 b,g,n,ac,dual-band
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, Galileo, BeiDou, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning
Sensors
Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass
Other
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 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), 40(2300), 41(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-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
Nokia USB-C 9 V/2 A charger, USB Type-C 2.0 cable, Quick guide, SIM door key, Headset Charger, charging / data cable, Quick Start guide, SIM pin, Headset

Availability

Officially announced
Dec 05, 2018 Sep 05, 2019

Alternative variants

with 128 GB storage
RAM 6GB
Internal storage 128GB
Global version
4G (FDD) Bands 1(2100), 3(1800), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 20(800 DD), 28(700 APT)
3G Bands 5(850), 8(900), 1(2100)
Other NFC
with 64 GB storage
RAM 4GB
Internal storage 64GB
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