Nokia 8.1 vs Nokia 7.2 Specs Comparison

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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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

Links

Full specifications
Nokia 8.1 Specs	Nokia 7.2 Specs
PhoneArena Review
	Nokia 7.2 Review
User Reviews
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