Nokia 8.1 vs Nokia 8 Specs Comparison

Availability

Officially announced
Dec 05, 2018	Aug 16, 2017

Design

Dimensions
6.09 x 2.98 x 0.31 inches 154.8 x 75.76 x 7.97 mm	5.96 x 2.90 x 0.31 inches 151.5 x 73.7 x 7.9 mm
Weight
6.35 oz / 180.0 g	5.64 oz / 160.0 g
Materials
Back: Glass Frame: Plastic	Back: Aluminum
Resistance
	Splash; IP54
Biometrics
Fingerprint (touch)	Iris scanner, Fingerprint (touch)
Features
	Touch sensitive control keys
Keys
Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key	Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Silver, Brown, Blue	Silver, Brown, Blue

Display

Size
6.2-inch, 81.42% screen-to-body	5.3-inch, 69.44% screen-to-body
Type
IPS LCD, HDR	IPS LCD, 700 nits
Resolution
2280x1080px, 19:9 ratio, 408 PPI	2560x1440px, 554 PPI
Protection
Corning Gorilla Glass	Corning Gorilla Glass 5

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Bright Max (20% APL)
Untested	Untested
Bright Min
Untested	3 (Average)

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Hardware

System chip
Snapdragon 710 SDM710 (10 nm)	Snapdragon 835 MSM8998 (10 nm)
Processor
Octa-core 2200 MHz Kryo 360	Octa-core 2500 MHz Kryo 280
GPU
Adreno 616	Adreno 540
Memory
4GB (LPDDR4)/64GB 6GB/128GB	4GB (LPDDR4)/64GB 6GB/128GB
Storage expansion
microSDXC up to 400 GB	microSDXC up to 256 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	3090 mAh, Li - Ion
Charging
Fast charging	Qualcomm Quick Charge 3.0

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	13 MP (OIS, Laser and PDAF) Aperture size: F2.0 Focal length: 27 mm Sensor size: 1/3.06" Pixel size: 1.12 μm
Second camera
13 MP	13 MP (Black and White, Laser and PDAF) Aperture size: F2.0 Focal Length: 27 mm Sensor size: 1/3.06" Pixel size: 1.12 μm
Flash
Dual LED	Dual LED
Video recording
4K UHD (30 fps), 1080p EIS, Video calling, Video sharing	4K UHD (30 fps), 1080p (30 fps) Video calling, Video sharing
Front
20 MP	13 MP (Wide Angle) Video capture: 4K UHD

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
5.0	5.0
WLAN
b,g,n,ac,dual-band Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot 802.11 b, g, n, ac	a,b,g,n,ac,dual-band MIMO, Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot 802.11 a, b, g, n, ac
USB
Type-C, USB 2.0	Type-C, USB 3.1
Sensors
Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor	Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Pedometer, Compass, Hall (for flip covers), Barometer, 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

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Multimedia

Headphones
3.5mm jack	3.5mm jack
Speakers
Earpiece, Loudspeaker	Earpiece, Loudspeaker
Features
Album art cover, Background playback	Album art cover, Background playback
Screen mirroring
Wireless screen share	Wireless screen share
Additional microphone(s)
Noise cancellation	Noise cancellation, Video recording

Cellular

4G (FDD) Bands
	1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 20, 28
4G (TDD) Bands
	38, 39, 40, 41
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-A Cat 9 (450/50 Mbit/s), HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s
Dual SIM
	Yes
SIM type
Nano SIM	Nano SIM
VoLTE
Yes

Alternative variants

with 128 GB storage

Memory	6GB/128GB

Memory	6GB/128GB