Nokia 8.1 vs Nokia 9 PureView Specs Comparison

Availability

Officially announced
Dec 05, 2018	Feb 24, 2019
Prices (MSRP)
	$699

Design

Dimensions
6.09 x 2.98 x 0.31 inches 154.8 x 75.76 x 7.97 mm	6.10 x 2.95 x 0.31 inches 155 x 75 x 8 mm
Weight
6.35 oz / 180.0 g	6.07 oz / 172.0 g
Materials
Back: Glass Frame: Plastic	Back: Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5) Frame: Aluminum
Resistance
	Water, Dust; IP67
Biometrics
Fingerprint (touch)	2D Face unlock, Optical in-screen fingerprint
Keys
Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key	Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Silver, Brown, Blue	Blue

Display

Size
6.2-inch, 81.42% screen-to-body	6.0-inch, 79.76% screen-to-body
Type
IPS LCD, HDR	P-OLED, HDR
Resolution
2280x1080px, 19:9 ratio, 408 PPI	2880x1440px, 18:9 ratio, 538 PPI
Protection
Corning Gorilla Glass	Corning Gorilla Glass 5

PhoneArena Display Test

Bright Max (20% APL)
Untested	Untested
Bright Min
Untested	2 (Good)

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Hardware

System chip
Snapdragon 710 SDM710 (10 nm)	Snapdragon 845 SDM845 (10 nm)
Processor
Octa-core 2200 MHz Kryo 360	Octa-core 2800 MHz Kryo 385
GPU
Adreno 616	Adreno 630
Memory
4GB (LPDDR4)/64GB 6GB/128GB	6GB (LPDDR4)/128GB
Storage expansion
microSDXC up to 400 GB
OS
Android (10, 9.0 Pie)	Android (10, 9.0 Pie)

Battery

Type
3500 mAh, Li - Ion	3320 mAh, Li - Polymer
Charging
Fast charging	Qualcomm Quick Charge 3.0, USB Power Delivery Qi and Powermat wireless charging

Camera

Rear
Dual camera	Penta camera
Main camera
12 MP (OIS, PDAF) Aperture size: F1.8 Sensor size: 1/2.55" Pixel size: 1.4 μm	12 MP (Autofocus) Aperture size: F1.8 Focal length: 28 mm Sensor size: 1/2.8" Pixel size: 1.25 μm
Second camera
13 MP	12 MP (Autofocus) Aperture size: F1.8 Focal Length: 28 mm Sensor size: 1/2.8" Pixel size: 1.25 μm
Third camera
	12 MP (Black and White, Autofocus) Aperture size: F1.8 Focal Length: 28 mm Sensor size: 1/2.8" Pixel size: 1.25 μm
Fourth camera
	12 MP (Black and White, Autofocus) Aperture size: F1.8 Focal Length: 28 mm Sensor size: 1/2.8" Pixel size: 1.25 μm
Fifth camera
	12 MP (Black and White, Autofocus) Aperture size: F1.8 Focal Length: 28 mm Sensor size: 1/2.8" Pixel size: 1.25 μm
Flash
Dual LED	Dual LED
Video recording
4K UHD (30 fps), 1080p EIS, Video calling, Video sharing	4K UHD (30 fps) HDR, Video calling, Video sharing
Front
20 MP	20 MP

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, Compass, Hall (for flip covers), Barometer, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor
Location
GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, BeiDou	GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, BeiDou, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning
Other
NFC, UMA (Wi-Fi Calling), VoIP, Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync	NFC, ANT+, VoIP, Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync

Multimedia

Headphones
3.5mm jack	No 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

Cellular

4G (FDD) Bands
	1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 20, 28
4G (TDD) Bands
	34, 38, 39, 40, 41
3G Bands
	1, 2, 5, 8
Data Speed
LTE-A Cat 6 (300/50 Mbit/s), HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s	LTE-A Pro Cat 16 (1000/150 Mbit/s), HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s
SIM type
Nano SIM	Nano SIM
VoLTE
Yes

Alternative variants

with 128 GB storage

Memory	6GB/128GB

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