Nokia 9 PureView vs Nokia 8.1 Specs Comparison

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Nokia 9 PureView
Nokia 9 PureView Nokia 8.1
Released · Mar 03, 2019
Released · Dec 21, 2018
6.0-inch · 2880x1440px
6.2-inch · 2280x1080px
Penta camera
Dual camera
6GB · 128GB
4GB · 64GB
3320 mAh
3500 mAh

Design

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

Display

Size
6.0-inch 6.2-inch
Resolution
2880x1440px, 18:9 ratio, 538 PPI 2280x1080px, 19:9 ratio, 408 PPI
Technology
P-OLED IPS LCD
Screen-to-body
79.76 % 81.42 %
Features
HDR support, Scratch-resistant glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5), Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor HDR support, Scratch-resistant glass (Corning Gorilla Glass), Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor

Hardware

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

Battery

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

Camera

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

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
5.0 5.0
WLAN
a,b,g,n,ac,dual-band
MIMO, Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot
b,g,n,ac,dual-band
Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot
USB
Type-C, USB 3.1 Type-C, USB 2.0
Sensors
Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Hall (for flip covers), Barometer Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass
Location
GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, BeiDou, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, BeiDou
Other
NFC, ANT+, VoIP, Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync NFC, UMA (Wi-Fi Calling), VoIP, Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync

Multimedia

Headphones
No 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

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 Pro Cat 16 (1000/150 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
SIM type
Nano SIM Nano SIM
VoLTE
Yes

Buyers information

MSRP
$ 699

Availability

Officially announced
Feb 24, 2019 Dec 05, 2018

Alternative variants

with 128 GB storage
Memory 6GB/128GB
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