Nokia 5.1 Plus (Nokia X5) vs Honor 8 Comparison and Differences

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Nokia 5.1 Plus (Nokia X5)

Nokia 5.1 Plus (Nokia X5)

Smartphone 2

Honor 8

Honor 8

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Nokia 5.1 Plus (Nokia X5) or Honor 8 Specs Comparison

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Common specs

Brand and model Nokia 5.1 Plus (Nokia X5) Honor 8
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Release date 2018, July 2016, July
Dimensions (HxWxD) 149.5 x 72 x 8.1 mm | 5.89 x 5.89 x 2.83 in 145.5 x 71 x 7.5 mm | 5.73 x 5.73 x 2.8 in
Weight 160 g | 5.64 oz 153 g | 5.4 oz
Body Build Front/back glass, plastic frame Front/back glass & aluminum frame
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Colors Night black, Glacier white, Baltic sea blue Pearl White, Midnight Black, Sapphire Blue, Gold
Battery 3060 mAh,  Non-removable Li-Ion 3000 mAh,  Non-removable Li-Po
Approximate price 150 EUR 260 EUR
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Screen

Technology IPS LCD LTPS IPS LCD
Touchscreen capacitive touchscreen capacitive touchscreen
Display colors 16M 16M
Screen size 5.86" in 5.2" in
Screen area 85.7 cm2 74.9 cm2
Screen format 19:9 (height:width) 16:9 (height:width)
Screen to body ratio 79.6% 72.5%
Screen resolution 720 x 1520 px 1080 x 1920 px
Screen PPI /points per inch/ 287 PPI 423 PPI
Screen protection Corning Gorilla Glass 3
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Camera and Video

Rear camera, main 13 MP, Dual 12 MP, Single
Camera specs -13 MP, f/2.0, PDAF
-5 MP, depth sensor
-12 MP, f/2.2, 35mm (standard), 1/2.9'', 1.25µm, PDAF & laser AF
-12 MP B/W, f/2.2, 35mm (standard), 1/2.9'', 1.25µm, PDAF & laser AF
Functions LED flash, HDR, panorama Dual-LED dual-tone flash, HDR, panorama
Video 1080p@30fps 1080p@60fps, 1080p@30fps, 720p@120fps
Front camera, selfie 8 MP, Single 8 MP, Single
Specifications 8 MP, f/2.2, 26mm (wide) 8 MP, f/2.4, 1/3.2'', 1.4µm

Performance

Operating system - OS Android 8.1 (Oreo), upgradable to Android 9.0 (Pie); Android One Android 6.0 (Marshmallow), upgradable to Android 8.0 (Oreo); EMUI 8
Chipset - Mediatek MT6771 Helio P60 (12 nm) - HiSilicon Kirin 950 (16 nm)
CPU - Octa-core (4x1.8 GHz Cortex-A73 & 4x1.8 GHz Cortex-A53) - Global
-Octa-core (4x2.0 GHz Cortex-A73 & 4x2.0 GHz Cortex-A53) - China
- Octa-core (4x2.3 GHz Cortex-A72 & 4x1.8 GHz Cortex A53)
GPU Mali-G72 MP3 Mali-T880 MP4
External memory microSD, up to 400 GB microSD, up to 256 GB (uses SIM 2 slot)
Internal memory 64 GB, 4 GB RAM 32 GB, 3 GB RAM 32/64 GB, 4 GB RAM

Benchmark

Antutu 7 Total
GeekBench 6 Single Core 357
GeekBench 6 Multi Core 1021
GeekBench 6 OpenCL 436
GeekBench 5 Single Core 273 338
GeekBench 5 Multi-Core 1150 1208
GeekBench 4 Single Core 1665
GeekBench 4 Multi-Core 5203
GeekBench 4 RenderScript 3962
GeekBench 4 Battery 1920

Communication and Connectivity

SIM card Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) Single SIM (Nano-SIM)Hybrid Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)
Network GSM / CDMA / HSPA / LTE GSM / HSPA / LTE
Bands -2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 
CDMA 800 & TD-SCDMA
-3G - HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
-4G - LTE
-2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (dual-SIM model only)
-3G - HSDPA 900 / 1900 / 2100
-4G - LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 7(2600), 8(900), 20(800)
Speed HSPA, LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A (2CA) Cat6 300/50 Mbps
GPRS Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, WiFi Direct, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, WiFi Direct, hotspot
GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS
NFC Yes
USB 2.0, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector 2.0, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector, USB On-The-Go
Bluetooth 4.2, A2DP, LE 4.2, A2DP, EDR, LE
Harmful irradiation
SAR EU - 0.78 W/kg (head)     1.89 W/kg (body)    

SAR EU - 1.45 W/kg (head)    

Music and Audio

Radio FM radio No
Headphone jack Yes Yes
Others - Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic - Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic
-DTS sound

Other features

Sensors - Fingerprint (rear-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass - Fingerprint (rear-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass , Infrared port
Other extras
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--Custom function back button
- Fast battery charging: 47% in 30 min (Smart Power 4.0)
Versions
- Versions: Nokia 5.1 Plus (Global); Nokia X5 (China)

- Versions: FRD-L19 (Europe, Global); FRD-L14 (USA); FRD-L04 (USA, Canada); FRD-AL00 (Hong Kong, China, USA); FRD-TL00 (China); FRD-AL10 (China)

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