Nokia 7.1 Plus (X7) vs Nokia 8 Sirocco Comparison and Differences

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Nokia 7.1 Plus (X7)

Nokia 7.1 Plus (X7)

Smartphone 2

Nokia 8 Sirocco

Nokia 8 Sirocco

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Nokia 7.1 Plus (X7) or Nokia 8 Sirocco Specs Comparison

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Common specs

Brand and model Nokia 7.1 Plus (X7) Nokia 8 Sirocco
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Release date 2018, December 2018, February
Dimensions (HxWxD) 154.8 x 75.8 x 8 mm | 6.09 x 6.09 x 2.98 in 140.9 x 73 x 7.5 mm | 5.55 x 5.55 x 2.87 in
Weight 180 g | 6.35 oz 177 g | 6.24 oz
Body Build Front/back glass, aluminum frame Front/back Gorilla Glass 5, stainless steel frame
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Colors Blue, Silver, Steel, Copper, Iron, Steel Black
Battery 3500 mAh,  Non-removable Li-Ion 3260 mAh,  Non-removable Li-Ion
Battery life Stand by time - Up to 495 h (3G)
Talking time - Up to 22 h (3G)
Music play - Up to 11 h
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Screen

Technology IPS LCD P-OLED
Touchscreen capacitive touchscreen capacitive touchscreen
Display colors 16M 16M
Screen size 6.18" in 5.5" in
Screen area 95.3 cm2 83.4 cm2
Screen format 19:9 (height:width) 16:9 (height:width)
Screen to body ratio 81.2% 81.1%
Screen resolution 1080 x 2280 px 1440 x 2560 px
Screen PPI /points per inch/ 408 PPI 534 PPI
Screen protection NEG Corning Gorilla Glass 5
Other specs - Always-on display
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Camera and Video

Rear camera, main 12 MP, Dual 12 MP, Dual
Camera specs -12 MP, f/1.8, 1/2.55'', 1.4µm, dual pixel PDAF, OIS
-13 MP
-12 MP, f/1.8, 25mm (wide), 1/2.55'', 1.4µm, dual pixel PDAF
-13 MP, f/2.6, 1/3.4'', 1.0µm, 2x optical zoom, AF
Functions Zeiss optics, dual-LED dual-tone flash, panorama, HDR Zeiss optics, dual-LED dual-tone flash, panorama, HDR
Video 2160p@30fps, 1080p@30fps (gyro-EIS) 2160p@30fps, 1080p@30fps
DxOMark Main Score 84
DxOMark Photo 85
DxOMark Video 82
Front camera, selfie 20 MP, Single 5 MP, Single
Specifications 20 MP, f/2.0, 0.9µm 5 MP, f/2.0, 1/4'', 1.4µm
Video 1080p@30fps

Performance

Operating system - OS Android 9.0 (Pie); Android One Android 8.0 (Oreo), upgradable to Android 9.0 (Pie); Android One
Chipset - Qualcomm SDM710 Snapdragon 710 (10 nm) - Qualcomm MSM8998 Snapdragon 835 (10 nm)
CPU - Octa-core (2x2.2 GHz 360 Gold & 6x1.7 GHz Kryo 360 Silver) - Octa-core (4x2.5 GHz Kryo & 4x1.8 GHz Kryo)
GPU Adreno 616 Adreno 540
External memory microSD, up to 400 GB (uses SIM 2 slot) No
Internal memory 64 GB, 4 GB RAM - Nokia 8.1
64/128 GB, 4/6 GB RAM - Nokia X7Y
128 GB, 6 GB RAM

Benchmark

Antutu 8 Total 207368

Communication and Connectivity

SIM card Hybrid Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) Single SIM (Nano-SIM)Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)
Network GSM / CDMA / HSPA / LTE GSM / CDMA / HSPA / EVDO / 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) 
CDMA 800 & TD-SCDMA
-3G - HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100  
CDMA2000 1xEV-DO
-4G - LTE band 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 20(800), 28(700), 34(2000), 38(2600), 39(1900), 40(2300), 41(2500)
Speed HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A (2CA) Cat6 300/50 Mbps HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A (3CA) Cat12 600/150 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 Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS
NFC Yes Yes
USB 2.0, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector, USB On-The-Go 3.1, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector
Bluetooth 5.0, A2DP, LE 5.0, A2DP, LE
Harmful irradiation
SAR EU - 0.59 W/kg (head)     1.54 W/kg (body)    

Music and Audio

Radio No No
Headphone jack Yes No
Others - Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic - 24-bit/192kHz audio
-Nokia OZO audio with 3 mics
-Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic

Other features

Sensors - Fingerprint (rear-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass - Fingerprint (rear-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer
Other extras
- Fast battery charging 2A/9V (18W)

- Fast battery charging (Quick Charge 4.0)
-Wireless charging (Qi)
- IP67 dust/water resistant (up to 1.5m for 30 mins)
Versions
- Versions: Nokia 8.1 (Global); Nokia X7 (China)

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