Nokia 8.1 vs Huawei Mate 9 Comparison and Differences
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Nokia 8.1
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Nokia 8.1 or Huawei Mate 9 Specs Comparison
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Common specs
| Brand and model | Nokia 8.1 | Huawei Mate 9 | |
| Rating | (+) | (+) | |
| Release date | 2018, December | 2016, November | |
| Dimensions (HxWxD) | 154.8 x 75.8 x 8 mm | 6.09 x 6.09 x 2.98 in | 156.9 x 78.9 x 7.9 mm | 6.18 x 6.18 x 3.11 in | |
| Weight | 180 g | 6.35 oz | 190 g | 6.7 oz | |
| Body Build | Front/back glass, aluminum frame | Front glass, aluminum frame, back | |
| Case | buy from Amazon | buy from Amazon | |
| Colors | Blue, Silver, Steel, Copper, Iron, Steel | Agate Red, Topaz Blue, Space Gray, Moonlight Silver, Champagne Gold, Mocha Brown, Ceramic White, Black, Obsidian Black | |
| Battery | 3500 mAh, Non-removable Li-Ion | 4000 mAh, Non-removable Li-Po | |
| Approximate price | 400 EUR | 400 EUR | |
| Check price | from Amazon | from Amazon |
Screen
| Technology | IPS LCD | IPS LCD | |
| Touchscreen | capacitive touchscreen | capacitive touchscreen | |
| Display colors | 16M | 16M | |
| Screen size | 6.18" in | 5.9" in | |
| Screen area | 95.3 cm2 | 96.0 cm2 | |
| Screen format | 19:9 (height:width) | 16:9 (height:width) | |
| Screen to body ratio | 81.2% | 77.5% | |
| Screen resolution | 1080 x 2280 px | 1080 x 1920 px | |
| Screen PPI /points per inch/ | 408 PPI | 373 PPI | |
| Screen protection | NEG | Corning Gorilla Glass 3 | |
| Screen protector | buy from Amazon | buy from Amazon |
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/2.2, 27mm (wide), 1/2.9'', 1.25µm, OIS, PDAF & laser AF -20 MP B/W, f/2.2, 27mm (wide), 2x lossless zoom, OIS, PDAF & laser AF |
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| Functions | Zeiss optics, dual-LED dual-tone flash, panorama, HDR | Leica optics, dual-LED dual-tone flash, panorama, HDR | |
| Video | 2160p@30fps, 1080p@30fps (gyro-EIS) | 2160p@30fps, 1080p@30/60fps | |
| Front camera, selfie | 20 MP, Single | 8 MP, Single | |
| Specifications | 20 MP, f/2.0, 0.9µm | 8 MP, f/1.9, 26mm (wide), 1/3.2'', 1.4µm, AF | |
| Video | 1080p@30fps |
Performance
| Operating system - OS | Android 9.0 (Pie); Android One | Android 7.0 (Nougat), upgradable to Android 8.0 (Oreo); EMUI 5 | |
| Chipset | - Qualcomm SDM710 Snapdragon 710 (10 nm) | - HiSilicon Kirin 960 (16 nm) | |
| CPU | - Octa-core (2x2.2 GHz 360 Gold & 6x1.7 GHz Kryo 360 Silver) | - Octa-core (4x2.4 GHz Cortex-A73 & 4x1.8 GHz Cortex-A53) | |
| GPU | Adreno 616 | Mali-G71 MP8 | |
| External memory | microSD, up to 400 GB (uses SIM 2 slot) | microSD, up to 256 GB (uses SIM 2 slot) - dual SIM model only | |
| Internal memory | 64 GB, 4 GB RAM - Nokia 8.1 64/128 GB, 4/6 GB RAM - Nokia X7Y |
64 GB, 4 GB RAM |
Benchmark
| Antutu 7 Total | |||
| GeekBench 6 Single Core | 420 | 393 | |
| GeekBench 6 Multi Core | 1331 | 1278 | |
| GeekBench 6 OpenCL | 839 | 1053 | |
| GeekBench 6 Vulkan | 700 | ||
| GeekBench 5 Single Core | 386 | 373 | |
| GeekBench 5 Multi-Core | 1418 | 1465 | |
| GeekBench 4 Single Core | 1870 | ||
| GeekBench 4 Multi-Core | 5972 | ||
| GeekBench 4 RenderScript | 8618 |
Communication and Connectivity
| SIM card | Hybrid 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 / 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 (MHA-L29 model only) CDMA 800 / 1900 - MHA-L29 -3G - HSDPA 800 / 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 - MHA-L29, MHA-L09 CDMA2000 1xEV-DO & TD-SCDMA - MHA-L29 -4G - LTE band 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 9(1800), 12(700), 17(700), 18(800), 19(800), 20(800), 26(850), 28(700), 29(700), 38(2600), 39(1900), 40(2300), 41(2500) - MHA-L29 LTE band 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 9(1800), 12(700), 17(700), 18(800), 19(800), 20(800), 26(850), 28(700), 29(700), 38(2600), 39(1900), 40(2300) - MHA-L09 |
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| 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, DLNA, WiFi Direct, hotspot | |
| GPS | Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS | Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO | |
| NFC | Yes | Yes | |
| USB | 2.0, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector, USB On-The-Go | 2.0, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector | |
| Bluetooth | 5.0, A2DP, LE | 4.2, A2DP, EDR, LE |
Music and Audio
| Radio | No | No | |
| Headphone jack | Yes | Yes | |
| Others | - Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic | - Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic |
Other features
| Sensors | - Fingerprint (rear-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass | - Fingerprint (rear-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, barometer, compass , Infrared port | |
| Other extras |
- Fast battery charging 2A/9V (18W) |
- Fast battery charging |
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| Versions |
- Versions: Nokia 8.1 (Global); Nokia X7 (China) |
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