Nokia 8.1 vs Xiaomi Mi A2 (Mi 6X) Comparison and Differences

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Nokia 8.1

Nokia 8.1

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Xiaomi Mi A2 (Mi 6X)

Xiaomi Mi A2 (Mi 6X)

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Nokia 8.1 or Xiaomi Mi A2 (Mi 6X) Specs Comparison

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Common specs

Brand and model Nokia 8.1 Xiaomi Mi A2 (Mi 6X)
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Release date 2018, December 2018, July
Dimensions (HxWxD) 154.8 x 75.8 x 8 mm | 6.09 x 6.09 x 2.98 in 158.7 x 75.4 x 7.3 mm | 6.25 x 6.25 x 2.97 in
Weight 180 g | 6.35 oz 166 g | 5.86 oz
Body Build Front/back glass, aluminum frame Front glass, aluminum body
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Colors Blue, Silver, Steel, Copper, Iron, Steel Black, Gold, Blue, Red, Rose Gold
Battery 3500 mAh,  Non-removable Li-Ion 3000 mAh,  Non-removable Li-Po
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Screen

Technology IPS LCD LTPS IPS LCD
Touchscreen capacitive touchscreen capacitive touchscreen
Display colors 16M 16M
Screen size 6.18" in 5.99" in
Screen area 95.3 cm2 92.6 cm2
Screen format 19:9 (height:width) 18:9 (height:width)
Screen to body ratio 81.2% 77.4%
Screen resolution 1080 x 2280 px 1080 x 2160 px
Screen PPI /points per inch/ 408 PPI 403 PPI
Screen protection NEG
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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, 1/2.9'', 1.25µm
-20 MP, f/1.8, 1/2.8'', 1.0µm, PDAF
Functions Zeiss optics, dual-LED dual-tone flash, panorama, HDR Dual-LED flash, HDR, panorama
Video 2160p@30fps, 1080p@30fps (gyro-EIS) 2160p@30fps, 1080p@30fps (gyro-EIS), 720p@120fps
Front camera, selfie 20 MP, Single 20 MP, Single
Specifications 20 MP, f/2.0, 0.9µm 20 MP, f/2.2, 1/2.8'', 1.0µm
Functions LED flash, Auto-HDR
Video 1080p@30fps

Performance

Operating system - OS Android 9.0 (Pie); Android One Android 8.1 (Oreo), upgradable to Android 9.0 (Pie); Android One
Chipset - Qualcomm SDM710 Snapdragon 710 (10 nm) - Qualcomm SDM660 Snapdragon 660 (14 nm)
CPU - Octa-core (2x2.2 GHz 360 Gold & 6x1.7 GHz Kryo 360 Silver) - Octa-core (4x2.2 GHz Kryo 260 & 4x1.8 GHz Kryo 260)
GPU Adreno 616 Adreno 512
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 32/64 GB, 4 GB RAM

Benchmark

Antutu 8 Total 161030
Antutu 7 Total
GeekBench 6 Single Core 420 351
GeekBench 6 Multi Core 1331 1001
GeekBench 6 OpenCL 839
GeekBench 6 Vulkan 700 275
GeekBench 5 Single Core 386 332
GeekBench 5 Multi-Core 1418 1290

Communication and Connectivity

SIM card Hybrid Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)
Network GSM / CDMA / HSPA / LTE GSM / CDMA / 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 
CDMA 800 & TD-SCDMA - China
-3G - HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 - Global 
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 - China
-4G - LTE band 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 20(800), 38(2600), 40(2300) - Global 
LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 34(2000), 38(2600), 39(1900), 40(2300), 41(2500) - China
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
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 5.0, A2DP, LE

Music and Audio

Radio No No
Headphone jack Yes No
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, compass , Infrared port
Other extras
- Fast battery charging 2A/9V (18W)

- Charging 5V/2A 10W (Quick Charge 3.0)
-Fast battery charging (Quick Charge 4.0) India only
Versions
- Versions: Nokia 8.1 (Global); Nokia X7 (China)

- Versions: Mi A2 (Global); Mi 6X (China)

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