Nokia 8.1 vs Huawei P20 Pro Comparison and Differences
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Nokia 8.1
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Nokia 8.1 or Huawei P20 Pro Specs Comparison
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Common specs
| Brand and model | Nokia 8.1 | Huawei P20 Pro | |
| Rating | (+) | (+) | |
| Release date | 2018, December | 2018, March | |
| Dimensions (HxWxD) | 154.8 x 75.8 x 8 mm | 6.09 x 6.09 x 2.98 in | 155 x 73.9 x 7.8 mm | 6.1 x 6.1 x 2.91 in | |
| Weight | 180 g | 6.35 oz | 180 g | 6.35 oz | |
| Body Build | Front/back glass, aluminum frame | Front/back glass & aluminum frame | |
| Case | buy from Amazon | buy from Amazon | |
| Colors | Blue, Silver, Steel, Copper, Iron, Steel | Twilight, Black, Midnight Blue, Pink Gold | |
| Battery | 3500 mAh, Non-removable Li-Ion | 4000 mAh, Non-removable Li-Po | |
| Approximate price | 400 EUR | 620 EUR | |
| Check price | from Amazon | from Amazon |
Screen
| Technology | IPS LCD | AMOLED | |
| Touchscreen | capacitive touchscreen | capacitive touchscreen | |
| Display colors | 16M | 16M | |
| Screen size | 6.18" in | 6.1" in | |
| Screen area | 95.3 cm2 | 93.9 cm2 | |
| Screen format | 19:9 (height:width) | 18.7:9 (height:width) | |
| Screen to body ratio | 81.2% | 82.0% | |
| Screen resolution | 1080 x 2280 px | 1080 x 2240 px | |
| Screen PPI /points per inch/ | 408 PPI | 408 PPI | |
| Screen protection | NEG | ||
| Screen protector | buy from Amazon | buy from Amazon |
Camera and Video
| Rear camera, main | 12 MP, Dual | 40 MP, Triple | |
| Camera specs | -12 MP, f/1.8, 1/2.55'', 1.4µm, dual pixel PDAF, OIS -13 MP |
-40 MP, f/1.8, 27mm (wide), 1/1.7'', OIS, PDAF/Laser AF -20 MP B/W, f/1.6, 27mm (wide), 1/2.7'', OIS, PDAF/Laser AF -8 MP, f/2.4, 80mm (telephoto), 1/4'', 3x optical zoom, OIS, PDAF/Laser AF |
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| Functions | Zeiss optics, dual-LED dual-tone flash, panorama, HDR | Leica optics, LED flash, HDR, panorama | |
| Video | 2160p@30fps, 1080p@30fps (gyro-EIS) | 2160p@30fps, 1080p@60fps, 1080p@30fps (gyro-EIS), 720p@960fps | |
| DxOMark Main Score | 109 | ||
| DxOMark Photo | 114 | ||
| DxOMark Video | 98 | ||
| Front camera, selfie | 20 MP, Single | 24 MP, Single | |
| Specifications | 20 MP, f/2.0, 0.9µm | 24 MP, f/2.0, 26mm (wide) | |
| Functions | Leica optics | ||
| Video | 1080p@30fps | ||
| DxOMark Selfie Score | 72 | ||
| DxOMark Photo | 67 | ||
| DxOMark Video | 79 |
Performance
| Operating system - OS | Android 9.0 (Pie); Android One | Android 8.1 (Oreo), upgradable to Android 9.0 (Pie); EMUI 9 | |
| Chipset | - Qualcomm SDM710 Snapdragon 710 (10 nm) | - Hisilicon Kirin 970 (10 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-G72 MP12 | |
| 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 |
256 GB, 8 GB RAM 128 GB, 6 GB RAM |
Benchmark
| Antutu 8 Total | 262139 | ||
| Antutu 7 Total | |||
| GeekBench 6 Single Core | 420 | ||
| GeekBench 6 Multi Core | 1331 | ||
| GeekBench 6 OpenCL | 839 | ||
| GeekBench 6 Vulkan | 700 | ||
| GeekBench 5 Single Core | 386 | 356 | |
| GeekBench 5 Multi-Core | 1418 | 1467 |
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 / 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 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 -4G - LTE |
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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) Cat16 1024/150 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, GALILEO | |
| 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 | 4.2, A2DP, LE, EDR, aptX HD |
Music and Audio
| Radio | No | No | |
| Headphone jack | Yes | No | |
| Others | - Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic | - 32-bit/384kHz audio -Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic |
Other features
| Sensors | - Fingerprint (rear-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass | - Fingerprint (front-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, color spectrum , Infrared port | |
| Other extras |
- Fast battery charging 2A/9V (18W) |
- Fast battery charging 4.5V/5A (58% in 30 min) - IP67 dust/water resistant (up to 1m for 30 mins) |
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| Versions |
- Versions: Nokia 8.1 (Global); Nokia X7 (China) |
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