Nokia 5.3 vs Nokia 7.1 Plus (X7) Comparison and Differences

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Nokia 5.3

Nokia 5.3

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Nokia 7.1 Plus (X7)

Nokia 7.1 Plus (X7)

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Nokia 5.3 or Nokia 7.1 Plus (X7) Specs Comparison

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Common specs

Brand and model Nokia 5.3 Nokia 7.1 Plus (X7)
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Release date 2020, March 19 2018, December
Dimensions (HxWxD) 164.3 x 76.6 x 8.5 mm | 6.47 x 6.47 x 3.02 in 154.8 x 75.8 x 8 mm | 6.09 x 6.09 x 2.98 in
Weight 185 g | 6.53 oz 180 g | 6.35 oz
Body Build Glass front (Gorilla Glass 3), plastic back, plastic frame Front/back glass, aluminum frame
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Colors Cyan, Sand, Charcoal Blue, Silver, Steel, Copper, Iron, Steel
Battery 4000 mAh,  Non-removable Li-Po 3500 mAh,  Non-removable Li-Ion
Approximate price 190 EUR 400 EUR
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Screen

Technology IPS LCD IPS LCD
Touchscreen capacitive touchscreen capacitive touchscreen
Display colors 16M 16M
Screen size 6.55" in 6.18" in
Screen area 103.6 cm2 95.3 cm2
Screen format 20:9 (height:width) 19:9 (height:width)
Screen to body ratio 82.3% 81.2%
Screen resolution 720 x 1600 px 1080 x 2280 px
Screen PPI /points per inch/ 268 PPI 408 PPI
Screen protection Corning Gorilla Glass 3 NEG
Other specs - 450 nits typ. brightness
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Camera and Video

Rear camera, main 13 MP, Quad 12 MP, Dual
Camera specs -13 MP, f/1.8, (wide), PDAF
-5 MP, 13mm (ultrawide)
-2 MP, (macro)
-2 MP, (depth)
-12 MP, f/1.8, 1/2.55'', 1.4µm, dual pixel PDAF, OIS
-13 MP
Functions LED flash, HDR, panorama Zeiss optics, dual-LED dual-tone flash, panorama, HDR
Video 1080p@30fps 2160p@30fps, 1080p@30fps (gyro-EIS)
Front camera, selfie 8 MP, Single 20 MP, Single
Specifications 8 MP, f/2.0, (wide) 20 MP, f/2.0, 0.9µm
Video 1080p@30fps

Performance

Operating system - OS Android 10.0, Android One Android 9.0 (Pie); Android One
Chipset - Qualcomm SM6125 Snapdragon 665 (11 nm) - Qualcomm SDM710 Snapdragon 710 (10 nm)
CPU - Octa-core (4x2.0 GHz Kryo 260 Gold & 4x1.8 GHz Kryo 260 Silver) - Octa-core (2x2.2 GHz 360 Gold & 6x1.7 GHz Kryo 360 Silver)
GPU Adreno 610 Adreno 616
External memory microSDXC (dedicated slot) microSD, up to 400 GB (uses SIM 2 slot)
Internal memory 64GB 3GB RAM, 64GB 4GB RAM, 64GB 6GB RAM 64 GB, 4 GB RAM - Nokia 8.1
64/128 GB, 4/6 GB RAM - Nokia X7Y

Benchmark

Antutu 8 Total 171322
GeekBench 6 Single Core 327
GeekBench 6 Multi Core 1087
GeekBench 6 OpenCL 293
GeekBench 5 Single Core 306
GeekBench 5 Multi-Core 1293

Communication and Connectivity

SIM card Single SIM (Nano-SIM)Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) Hybrid Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)
Network GSM / HSPA / LTE GSM / CDMA / HSPA / LTE
Bands -2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (dual-SIM model only)
-3G - HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
-4G - LTE
-2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 
CDMA 800 & TD-SCDMA
-3G - HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
-4G - LTE
Speed HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, 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 b/g/n/ac, Wi-Fi 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 2.0, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector, USB On-The-Go
Bluetooth 4.2, A2DP, LE, aptX 5.0, A2DP, LE

Music and Audio

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

Other features

Sensors - Fingerprint (rear-mounted), accelerometer, proximity - Fingerprint (rear-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass
Other extras
- Normal charging 10W

- Fast battery charging 2A/9V (18W)
Versions
- Versions: Nokia 8.1 (Global); Nokia X7 (China)

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