Nokia 8.1 vs Xiaomi Redmi Note 4 Comparison and Differences

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Nokia 8.1

Nokia 8.1

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Xiaomi Redmi Note 4

Xiaomi Redmi Note 4

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Nokia 8.1 or Xiaomi Redmi Note 4 Specs Comparison

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Common specs

Brand and model Nokia 8.1 Xiaomi Redmi Note 4
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Release date 2018, December 2017, January
Dimensions (HxWxD) 154.8 x 75.8 x 8 mm | 6.09 x 6.09 x 2.98 in 151 x 76 x 8.5 mm | 5.94 x 5.94 x 2.99 in
Weight 180 g | 6.35 oz 165 g | 5.82 oz
Body Build Front/back glass, aluminum frame Front glass, aluminum body
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Colors Blue, Silver, Steel, Copper, Iron, Steel Dark Gray, Gold, Black, Lake Blue (64/4GB model)
Battery 3500 mAh,  Non-removable Li-Ion 4100 mAh,  Non-removable Li-Po
Approximate price 400 EUR 150 EUR
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Screen

Technology IPS LCD IPS LCD
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% 72.7%
Screen resolution 1080 x 2280 px 1080 x 1920 px
Screen PPI /points per inch/ 408 PPI 401 PPI
Screen protection NEG
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Camera and Video

Rear camera, main 12 MP, Dual 13 MP, Single
Camera specs -12 MP, f/1.8, 1/2.55'', 1.4µm, dual pixel PDAF, OIS
-13 MP
-13 MP, f/2.0, 1.12µm, PDAF
Functions Zeiss optics, dual-LED dual-tone flash, panorama, HDR Dual-LED dual-tone flash, panorama, HDR
Video 2160p@30fps, 1080p@30fps (gyro-EIS) 1080p@30fps, 720p@120fps
Front camera, selfie 20 MP, Single 5 MP, Single
Specifications 20 MP, f/2.0, 0.9µm 5 MP, f/2.0
Video 1080p@30fps

Performance

Operating system - OS Android 9.0 (Pie); Android One Android 6.0 (Marshmallow), upgradable to 7.0 (Nougat); MIUI 10
Chipset - Qualcomm SDM710 Snapdragon 710 (10 nm) - Qualcomm MSM8953 Snapdragon 625 (14 nm)
CPU - Octa-core (2x2.2 GHz 360 Gold & 6x1.7 GHz Kryo 360 Silver) - Octa-core 2.0 GHz Cortex-A53
GPU Adreno 616 Adreno 506
External memory microSD, up to 400 GB (uses SIM 2 slot) microSD, up to 256 GB (uses SIM 2 slot)
Internal memory 64 GB, 4 GB RAM - Nokia 8.1
64/128 GB, 4/6 GB RAM - Nokia X7Y
64 GB, 4 GB RAM 32 GB, 3 GB RAM; 64 GB, 3 GB RAM (China only)

Benchmark

Antutu 8 Total 102376
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 386 171
GeekBench 5 Multi-Core 1418 917
GeekBench 4 Single Core 1475
GeekBench 4 Multi-Core 4010
GeekBench 4 RenderScript 3151

Communication and Connectivity

SIM card Hybrid Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) Hybrid Dual SIM (Micro-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 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2
-3G - HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
-4G - LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 20(800), 38(2600), 40(2300)
Speed HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A (2CA) Cat6 300/50 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 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, WiFi Direct, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, Wi-Fi 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 microUSB 2.0, USB On-The-Go
Bluetooth 5.0, A2DP, LE 4.1, A2DP, LE

Music and Audio

Radio No FM radio
Headphone jack Yes Yes
Others - Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic - 24-bit/192kHz audio
-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)
Versions
- Versions: Nokia 8.1 (Global); Nokia X7 (China)

- For Global market. Also known as Xiaomi Redmi Note 4x Global.

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