Nokia 8.1 vs Huawei Y9 (2019) Comparison and Differences

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Nokia 8.1

Nokia 8.1

Smartphone 2

Huawei Y9 (2019)

Huawei Y9 (2019)

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Nokia 8.1 or Huawei Y9 (2019) Specs Comparison

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Common specs

Brand and model Nokia 8.1 Huawei Y9 (2019)
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Release date 2018, December 2018, October
Dimensions (HxWxD) 154.8 x 75.8 x 8 mm | 6.09 x 6.09 x 2.98 in 162.4 x 77.1 x 8.1 mm | 6.39 x 6.39 x 3.04 in
Weight 180 g | 6.35 oz 173 g | 6.1 oz
Body Build Front/back glass, aluminum frame
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Colors Blue, Silver, Steel, Copper, Iron, Steel Midnight Black, Sapphire Blue, Aurora Purple
Battery 3500 mAh,  Non-removable Li-Ion 4000 mAh,  Non-removable Li-Ion
Approximate price 400 EUR 220 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 6.5" in
Screen area 95.3 cm2 103.7 cm2
Screen format 19:9 (height:width) 19.5:9 (height:width)
Screen to body ratio 81.2% 82.8%
Screen resolution 1080 x 2280 px 1080 x 2340 px
Screen PPI /points per inch/ 408 PPI 396 PPI
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Camera and Video

Rear camera, main 12 MP, Dual 16 MP, Dual
Camera specs -12 MP, f/1.8, 1/2.55'', 1.4µm, dual pixel PDAF, OIS
-13 MP
-16 MP, f/2.0, PDAF
-2 MP, f/2.4, depth sensor
Functions Zeiss optics, dual-LED dual-tone flash, panorama, HDR LED flash, HDR, panorama
Video 2160p@30fps, 1080p@30fps (gyro-EIS) 1080p@30fps
Front camera, selfie 20 MP, Single 13 MP, Dual
Specifications 20 MP, f/2.0, 0.9µm 13 MP, f/1.8
2 MP, f/2.4, depth sensor
Functions HDR
Video 1080p@30fps

Performance

Operating system - OS Android 9.0 (Pie); Android One Android 8.1 (Oreo); EMUI 8.2
Chipset - Qualcomm SDM710 Snapdragon 710 (10 nm) - Hisilicon Kirin 710 (12 nm)
CPU - Octa-core (2x2.2 GHz 360 Gold & 6x1.7 GHz Kryo 360 Silver) - Octa-core (4x2.2 GHz Cortex-A73 & 4x1.7 GHz Cortex-A53)
GPU Adreno 616 Mali-G51 MP4
External memory microSD, up to 400 GB (uses SIM 2 slot) microSD, up to 400 GB
Internal memory 64 GB, 4 GB RAM - Nokia 8.1
64/128 GB, 4/6 GB RAM - Nokia X7Y
128 GB, 6 GB RAM 64 GB, 4 GB RAM

Benchmark

Antutu 8 Total 160272
Antutu 7 Total
GeekBench 6 Single Core 420 347
GeekBench 6 Multi Core 1331 936
GeekBench 6 OpenCL 839 428
GeekBench 6 Vulkan 700
GeekBench 5 Single Core 386 329
GeekBench 5 Multi-Core 1418 1188

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 / 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
-3G - HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
-4G - LTE
Speed HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A (2CA) Cat6 300/50 Mbps HSPA, LTE-A
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 а/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 microUSB 2.0
Bluetooth 5.0, A2DP, LE 5.0, A2DP, LE

Music and Audio

Radio No FM radio
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, compass
Other extras
- Fast battery charging 2A/9V (18W)

- Charging 5V/2A 10W
Versions
- Versions: Nokia 8.1 (Global); Nokia X7 (China)

- Also known as Huawei Enjoy 9 Plus in China

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