Nokia 5.1 (Nokia 5 2018) vs Nokia 2.1 Plus

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Comparing the Nokia 5.1 (Nokia 5 2018) vs Nokia 2.1 Plus across performance, display, camera, battery and storage to help determine the better smartphone.

Here is the summary of the results:

Performance: Nokia 5.1 (Nokia 5 2018) runs at a higher processing speed of 2.0 GHz, while Nokia 2.1 Plus runs at 1.4 GHz, making Nokia 5.1 (Nokia 5 2018) the better performer.


Display: Both Nokia 5.1 (Nokia 5 2018) and Nokia 2.1 Plus offer the same screen size of 5.5 inches and feature the same IPS LCD display.


Rear Camera: Nokia 5.1 (Nokia 5 2018) offers a higher rear camera resolution with 16 MP, while Nokia 2.1 Plus offers 8 MP, making Nokia 5.1 (Nokia 5 2018) better for rear camera photography.


Front Camera: Nokia 5.1 (Nokia 5 2018) offers a higher front camera resolution with 8 MP, while Nokia 2.1 Plus offers 5 MP, making Nokia 5.1 (Nokia 5 2018) better for front camera photography.


Battery: Nokia 2.1 Plus offers a higher battery capacity with 4000 mAh, while Nokia 5.1 (Nokia 5 2018) offers 3000 mAh, making Nokia 2.1 Plus better for longer battery life.


Storage: Both Nokia 5.1 (Nokia 5 2018) and Nokia 2.1 Plus offer the same internal storage of 16 GB.

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Nokia 5.1 (Nokia 5 2018)
₹6,990
(Not Released in India)
Nokia 2.1 Plus
₹7,999
(Not Released in India)
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Summary

Release Date

03 Apr, 2020
25 Feb, 2020

Performance

MediaTek MT6755S
Snapdragon 425
Octa Core (upto 2 GHz)
Quad Core (upto 1.4 GHz)
2 GB RAM
1 GB RAM

Display

5.5 inches (13.97 cm)
5.5 inches (13.97 cm)
IPS LCD
IPS LCD
1080x2160 px (FHD+)
720x1280 px (HD)

Rear Camera

16 MP
Primary Camera
8 MP
Primary Camera

Front Camera

8 MP
5 MP

Battery

3000 mAh
4000 mAh
N/A
No Wireless Charging

Storage

16 GB
16 GB

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General

Operating System

Android v8.0 (Oreo)
Android v8.1 (Oreo)

Custom UI

Android One
Android Go

Performance

Chipset

MediaTek MT6755S
Qualcomm Snapdragon 425 MSM8917

Processor

Octa core, 2 GHz, Cortex A53
Quad core, 1.4 GHz, Cortex A53

Architecture (The higher, the better)

64 bit
64 bit

Graphics (GPU)

Mali-T860 MP2
Adreno 308

RAM

3 GB
1 GB

RAM Type

LPDDR3
N/A

Display

Display Type

IPS LCD
IPS LCD

Screen Size

5.5 inches  (13.97 cm)
5.5 inches  (13.97 cm)

Resolution

1080x2160 px (FHD+)
720x1280 px (HD)

Aspect Ratio

18:9
16:9

Pixel Density

439 ppi
267 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

73.08 %
N/A

Screen Protection

Corning Gorilla Glass v3
N/A

Bezel-less Display

Yes
N/A

Design

Height

151.1 mm
N/A

Width

70.7 mm
N/A

Thickness

8.2 mm
N/A

Build Material

Back: Aluminium
N/A

Rear Camera

Resolution

16 MP
Primary Cameraf/2CMOS image sensor
8 MP
Primary Camera

Autofocus

Yes Phase Detection autofocus
Yes

Flash

Yes Dual-color LED Flash
Yes LED Flash

Image Resolution

4616 x 3464 Pixels
3264 x 2448 Pixels

Settings

Exposure compensation ISO control
Exposure compensation

Shooting Modes

Continuous Shooting
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)
Continuous Shooting
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)

Camera Features

Digital Zoom
Auto Flash
Face detection
Touch to focus
Digital Zoom
Auto Flash
Face detection
Touch to focus

Front Camera

Resolution

8 MP
f/2.0 Primary Camera
5 MP
Primary Camera

Camera Features

Fixed Focus Wide Angle Selfie
Fixed Focus

Battery

Capacity

3000 mAh
4000 mAh

Battery Type

Li-ion
Li-ion

TalkTime

Up to 19 Hours(2G)
N/A

Storage

Internal Storage

32 GB
16 GB

Expandable Storage

Yes Up to 128 GB
Yes Up to 128 GB

Network & Connectivity

SIM Slot(s)

Dual SIM
Dual SIM

Network Support

5G Not Supported 4G
5G Not Supported 4G

VoLTE

Yes
Yes

SIM 1

4G Bands:
TD-LTE 2300(band 40)
FD-LTE 1800(band 3)
4G Bands:
TD-LTE 2300(band 40)
FD-LTE 1800(band 3)
4G Speed:
50 Mbit/s ↑ 150 Mbit/s ↓ (LTE category 4)
N/A
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Wi-Fi

Yes Wi-Fi 4 (802.11 a/b/g/n)
Yes Wi-Fi 4 (802.11 a/b/g/n)

Wi-Fi Features

Mobile Hotspot
Mobile Hotspot

Bluetooth

Yes v4.2
Yes v4.1

GPS

Yes with A-GPS Glonass
Yes with A-GPS Glonass

Multimedia

Audio Jack

3.5 mm
3.5 mm

Sensors

Fingerprint Sensor

Yes
No

Fingerprint Sensor Position

Rear
N/A

Other Sensors

Light sensor Proximity sensor Accelerometer Gyroscope
Light sensor Proximity sensor Accelerometer