Nokia 7.2 vs Xiaomi Redmi Note 8 Pro

Comparing the Nokia 7.2 vs Xiaomi Redmi Note 8 Pro across performance, display, camera, battery, storage, expert reviews and user rating to help determine the better smartphone.

Here is the summary of the results:

Performance: Xiaomi Redmi Note 8 Pro scores higher on the Geekbench Multi-Core test with 1,535, while Nokia 7.2 scores 1,438, making Xiaomi Redmi Note 8 Pro the better performer.

Display: Xiaomi Redmi Note 8 Pro offers a screen size of 6.53 inches, while Nokia 7.2 offers 6.39 inches, making Xiaomi Redmi Note 8 Pro the larger display of the two. Both Nokia 7.2 and Xiaomi Redmi Note 8 Pro feature the same IPS LCD display.

Rear Camera: Xiaomi Redmi Note 8 Pro offers a higher rear camera resolution with 64 MP, while Nokia 7.2 offers 48 MP, making Xiaomi Redmi Note 8 Pro better for rear camera photography.

Front Camera: Both Nokia 7.2 and Xiaomi Redmi Note 8 Pro feature a 20 MP primary front camera.

Battery: Xiaomi Redmi Note 8 Pro delivers longer battery life with 10h 54m, while Nokia 7.2 delivers 8h 32m, making Xiaomi Redmi Note 8 Pro the better pick for all day usage.

Storage: Both Nokia 7.2 and Xiaomi Redmi Note 8 Pro offer the same internal storage of 64 GB.

Expert Review: Xiaomi Redmi Note 8 Pro receives a higher expert rating of 8 from the editorial team, while Nokia 7.2 is rated 6.

User Rating: Xiaomi Redmi Note 8 Pro receives a higher user rating of 4.4, while Nokia 7.2 has a rating of 4.1.

Nokia 7.2

₹19,999

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Xiaomi Redmi Note 8 Pro

₹10,999

(Out of Stock)

Summary

Release Date

23 Sep, 2019

21 Oct, 2019

06 May, 2026

Performance


Snapdragon 660	MediaTek Helio G90T	Snapdragon 8 Gen 5
Octa Core (upto 2.2 GHz)	Octa Core (upto 2.05 GHz)	Octa Core (upto 3.8 GHz)
4 GB RAM	6 GB RAM	12 GB RAM

Display


6.39 inches (16.23 cm)	6.53 inches (16.59 cm)	6.31 inches (16.03 cm)
IPS LCD	IPS LCD	AMOLED
1080x2340 px (FHD+)	1080x2340 px (FHD+)	1216x2640 px (FHD+)
N/A	60 Hz Refresh Rate	120 Hz Refresh Rate

Rear Camera


48 MP Primary Camera	64 MP Primary Camera	50 MP Primary Camera
8 MP Ultra-Wide Angle Camera	8 MP Ultra-Wide Angle Camera	50 MP Telephoto Camera (upto 3x Optical Zoom)
5 MP Depth Camera	2 MP Macro Camera	8 MP Ultra-Wide Angle Camera
N/A	2 MP Depth Camera	N/A

Front Camera


20 MP	20 MP	50 MP

Battery


3500 mAh	4500 mAh	6500 mAh
N/A	18W Fast Charging	90W Flash Charging
No Wireless Charging	No Wireless Charging	Wireless Charging

Storage

64 GB	64 GB	256 GB
eMMC 5.1	UFS 2.1	UFS 4.1

Expert Review

6.0/10

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8.0/10

Read Expert Review

8.4/10

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Pros

Elegant design
Clean software experience
Day-long battery life

Fantastic performer
Solid camera capabilities
Impressive battery backup
HDR-capable display

Compact, premium design
Excellent battery life
Reliable performance
Strong portrait photography

Cons

Not the best performing phone in its price segment
Cameras could've been better
Fingerprint sensor and facial recognition are slow
No AMOLED display

MIUI 10 is riddled with bloatware and ads
Weighs on the higher side
Not the fastest charging in its segment

Video recording inconsistencies
Colours can be slightly oversaturated

User Ratings

4.1/5

(3,057 ratings)

4.4/5

(193,608 ratings)

4.4/5

(109 ratings)

Benchmarks (The higher, the better)

173,149 AnTuTu Score	286,100 AnTuTu Score	3,000,897 AnTuTu Score
8h 32m Battery Life (PC Mark)	10h 54m Battery Life (PC Mark)	16h 04m Battery Life (PC Mark)

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General

Launch Date

Sep 23, 2019

(Official)

Oct 21, 2019

(Official)

May 06, 2026

(Official)

Operating System

Android v9.0 (Pie)

Android v16

OS Updates

N/A

5 Year

Security Updates

N/A

7 Year

Custom UI

Stock

MIUI

Origin OS

Performance

Performance Rating

Avg

Good

Excellent

Chipset

Qualcomm Snapdragon 660

MediaTek Helio G90T

Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 5 SM8845

Processor

Octa core

2.2 GHz, Quad core, Kryo 260 1.8 GHz, Quad core, Kryo 260

Octa core

2.05 GHz, Dual core, Cortex A76 2 GHz, Hexa Core, Cortex A55

Octa core

3.8 GHz, Dual core, Oryon V3 Phoenix L 3.32 GHz, Hexa Core, Oryon V3 Phoenix M

Architecture (The higher, the better)

64 bit

Fabrication (The lower, the better)

14 nm

12 nm

3 nm

Graphics (GPU)

Adreno 512

Mali-G76 MP4

Adreno 829

RAM

4 GB / 6 GB

6 GB / 8 GB

12 GB

RAM Type

LPDDR4X

LPDDR5X Ultra

Performance Test Results

AnTuTu Score (The higher, the better) AnTuTu benchmark measures overall performance of a phone by stress-testing CPU, GPU, RAM, etc.

173,149

286,100

3,000,897

Bootup Time (The lower, the better)

34.0 s

16.0 s

14.0 s

Gaming Test Results

Wild Life Extreme (The higher, the better) Wild Life Extreme is a classic mobile benchmark; it renders in 4K to test the peak performance of a wide range of devices.

N/A

4,004

Battery Drain* (The lower, the better)

8.0 %

7.0 %

5.0 %

Heating* (The lower, the better)

26.5 %

28.1 %

17.4 %

* after 30 mins of gaming

Display

Display Rating

Excellent

Best In Class

Display Type

IPS LCD

AMOLED

Screen Size

6.39 inches (16.23 cm)

6.53 inches (16.59 cm)

6.31 inches (16.03 cm)

Resolution

1080x2340 px (FHD+)

1216x2640 px (FHD+)

Brightness

N/A

500 nits

N/A

Peak Brightness

N/A

5000 nits

Refresh Rate

N/A

60 Hz

120 Hz

Aspect Ratio

19.5:9

Pixel Density

403 ppi

395 ppi

460 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

83.34 %

84.55 %

90.11 %

Screen Protection

Corning Gorilla Glass v3

Corning Gorilla Glass v5

N/A

Bezel-less Display

Yes with waterdrop notch

Yes with punch-hole display

HDR 10 / HDR+ Support

N/A

Yes

Yes HDR 10+

Screen to Body Ratio (claimed by the brand)

N/A

91.4 %

94.38 %

Design

Height

159.8 mm

161.7 mm

150.83 mm

Width

75.1 mm

76.4 mm

71.76 mm

Thickness

8.2 mm

8.8 mm

7.99 mm

Weight

180 grams

200 grams

191 grams

Build Material

Back: Gorilla Glass

Back: Glass

Water Resistance

N/A

Yes Splash proof

Yes Water resistant IP68 IP69 (up to 30 minutes in a depth of 1.5 meter)

Ruggedness

N/A

Dust proof

Rear Camera

Rear Camera Rating

Good

Very Good

Excellent

Resolution

48 MP
Primary Cameraf/1.791/2" sensor size 0.8µm pixel size

64 MP
Primary Camera10x Digital Zoomf/1.891/1.7" sensor size S5KGW1 ISOCELL Plus 0.8µm pixel size

50 MP
Primary Cameraf/1.57IMX921

8 MP
f/2.2 Ultra-Wide Angle Camera

8 MP
f/2.2 Ultra-Wide Angle Camera1.12µm pixel size

50 MP
f/2.65 Telephoto Camera

5 MP
Depth Camera

2 MP
f/2.4 Macro Camera1.75µm pixel size

8 MP
f/2.2 Ultra-Wide Angle Camera

N/A

2 MP
f/2.4 Depth Camera1.75µm pixel size

N/A

Autofocus

Yes

Yes Phase Detection Autofocus

Yes

OIS

N/A

Yes

Flash

Yes LED Flash

Yes Dual LED Flash

Image Resolution

8000 x 6000 Pixels

9000 x 7000 Pixels

N/A

Settings

Exposure compensation ISO control

N/A

Shooting Modes

Continuous Shooting
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)

Continuous Shooting
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)
Burst mode

N/A

Camera Features

Digital Zoom
Auto Flash
Face detection
Touch to focus

10 x Digital Zoom
Auto Flash
Face detection
Touch to focus

N/A

Video Recording

4k @30 fps

4k @30 fps
Full HD @60 fps

8k @30 fps
4k @30/60 fps
Full HD @30/60/120 fps

Front Camera

Front Camera Rating

Very Good

Best In Class

Resolution

20 MP
f/2.0 Primary Camera

20 MP
f/2.0 Primary Camera1/3" sensor size 0.9µm pixel size

50 MP
f/2.0 Primary Camera

Autofocus

N/A

Yes

Flash

Yes Screen flash

N/A

Yes Screen flash

Video Recording

Full HD @30 fps

Full HD @30 fps
HD @30 fps

N/A

Battery

Battery Rating

Very Good

Excellent

Capacity

3500 mAh

4500 mAh

6500 mAh

Battery Type

Li-ion

Li-Polymer

Li-ion

Quick Charging

N/A

Yes 18W Fast Charging

Yes 90W Flash Charging

Wireless Charging

N/A

Yes 40W Wireless Charging

Battery Test Results

Battery Life (PC Mark) (The higher, the better) PCMark Battery benchmark measures battery life of a phone with various activities such as web browsing, photo editing, writing, video editing, etc.

8h 32m

10h 54m

16h 04m

Charging Time (20% to 100%) (The lower, the better)

2h 7m 24s

2h 38m 10s

0h 41m 0s

Storage

Internal Storage

64 GB

64 GB / 128 GB

256 GB / 512 GB

Storage Type

eMMC 5.1

UFS 2.1

UFS 4.1

Expandable Storage

Yes Up to 512 GB

Network & Connectivity

SIM Slot(s)

Dual SIM

SIM Type

SIM1: Nano SIM2: Nano

SIM1: Nano SIM2: Nano/eSIM

Network Support

5G Not Supported 4G

5G 4G

VoLTE

Yes

SIM 1

4G Bands:

TD-LTE 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 900(band 8) / 850(band 5)

4G Bands:

TD-LTE 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 900(band 8) / 850(band 5)

N/A

SIM 2

4G Bands:

TD-LTE 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 900(band 8) / 850(band 5)

4G Bands:

TD-LTE 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 900(band 8) / 850(band 5)

5G Bands:

FDD N1 / N2 / N3 / N5 / N7 / N8 / N18 / N20 / N25 / N26 / N28 / N66 / N71 / N75
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N48 / N77 / N78

N/A

4G Bands:

TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 2100(band 34) / 1900(band 39) / 3500(band 42) / 3700(band 43) / 3500(band 48)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 1900(band 2) / 1700(band 4) / 850(band 5) / 1500(band 32) / 700(band 12) / 700(band 13) / 700(band 17) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 800(band 20) / 600(Band 71) / 1900(band 25) / 850(band 26) / 1700(band 66)

SAR Value

N/A

Head: 1.130 W/kg Body: 0.634 W/kg

N/A

Wi-Fi

Yes Wi-Fi 5 (802.11 b/g/n/ac) 5GHz

Yes Wi-Fi 5 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac) 5GHz

Yes Wi-Fi 4 (802.11 a/n) 5GHz MIMO

Wi-Fi Features

Mobile Hotspot

Wi-Fi Direct Mobile Hotspot

Bluetooth

Yes v5.0

Yes v6.0

GPS

Yes with A-GPS Glonass

NFC

N/A

Yes

IR Blaster

N/A

Yes

Multimedia

Audio Jack

3.5 mm

USB Type-C

Sensors

Fingerprint Sensor

Yes

Fingerprint Sensor Position

Rear

On-screen

Fingerprint Sensor Type

N/A

Ultrasonic

Other Sensors

Light sensor Proximity sensor Accelerometer Compass Gyroscope

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