Nokia 8.1 Plus vs Xiaomi Redmi K20 Pro

Comparing the Nokia 8.1 Plus vs Xiaomi Redmi K20 Pro across performance, display, camera, battery and storage to help determine the better smartphone.

Here is the summary of the results:

Performance: Xiaomi Redmi K20 Pro runs at a higher processing speed of 2.84 GHz, while Nokia 8.1 Plus runs at 2.2 GHz, making Xiaomi Redmi K20 Pro the better performer.

Display: Xiaomi Redmi K20 Pro offers a screen size of 6.39 inches, while Nokia 8.1 Plus offers 6.22 inches, making Xiaomi Redmi K20 Pro the larger display of the two. Xiaomi Redmi K20 Pro features a AMOLED display compared to Nokia 8.1 Plus's IPS LCD, making Xiaomi Redmi K20 Pro the better display of the two.

Rear Camera: Xiaomi Redmi K20 Pro offers a higher rear camera resolution with 48 MP, while Nokia 8.1 Plus offers 16 MP, making Xiaomi Redmi K20 Pro better for rear camera photography.

Front Camera: Both Nokia 8.1 Plus and Xiaomi Redmi K20 Pro feature a 20 MP primary front camera.

Battery: Xiaomi Redmi K20 Pro delivers longer battery life with 13h 45m, while Nokia 8.1 Plus delivers None, making Xiaomi Redmi K20 Pro the better pick for all day usage.

Storage: Both Nokia 8.1 Plus and Xiaomi Redmi K20 Pro offer the same internal storage of 128 GB.

Nokia 8.1 Plus

₹34,990

(Not Released in India)

Xiaomi Redmi K20 Pro

₹20,999

(Out of Stock)

Summary

Release Date

10 Aug, 2020

22 Jul, 2019

06 May, 2026

Performance

N/A
Snapdragon 710	Snapdragon 855	Snapdragon 8 Gen 5
Octa Core (upto 2.2 GHz)	Octa Core (upto 2.84 GHz)	Octa Core (upto 3.8 GHz)
6 GB RAM	6 GB RAM	12 GB RAM

Display

N/A
6.22 inches (15.8 cm)	6.39 inches (16.23 cm)	6.31 inches (16.03 cm)
IPS LCD	AMOLED	AMOLED
1080x2310 px (FHD+)	1080x2340 px (FHD+)	1216x2640 px (FHD+)
N/A	60 Hz Refresh Rate	120 Hz Refresh Rate

Rear Camera

N/A
16 MP Primary Camera	48 MP Wide Angle Primary Camera	50 MP Primary Camera
20 MP Camera	13 MP Ultra-Wide Angle Camera	50 MP Telephoto Camera (upto 3x Optical Zoom)
N/A	8 MP Telephoto Camera (upto 2x Optical Zoom)	8 MP Ultra-Wide Angle Camera

Front Camera

N/A
20 MP	20 MP	50 MP

Battery

N/A
3700 mAh	4000 mAh	6500 mAh
Fast Charging	Quick Charging	90W Flash Charging
N/A	N/A	Wireless Charging

Storage

128 GB	128 GB	256 GB
N/A	UFS 2.1	UFS 4.1

Expert Review

N/A

8.0/10

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8.4/10

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Pros

Device yet to be reviewed

A stunning design with an all-screen fascia
Killer internals
Versatile rear cameras
Powerful battery

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

Cons

Device yet to be reviewed

Selfies look quite artificial
Low-light imaging performance could've been better
Suffers from heating issues

Video recording inconsistencies
Colours can be slightly oversaturated

User Ratings

N/A

4.5/5

(90,160 ratings)

4.5/5

(140 ratings)

Benchmarks (The higher, the better)

N/A	373,945 AnTuTu Score	3,000,897 AnTuTu Score
N/A	13h 45m Battery Life (PC Mark)	16h 04m Battery Life (PC Mark)

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General

Launch Date

N/A

Jul 22, 2019

(Official)

May 06, 2026

(Official)

Operating System

Android v8.1 (Oreo)

Android v9.0 (Pie)

Android v16

OS Updates

N/A

5 Year

Security Updates

N/A

7 Year

Custom UI

Android One

MIUI

Origin OS

Performance

Performance Rating

N/A

Good

Excellent

Chipset

Qualcomm Snapdragon 710

Qualcomm Snapdragon 855

Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 5 SM8845

Processor

Octa core

2.2 GHz, Dual core, Kryo 360 1.7 GHz, Hexa Core, Kryo 360

Octa core

2.84 GHz, Single core, Kryo 485 2.42 GHz, Tri core, Kryo 485 1.8 GHz, Quad core, Kryo 485

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)

N/A

7 nm

3 nm

Graphics (GPU)

Adreno 616

Adreno 640

Adreno 829

RAM

6 GB

6 GB / 8 GB

12 GB

RAM Type

N/A

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.

N/A

373,945

3,000,897

Bootup Time (The lower, the better)

N/A

12.0 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)

N/A

12.0 %

5.0 %

Heating* (The lower, the better)

N/A

22.4 %

17.4 %

* after 30 mins of gaming

Display

Display Rating

N/A

Excellent

Best In Class

Display Type

IPS LCD

AMOLED

Screen Size

6.22 inches (15.8 cm)

6.39 inches (16.23 cm)

6.31 inches (16.03 cm)

Resolution

1080x2310 px (FHD+)

1080x2340 px (FHD+)

1216x2640 px (FHD+)

Peak Brightness

N/A

5000 nits

Refresh Rate

N/A

60 Hz

120 Hz

Aspect Ratio

N/A

19.5:9

Pixel Density

410 ppi

403 ppi

460 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

80.37 %

85.9 %

90.11 %

Screen Protection

Corning Gorilla Glass

Corning Gorilla Glass v5

Yes

Bezel-less Display

Yes with punch-hole display

Yes

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

91.9 %

94.38 %

Design

Height

156.9 mm

156.7 mm

150.83 mm

Width

76.2 mm

74.3 mm

71.76 mm

Thickness

7.9 mm

8.8 mm

7.99 mm

Weight

N/A

191 grams

Build Material

N/A

Back: Gorilla Glass

Back: Glass

Water Resistance

N/A

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

N/A

Very Good

Excellent

Resolution

16 MP
Primary Camera

48 MP
Primary Cameraf/1.75 Wide Angle1/2" sensor size IMX586 Exmor-RS CMOS Sensor 0.8µm pixel size

50 MP
Primary Cameraf/1.57IMX921

20 MP

13 MP
f/2.4 Ultra-Wide Angle Camera1/3" sensor size 1.12µm pixel size

50 MP
f/2.65 Telephoto Camera

N/A

8 MP
f/2.4 Telephoto Camera1/4.0" sensor size 1.12µm pixel size

8 MP
f/2.2 Ultra-Wide Angle Camera

Autofocus

Yes Phase Detection autofocus

Yes Phase Detection Autofocus Laser Autofocus

Yes

OIS

N/A

Yes

Flash

Yes LED Flash

Yes Dual LED Flash

Image Resolution

4616 x 3464 Pixels

8000 x 6000 Pixels

N/A

Settings

Exposure compensation ISO control

N/A

Shooting Modes

Continuous Shooting
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)

N/A

Camera Features

Digital Zoom
Auto Flash
Face detection
Touch to focus

Auto Flash
Face detection
Touch to focus

N/A

Video Recording

N/A

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

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

Front Camera

Front Camera Rating

N/A

Very Good

Best In Class

Resolution

20 MP
Primary Camera

20 MP
f/2.2 Primary Camera1/3.4" sensor size 0.8µm pixel size

50 MP
f/2.0 Primary Camera

Camera Type

N/A

Pop-Up

N/A

Autofocus

N/A

Yes

Flash

N/A

Yes Screen flash

Video Recording

N/A

Full HD @30 fps
HD @30 fps

N/A

Battery

Battery Rating

N/A

Very Good

Excellent

Capacity

3700 mAh

4000 mAh

6500 mAh

Battery Type

Li-ion

Li-Polymer

Li-ion

Quick Charging

Yes Fast Charging

Yes Quick Charging v4.0 58% in 30 minutes

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.

N/A

13h 45m

16h 04m

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

N/A

1h 12m 46s

0h 41m 0s

Storage

Internal Storage

128 GB

128 GB / 256 GB

256 GB / 512 GB

Storage Type

N/A

UFS 2.1

UFS 4.1

Expandable Storage

Yes Up to 400 GB

Network & Connectivity

SIM Slot(s)

Dual SIM

SIM Type

SIM1: Nano SIM2: Nano (Hybrid)

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)
FD-LTE 1800(band 3)

4G Bands:

TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8) / 850(band 5)

N/A

SIM 2

4G Bands:

TD-LTE 2300(band 40)
FD-LTE 1800(band 3)

4G Bands:

TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 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: 1.03 W/kg Body: 0.72 W/kg

N/A

Wi-Fi

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

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

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

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

Optical

Ultrasonic

Other Sensors

Light sensor Proximity sensor Accelerometer Compass Gyroscope

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