Nokia 8.1 vs Moto G8 Plus

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Comparing the Nokia 8.1 vs Moto G8 Plus 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: Nokia 8.1 runs at a higher processing speed of 2.2 GHz, while Moto G8 Plus runs at 2.0 GHz, making Nokia 8.1 the better performer.


Display: Moto G8 Plus offers a screen size of 6.3 inches, while Nokia 8.1 offers 6.18 inches, making Moto G8 Plus the larger display of the two. Both Nokia 8.1 and Moto G8 Plus feature the same IPS LCD display.


Rear Camera: Moto G8 Plus offers a higher rear camera resolution with 48 MP, while Nokia 8.1 offers 12 MP, making Moto G8 Plus better for rear camera photography.


Front Camera: Moto G8 Plus offers a higher front camera resolution with 25 MP, while Nokia 8.1 offers 20 MP, making Moto G8 Plus better for front camera photography.


Battery: Moto G8 Plus offers a higher battery capacity with 4000 mAh, while Nokia 8.1 offers 3500 mAh, making Moto G8 Plus better for longer battery life.


Storage: Both Nokia 8.1 and Moto G8 Plus offer the same internal storage of 64 GB.


Expert Review: Nokia 8.1 receives a higher expert rating of 8 from the editorial team, while Moto G8 Plus is rated 7.


User Rating: Nokia 8.1 and Moto G8 Plus both receive the same user rating of 4.3.

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Nokia 8.1
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₹7,990
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Summary

Spec Score

77%
76%

Release Date

20 Dec, 2018
29 Oct, 2019

Performance

Snapdragon 710
Snapdragon 665
Octa Core (upto 2.2 GHz)
Octa Core (upto 2 GHz)
4 GB RAM
4 GB RAM

Display

6.18 inches (15.7 cm)
6.3 inches (16 cm)
IPS LCD
IPS LCD
1080x2246 px (FHD+)
1080x2280 px (FHD+)

Rear Camera

12 MP
Primary Camera
48 MP
Primary Camera
13 MP
Camera
16 MP
Wide Angle Camera
N/A
5 MP
Depth Camera

Front Camera

20 MP
25 MP

Battery

3500 mAh
4000 mAh
18W Fast Charging
15W Turbo Charging
No Wireless Charging
N/A

Storage

64 GB
64 GB
eMMC 5.1
eMMC 5.1

Expert Review

8.0/10
7.0/10

Pros

  • Great design and solid build quality
  • Gorgeous display
  • Powerful innards
  • Good battery life
  • Good display
  • Bloatware-free software
  • Capable cameras
  • Impressive battery backup

Cons

  • Sizeable notch
  • Tiny speaker
  • The action camera is only for shooting videos 
  • Can't match the performance offered by rivals

User Ratings

4.3/5
(12,720 ratings)
4.3/5
(11,317 ratings)

Benchmarks (The higher, the better)

N/A
167,968
AnTuTu Score
N/A
12h 33m
Battery Life (PC Mark)

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Video

Videos
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Videos
1 More Video

User Feedback

General

Launch Date

Dec 20, 2018
(Official)
Oct 29, 2019
(Official)

Operating System

Android v9.0 (Pie)
Android v9.0 (Pie)

Custom UI

Android One
N/A

Performance

Performance Rating

Good
Good

Chipset

Qualcomm Snapdragon 710
Qualcomm Snapdragon 665

Processor

Octa core

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

2 GHz, Quad core, Kryo 260 1.8 GHz, Quad core, Kryo 260

Architecture (The higher, the better)

64 bit
64 bit

Fabrication (The lower, the better)

10 nm
11 nm

Graphics (GPU)

Adreno 616
Adreno 610

RAM

4 GB / 6 GB
4 GB

RAM Type

LPDDR4X
LPDDR4X

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
167,968

Bootup Time (The lower, the better)

N/A
22.0 s

Gaming Test Results

Battery Drain* (The lower, the better)

N/A
5.0 %

Heating* (The lower, the better)

N/A
23.8 %
* after 30 mins of gaming

Display

Display Rating

Excellent
Excellent

Display Type

IPS LCD
IPS LCD

Screen Size

6.18 inches  (15.7 cm)
6.3 inches  (16 cm)

Resolution

1080x2246 px (FHD+)
1080x2280 px (FHD+)

Aspect Ratio

18.7:9
19:9

Pixel Density

403 ppi
400 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

82.03 %
82.1 %

Screen Protection

Corning Gorilla Glass v3
N/A

Bezel-less Display

Yes with notch
Yes with waterdrop notch

Design

Height

154.8 mm
158.4 mm

Width

75.7 mm
75.8 mm

Thickness

7.9 mm
9.0 mm

Weight

180 grams
188 grams

Build Material

Back: Mineral Glass
Back: Plastic

Water Resistance

N/A
Yes Splash proof IPX2

Rear Camera

Rear Camera Rating

Very Good
Good

Resolution

12 MP
Primary Cameraf/1.81/2.55" sensor size IMX363 Exmor-RS CMOS Sensor 1.4µm pixel size
48 MP
Primary Camera8x Digital Zoomf/2.0CMOS image sensor 1.6µm pixel size
13 MP
f/2.2
16 MP
f/2.2 Wide Angle Camera
N/A
5 MP
f/2.2 Depth Camera1.12µm pixel size

Autofocus

Yes
Yes Phase Detection Autofocus Laser Autofocus

OIS

Yes
No

Flash

Yes Dual-color LED Flash
Yes LED Flash

Image Resolution

4000 x 3000 Pixels
8000 x 6000 Pixels

Settings

Exposure compensation
Exposure compensation ISO control

Shooting Modes

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

Camera Features

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

Video Recording

4k @30 fps
4k @30 fps

Front Camera

Front Camera Rating

Very Good
Very Good

Resolution

20 MP
f/2.0 Primary Camera0.9µm pixel size
25 MP
f/2.0 Primary CameraCMOS 1.8µm pixel size

Flash

N/A
Yes Screen flash

Camera Features

Fixed Focus
N/A

Video Recording

Full HD @30 fps
Full HD @30 fps

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Battery

Battery Rating

Very Good
Very Good

Capacity

3500 mAh
4000 mAh

Battery Type

Li-ion
Li-ion

TalkTime

N/A
Up to 34.4 Hours(2G)

Quick Charging

Yes 18W Fast Charging
Yes 15W Turbo 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
12h 33m

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

N/A
1h 46m 11s

Storage

Internal Storage

64 GB / 128 GB
64 GB

Storage Type

eMMC 5.1
eMMC 5.1

Expandable Storage

Yes Up to 400 GB
Yes Up to 512 GB

Network & Connectivity

SIM Slot(s)

Dual SIM
Dual SIM

SIM Type

SIM1: Nano SIM2: Nano (Hybrid)
SIM1: Nano SIM2: Nano (Hybrid)

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 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41)
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) / 700(band 17) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 800(band 20) / 850(band 26)

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) / 700(band 28) / 1900(band 2) / 1700(band 4) / 850(band 5) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 800(band 20) / 850(band 26)

SAR Value

Head: 0.223 W/kg
N/A

Wi-Fi

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

Wi-Fi Features

Mobile Hotspot
Mobile Hotspot

Bluetooth

Yes v5.0
Yes v5.0

GPS

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

NFC

Yes
No

HDMI

No
N/A

Multimedia

Audio Jack

3.5 mm
3.5 mm

Sensors

Fingerprint Sensor

Yes
Yes

Fingerprint Sensor Position

Rear
Rear

Other Sensors

Light sensor Proximity sensor Accelerometer Compass Gyroscope
Light sensor Proximity sensor Accelerometer Compass Gyroscope