Nokia 8.1 vs Nokia 5.3

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Comparing the Nokia 8.1 vs Nokia 5.3 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 Nokia 5.3 runs at 2.0 GHz, making Nokia 8.1 the better performer.


Display: Nokia 5.3 offers a screen size of 6.55 inches, while Nokia 8.1 offers 6.18 inches, making Nokia 5.3 the larger display of the two. Both Nokia 8.1 and Nokia 5.3 feature the same IPS LCD display.


Rear Camera: Nokia 5.3 offers a higher rear camera resolution with 13 MP, while Nokia 8.1 offers 12 MP, making Nokia 5.3 better for rear camera photography.


Front Camera: Nokia 8.1 offers a higher front camera resolution with 20 MP, while Nokia 5.3 offers 8 MP, making Nokia 8.1 better for front camera photography.


Battery: Nokia 5.3 offers a higher battery capacity with 4000 mAh, while Nokia 8.1 offers 3500 mAh, making Nokia 5.3 better for longer battery life.


Storage: Both Nokia 8.1 and Nokia 5.3 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 Nokia 5.3 is rated 7.


User Rating: Nokia 8.1 receives a higher user rating of 4.3, while Nokia 5.3 has a rating of 3.7.

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Nokia 8.1
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Summary

Release Date

20 Dec, 2018
N/A
16 Jul, 2026

Performance

N/A
Snapdragon 710
Snapdragon 665
Unisoc T7100
Octa Core (upto 2.2 GHz)
Octa Core (upto 2 GHz)
Octa Core (upto 1.8 GHz)
4 GB RAM
4 GB RAM
3 GB RAM

Display

N/A
6.18 inches (15.7 cm)
6.55 inches (16.64 cm)
6.56 inches (16.66 cm)
IPS LCD
IPS LCD
IPS LCD
1080x2246 px (FHD+)
720x1600 px (HD+)
N/A
N/A
60 Hz Refresh Rate
90 Hz Refresh Rate

Rear Camera

N/A
12 MP
Primary Camera
13 MP
Primary Camera
8 MP
Primary Camera
13 MP
Camera
5 MP
Ultra-Wide Angle Camera
N/A
N/A
2 MP
Macro Camera
N/A
N/A
2 MP
Depth Camera
N/A

Front Camera

N/A
20 MP
8 MP
5 MP

Battery

N/A
3500 mAh
4000 mAh
5000 mAh
18W Fast Charging
N/A
10W
No Wireless Charging
No Wireless Charging
N/A

Storage

64 GB
64 GB
64 GB
eMMC 5.1
eMMC 5.1
eMMC 5.0

Expert Review

8.0/10
7.0/10
N/A

Pros

  • Great design and solid build quality
  • Gorgeous display
  • Powerful innards
  • Good battery life
  • Stock Android
  • Premium design and incredibly light
  • Daylight photography is decent
  • Device yet to be reviewed

Cons

  • Sizeable notch
  • Tiny speaker
  • Could use a better chipset
  • Night camera performance could be better
  • HD display
  • Device yet to be reviewed

User Ratings

4.3/5
(12,720 ratings)
3.7/5
(5,208 ratings)
N/A

Benchmarks (The higher, the better)

N/A
175,385
AnTuTu Score
N/A

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General

Launch Date

Dec 20, 2018
(Official)
N/A
Jul 16, 2026
(Official)

Operating System

Android v9.0 (Pie)
Android v10 (Q)
Android v15

Custom UI

Android One
Android One
Android Go

Performance

Performance Rating

Good
Good
N/A

Chipset

Qualcomm Snapdragon 710
Qualcomm Snapdragon 665
Unisoc T7100

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
Octa core

1.8 GHz, Quad core, Cortex A75 1.2 GHz, Quad core, Cortex A55

Architecture (The higher, the better)

64 bit
64 bit
64 bit

Fabrication (The lower, the better)

10 nm
11 nm
12 nm

Graphics (GPU)

Adreno 616
Adreno 610
PowerVR GE8322

RAM

4 GB / 6 GB
4 GB / 6 GB
3 GB / 4 GB

RAM Type

LPDDR4X
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
175,385
N/A

Bootup Time (The lower, the better)

N/A
36.0 s
N/A

Gaming Test Results

Battery Drain* (The lower, the better)

N/A
6.0 %
N/A

Heating* (The lower, the better)

N/A
31.0 %
N/A
* after 30 mins of gaming

Display

Display Rating

Excellent
Very Good
N/A

Display Type

IPS LCD
IPS LCD
IPS LCD

Screen Size

6.18 inches  (15.7 cm)
6.55 inches  (16.64 cm)
6.56 inches  (16.66 cm)

Resolution

1080x2246 px (FHD+)
720x1600 px (HD+)
N/A

Brightness

N/A
450 nits
400 nits

Refresh Rate

N/A
60 Hz
90 Hz

Aspect Ratio

18.7:9
20:9
N/A

Pixel Density

403 ppi
268 ppi
269 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

82.03 %
82.3 %
N/A

Screen Protection

Corning Gorilla Glass v3
Corning Gorilla Glass v3
N/A

Bezel-less Display

Yes with notch
Yes with waterdrop notch
N/A

Design

Height

154.8 mm
164.3 mm
N/A

Width

75.7 mm
76.6 mm
N/A

Thickness

7.9 mm
8.5 mm
8.49 mm

Weight

180 grams
180 grams
N/A

Build Material

Back: Mineral Glass
Back: Plastic
N/A

Rear Camera

Rear Camera Rating

Very Good
Good
N/A

Resolution

12 MP
Primary Cameraf/1.81/2.55" sensor size IMX363 Exmor-RS CMOS Sensor 1.4µm pixel size
13 MP
Primary Cameraf/1.8
8 MP
Primary Cameraf/2GC08A8 1.12µm pixel size
13 MP
f/2.2
5 MP
Ultra-Wide Angle Camera
N/A
N/A
2 MP
Macro Camera
N/A
N/A
2 MP
Depth Camera
N/A

Autofocus

Yes
Yes
N/A

OIS

Yes
N/A
No

Flash

Yes Dual-color LED Flash
Yes LED Flash
Yes LED Flash

Image Resolution

4000 x 3000 Pixels
4128 x 3096 Pixels
N/A

Settings

Exposure compensation
Exposure compensation ISO control
N/A

Shooting Modes

High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)
Continuous Shooting
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)
N/A

Camera Features

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

Video Recording

4k @30 fps
3840x2160 @ 30 fps
N/A

Front Camera

Front Camera Rating

Very Good
Very Good
N/A

Resolution

20 MP
f/2.0 Primary Camera0.9µm pixel size
8 MP
f/2.0 Primary Camera
5 MP
Primary Camera1.12µm pixel size

Flash

N/A
N/A
No

Camera Features

Fixed Focus
N/A
N/A

Video Recording

Full HD @30 fps
1920x1080 @ 30 fps
N/A

Battery

Battery Rating

Very Good
Very Good
N/A

Capacity

3500 mAh
4000 mAh
5000 mAh

Battery Type

Li-ion
Li-ion
N/A

Quick Charging

Yes 18W Fast Charging
N/A
Yes 10W

Battery Test Results

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

N/A
2h 26m 52s
N/A

Storage

Internal Storage

64 GB / 128 GB
64 GB
64 GB

Storage Type

eMMC 5.1
eMMC 5.1
eMMC 5.0

Expandable Storage

Yes Up to 400 GB
Yes Up to 512 GB
N/A

Network & Connectivity

SIM Slot(s)

Dual SIM
Dual SIM
Single SIM

SIM Type

SIM1: Nano SIM2: Nano (Hybrid)
SIM1: Nano SIM2: Nano
N/A

Network Support

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

VoLTE

Yes
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) / 850(band 5) / 800(band 20)
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) / 700(band 28) / 850(band 5) / 800(band 20)
N/A

SAR Value

Head: 0.223 W/kg
N/A
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
Yes Wi-Fi 4 (802.11 n)

Wi-Fi Features

Mobile Hotspot
Mobile Hotspot
N/A

Bluetooth

Yes v5.0
Yes v4.2
Yes

GPS

Yes with A-GPS Glonass
Yes with A-GPS
N/A

NFC

Yes
Yes
N/A

HDMI

No
N/A
N/A

IR Blaster

N/A
N/A
Yes

Multimedia

Audio Jack

3.5 mm
3.5 mm
N/A

Sensors

Fingerprint Sensor

Yes
Yes
Yes

Fingerprint Sensor Position

Rear
Rear
Side

Other Sensors

Light sensor Proximity sensor Accelerometer Compass Gyroscope
Light sensor Proximity sensor Accelerometer Gyroscope
N/A

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