Nokia 8.1 vs Nokia 7.2 6GB RAM

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Comparing the Nokia 8.1 vs Nokia 7.2 6GB RAM 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: Both Nokia 8.1 and Nokia 7.2 6GB RAM run at the same processing speed of 2.2 GHz.


Display: Nokia 7.2 6GB RAM offers a screen size of 6.39 inches, while Nokia 8.1 offers 6.18 inches, making Nokia 7.2 6GB RAM the larger display of the two. Both Nokia 8.1 and Nokia 7.2 6GB RAM feature the same IPS LCD display.


Rear Camera: Nokia 7.2 6GB RAM offers a higher rear camera resolution with 48 MP, while Nokia 8.1 offers 12 MP, making Nokia 7.2 6GB RAM better for rear camera photography.


Front Camera: Both Nokia 8.1 and Nokia 7.2 6GB RAM feature a 20 MP primary front camera.


Battery: Both Nokia 8.1 and Nokia 7.2 6GB RAM offer the same 3500 mAh battery capacity.


Storage: Both Nokia 8.1 and Nokia 7.2 6GB RAM 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 7.2 6GB RAM is rated 6.


User Rating: Nokia 8.1 receives a higher user rating of 4.3, while Nokia 7.2 6GB RAM has a rating of 4.1.

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Nokia 8.1
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₹20,999
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Summary

Spec Score

77%
72%

Release Date

20 Dec, 2018
23 Sep, 2019

Performance

Snapdragon 710
Snapdragon 660
Octa Core (upto 2.2 GHz)
Octa Core (upto 2.2 GHz)
4 GB RAM
6 GB RAM

Display

6.18 inches (15.7 cm)
6.39 inches (16.23 cm)
IPS LCD
IPS LCD
1080x2246 px (FHD+)
1080x2340 px (FHD+)

Rear Camera

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

Front Camera

20 MP
20 MP

Battery

3500 mAh
3500 mAh
18W Fast Charging
N/A
No Wireless Charging
No Wireless Charging

Storage

64 GB
64 GB
eMMC 5.1
eMMC 5.1

Expert Review

8.0/10
6.0/10

Pros

  • Great design and solid build quality
  • Gorgeous display
  • Powerful innards
  • Good battery life
  • Elegant design 
  • Clean software experience 
  • Day-long battery life

Cons

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

User Ratings

4.3/5
(12,720 ratings)
4.1/5
(4,840 ratings)

Benchmarks (The higher, the better)

N/A
173,149
AnTuTu Score
N/A
8h 32m
Battery Life (PC Mark)

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Videos
1 Video

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General

Launch Date

Dec 20, 2018
(Official)
Sep 23, 2019
(Official)

Operating System

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

Custom UI

Android One
Stock

Performance

Performance Rating

Good
Avg

Chipset

Qualcomm Snapdragon 710
Qualcomm Snapdragon 660

Processor

Octa core

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

2.2 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
14 nm

Graphics (GPU)

Adreno 616
Adreno 512

RAM

4 GB / 6 GB
4 GB / 6 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
173,149

Bootup Time (The lower, the better)

N/A
34.0 s

Gaming Test Results

Battery Drain* (The lower, the better)

N/A
8.0 %

Heating* (The lower, the better)

N/A
26.5 %
* after 30 mins of gaming

Display

Display Rating

Excellent
Excellent

Display Type

IPS LCD
IPS LCD

Screen Size

6.18 inches  (15.7 cm)
6.39 inches  (16.23 cm)

Resolution

1080x2246 px (FHD+)
1080x2340 px (FHD+)

Aspect Ratio

18.7:9
19.5:9

Pixel Density

403 ppi
403 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

82.03 %
83.34 %

Screen Protection

Corning Gorilla Glass v3
Corning Gorilla Glass v3

Bezel-less Display

Yes with notch
Yes with waterdrop notch

Design

Height

154.8 mm
159.8 mm

Width

75.7 mm
75.1 mm

Thickness

7.9 mm
8.2 mm

Weight

180 grams
180 grams

Build Material

Back: Mineral Glass
Back: Gorilla Glass

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 Cameraf/1.791/2" sensor size 0.8µm pixel size
13 MP
f/2.2
8 MP
f/2.2 Ultra-Wide Angle Camera
N/A
5 MP
Depth Camera

Autofocus

Yes
Yes

OIS

Yes
N/A

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)

Camera Features

Digital Zoom
Auto Flash
Face detection
Touch to focus
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
20 MP
f/2.0 Primary Camera

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
3500 mAh

Battery Type

Li-ion
Li-ion

Quick Charging

Yes 18W Fast Charging
N/A

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
8h 32m

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

N/A
2h 7m 24s

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

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

SIM 2

4G Bands:
TD-LTE 2300(band 40)
FD-LTE 1800(band 3)
4G Bands:
TD-LTE 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 900(band 8) / 850(band 5)

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
N/A

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