Nokia 8.1 vs Sony Xperia 10

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Comparing the Nokia 8.1 vs Sony Xperia 10 across performance, display, camera, battery and storage to help determine the better smartphone.

Here is the summary of the results:

Performance: Both Nokia 8.1 and Sony Xperia 10 run at the same processing speed of 2.2 GHz.


Display: Nokia 8.1 offers a screen size of 6.18 inches, while Sony Xperia 10 offers 6 inches, making Nokia 8.1 the larger display of the two. Both Nokia 8.1 and Sony Xperia 10 feature the same IPS LCD display.


Rear Camera: Sony Xperia 10 offers a higher rear camera resolution with 13 MP, while Nokia 8.1 offers 12 MP, making Sony Xperia 10 better for rear camera photography.


Front Camera: Nokia 8.1 offers a higher front camera resolution with 20 MP, while Sony Xperia 10 offers 8 MP, making Nokia 8.1 better for front camera photography.


Battery: Nokia 8.1 offers a higher battery capacity with 3500 mAh, while Sony Xperia 10 offers 2870 mAh, making Nokia 8.1 better for longer battery life.


Storage: Both Nokia 8.1 and Sony Xperia 10 offer the same internal storage of 64 GB.

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Nokia 8.1
₹28,831
(Out of Stock)
Sony Xperia 10
₹28,990
(Not Released in India)
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Summary

Spec Score

77%
73%

Release Date

20 Dec, 2018
22 Jan, 2020

Performance

Snapdragon 710
Snapdragon 630
Octa Core (upto 2.2 GHz)
Octa Core (upto 2.2 GHz)
4 GB RAM
3 GB RAM

Display

6.18 inches (15.7 cm)
6.0 inches (15.24 cm)
IPS LCD
IPS LCD
1080x2246 px (FHD+)
1080x2560 px (FHD+)

Rear Camera

12 MP
Primary Camera
13 MP
Primary Camera
13 MP
Camera
5 MP
Camera

Front Camera

20 MP
8 MP

Battery

3500 mAh
2870 mAh
18W Fast Charging
Fast Charging
No Wireless Charging
N/A

Storage

64 GB
64 GB
eMMC 5.1
N/A

Expert Review

8.0/10
N/A

Pros

  • Great design and solid build quality
  • Gorgeous display
  • Powerful innards
  • Good battery life
  • Device yet to be reviewed

Cons

  • Sizeable notch
  • Tiny speaker
  • Device yet to be reviewed

User Ratings

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

Video

Videos
4 More Videos
Videos
1 More Video

User Feedback

General

Launch Date

Dec 20, 2018
(Official)
N/A

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 630

Processor

Octa core

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

2.2 GHz, Quad core, Cortex A53 1.8 GHz, Quad core, Cortex A53

Architecture (The higher, the better)

64 bit
64 bit

Fabrication (The lower, the better)

10 nm
N/A

Graphics (GPU)

Adreno 616
Adreno 508

RAM

4 GB / 6 GB
3 GB

RAM Type

LPDDR4X
N/A

Display

Display Rating

Excellent
Excellent

Display Type

IPS LCD
IPS LCD

Screen Size

6.18 inches  (15.7 cm)
6.0 inches  (15.24 cm)

Resolution

1080x2246 px (FHD+)
1080x2560 px (FHD+)

Aspect Ratio

18.7:9
21:9

Pixel Density

403 ppi
463 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

82.03 %
78.17 %

Screen Protection

Corning Gorilla Glass v3
Corning Gorilla Glass v5

Bezel-less Display

Yes with notch
Yes

Design

Height

154.8 mm
156 mm

Width

75.7 mm
68 mm

Thickness

7.9 mm
8.4 mm

Weight

180 grams
162 grams

Build Material

Back: Mineral Glass
N/A

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
13 MP
Primary Camera5x Digital Zoomf/2.01.12µm pixel size
13 MP
f/2.2
5 MP
f/2.41.4µm pixel size

Autofocus

Yes
Yes Hybrid autofocus Phase Detection autofocus

OIS

Yes
N/A

Flash

Yes Dual-color LED Flash
Yes LED Flash

Image Resolution

4000 x 3000 Pixels
4128 x 3096 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
5 x Digital Zoom
Auto Flash
Face detection
Touch to focus

Video Recording

4k @30 fps
3840x2160 @ 30 fps

Front Camera

Front Camera Rating

Very Good
Very Good

Resolution

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

Flash

N/A
Yes Screen flash

Camera Features

Fixed Focus
N/A

Video Recording

Full HD @30 fps
1920x1080 @ 30 fps

Battery

Battery Rating

Very Good
Very Good

Capacity

3500 mAh
2870 mAh

Battery Type

Li-ion
Li-ion

Quick Charging

Yes 18W Fast Charging
Yes Fast Charging

Storage

Internal Storage

64 GB / 128 GB
64 GB

Storage Type

eMMC 5.1
N/A

Expandable Storage

Yes Up to 400 GB
Yes Up to 512 GB

Network & Connectivity

SIM Slot(s)

Dual SIM
Single SIM

SIM Type

SIM1: Nano SIM2: Nano (Hybrid)
SIM1: 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 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 1900(band 39)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 1900(band 2) / 850(band 5) / 800(band 20)
N/A
4G Speed:
50 Mbit/s ↑ 600 Mbit/s ↓ (LTE category 12)
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SIM 2

4G Bands:
TD-LTE 2300(band 40)
FD-LTE 1800(band 3)
N/A

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 4 (802.11 b/g/n)

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
Yes

HDMI

No
N/A

Multimedia

Audio Jack

3.5 mm
3.5 mm

Sensors

Fingerprint Sensor

Yes
Yes

Fingerprint Sensor Position

Rear
Side

Other Sensors

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