Nokia 8.1 vs vivo V15 Pro

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Comparing the Nokia 8.1 vs vivo V15 Pro 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 vivo V15 Pro runs at 2.0 GHz, making Nokia 8.1 the better performer.


Display: vivo V15 Pro offers a screen size of 6.39 inches, while Nokia 8.1 offers 6.18 inches, making vivo V15 Pro the larger display of the two. vivo V15 Pro features a Super AMOLED display compared to Nokia 8.1's IPS LCD, making vivo V15 Pro the better display of the two.


Rear Camera: vivo V15 Pro offers a higher rear camera resolution with 48 MP, while Nokia 8.1 offers 12 MP, making vivo V15 Pro better for rear camera photography.


Front Camera: vivo V15 Pro offers a higher front camera resolution with 32 MP, while Nokia 8.1 offers 20 MP, making vivo V15 Pro better for front camera photography.


Battery: vivo V15 Pro offers a higher battery capacity with 3700 mAh, while Nokia 8.1 offers 3500 mAh, making vivo V15 Pro better for longer battery life.


Storage: Nokia 8.1 offers higher internal storage with 64 GB, while vivo V15 Pro offers 128 GB, making Nokia 8.1 the better option for storage.


Expert Review: The editorial team rates both Nokia 8.1 and vivo V15 Pro equally at 8.


User Rating: vivo V15 Pro receives a higher user rating of 4.5, while Nokia 8.1 has a rating of 4.3.

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Summary

Release Date

20 Dec, 2018
06 Mar, 2019
11 Jun, 2026

Performance

Snapdragon 710
Snapdragon 675
MediaTek Dimensity 8500 Extreme
Octa Core (upto 2.2 GHz)
Octa Core (upto 2 GHz)
Octa Core (upto 3.4 GHz)
4 GB RAM
6 GB RAM
12 GB RAM

Display

6.18 inches (15.7 cm)
6.39 inches (16.23 cm)
6.8 inches (17.27 cm)
IPS LCD
Super AMOLED
Extreme AMOLED
1080x2246 px (FHD+)
1080x2340 px (FHD+)
1272x2772 px (FHD+)
N/A
N/A
144 Hz Refresh Rate

Rear Camera

12 MP
Primary Camera
48 MP
Primary Camera
50 MP
Primary Camera
13 MP
Camera
8 MP
Ultra-Wide Angle Camera
50 MP
Ultra-Wide Angle Macro Camera
N/A
5 MP
Depth Camera
50 MP
Telephoto Camera (upto 3.5x Optical Zoom)

Front Camera

20 MP
32 MP
50 MP

Battery

3500 mAh
3700 mAh
6500 mAh
18W Fast Charging
Fast Charging
90W Turbo Power Charging
No Wireless Charging
N/A
Wireless Charging

Storage

64 GB
128 GB
256 GB
eMMC 5.1
eMMC 5.1
UFS 4.1

Expert Review

8.0/10
8.0/10
N/A

Pros

  • Great design and solid build quality
  • Gorgeous display
  • Powerful innards
  • Good battery life
  • Pop-up selfie camera works well
  • Rear cameras output consistently good images
  • In-display fingerprint sensor is fast and accurate
  • Good overall performance
  • Device yet to be reviewed

Cons

  • Sizeable notch
  • Tiny speaker
  • FunTouch OS is cluttered and filled with bloatware
  • Too many ports and buttons
  • No USB Type-C
  • Device yet to be reviewed

User Ratings

4.3/5
(12,720 ratings)
4.5/5
(40,521 ratings)
N/A

Benchmarks (The higher, the better)

N/A
181,420
AnTuTu Score
N/A
N/A
10h 20m
Battery Life (PC Mark)
N/A

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General

Launch Date

Dec 20, 2018
(Official)
Mar 06, 2019
(Official)
Jun 04, 2026
(Official)

Operating System

Android v9.0 (Pie)
Android v9.0 (Pie)
Android v16

OS Updates

N/A
N/A
3 Year

Security Updates

N/A
N/A
5 Year

Custom UI

Android One
Funtouch OS
N/A

Performance

Performance Rating

Good
Good
Excellent

Chipset

Qualcomm Snapdragon 710
Qualcomm Snapdragon 675
MediaTek Dimensity 8500 Extreme

Processor

Octa core

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

2 GHz, Dual core, Kryo 460 1.7 GHz, Hexa Core, Kryo 460
Octa core

3.4 GHz, Single core, Cortex A725 3.2 GHz, Tri core, Cortex A725 2.2 GHz, Quad core, Cortex A725

Architecture (The higher, the better)

64 bit
64 bit
64 bit

Fabrication (The lower, the better)

10 nm
11 nm
4 nm

Graphics (GPU)

Adreno 616
Adreno 612
Mali-G720 MP8

RAM

4 GB / 6 GB
6 GB / 8 GB
12 GB

RAM Type

LPDDR4X
LPDDR4X
LPDDR5X

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
181,420
N/A

Bootup Time (The lower, the better)

N/A
26.0 s
N/A

Gaming Test Results

Battery Drain* (The lower, the better)

N/A
9.0 %
N/A

Heating* (The lower, the better)

N/A
17.8 %
N/A
* after 30 mins of gaming

Display

Display Rating

Excellent
Best In Class
Best In Class

Display Type

IPS LCD
Super AMOLED
Extreme AMOLED

Screen Size

6.18 inches  (15.7 cm)
6.39 inches  (16.23 cm)
6.8 inches  (17.27 cm)

Resolution

1080x2246 px (FHD+)
1080x2340 px (FHD+)
1272x2772 px (FHD+)

Peak Brightness

N/A
N/A
5200 nits

HBM Brightness

N/A
N/A
1800 nits

Refresh Rate

N/A
N/A
144 Hz

Aspect Ratio

18.7:9
19.5:9
19.6:9

Pixel Density

403 ppi
403 ppi
450 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

82.03 %
85.17 %
96.8 %

Screen Protection

Corning Gorilla Glass v3
N/A
Corning Gorilla Glass Glass 7i

Bezel-less Display

Yes with notch
Yes
Yes

HDR 10 / HDR+ Support

N/A
N/A
Yes HDR 10+

Screen to Body Ratio (claimed by the brand)

N/A
91.64 %
96.8 %

Design

Height

154.8 mm
157.2 mm
162.7 mm

Width

75.7 mm
74.7 mm
75.6 mm

Thickness

7.9 mm
8.2 mm
7.19 mm

Weight

180 grams
185 grams
190 grams

Build Material

Back: Mineral Glass
Back: Plastic
Back: Plastic

Water Resistance

N/A
N/A
Yes Water resistant IP68 IP69

Ruggedness

N/A
N/A
Dust proof

Rear Camera

Rear Camera Rating

Very Good
Very Good
Excellent

Resolution

12 MP
Primary Cameraf/1.81/2.55" sensor size IMX363 Exmor-RS CMOS Sensor 1.4µm pixel size
48 MP
Primary Cameraf/1.81/2" sensor size ISO-CELL 0.8µm pixel size
50 MP
Primary Cameraf/1.812 mm focal length LYT 710 2.0µm pixel size
13 MP
f/2.2
8 MP
f/2.2 Ultra-Wide Angle Camera13 mm focal length
50 MP
f/2.0 Ultra-Wide Angle Macro Camera12 mm focal length 1.28µm pixel size
N/A
5 MP
f/2.4 Depth Camera
50 MP
Telephoto Camera81 mm focal length 1.28µm pixel size

Autofocus

Yes
Yes Phase Detection Autofocus
Yes

OIS

Yes
N/A
Yes

Flash

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

Image Resolution

4000 x 3000 Pixels
8000 x 6000 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)
Continuous Shooting
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)
Macro Mode

Camera Features

Digital Zoom
Auto Flash
Face detection
Touch to focus
Digital Zoom
Auto Flash
Face detection
Touch to focus
Digital Zoom
Optical Zoom
Face detection
Filters
Smile detection

Video Recording

4k @30 fps
4k @60 fps
4k @30/60 fps
Full HD @30/60/120/240 fps

Video Recording Features

N/A
N/A
Dual Video Recording
Slow Motion
Video HDR
Macro Video
Audio Zoom

Front Camera

Front Camera Rating

Very Good
Very Good
Best In Class

Resolution

20 MP
f/2.0 Primary Camera0.9µm pixel size
32 MP
f/2.0 Primary Camera1/2.8" sensor size
50 MP
f/1.9 Primary Camera1.28µm pixel size

Camera Type

N/A
Pop-Up
N/A

Autofocus

N/A
N/A
Yes

Flash

N/A
Yes Screen flash
Yes Screen flash

Camera Features

Fixed Focus
N/A
N/A

Video Recording

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

Battery

Battery Rating

Very Good
Very Good
Excellent

Capacity

3500 mAh
3700 mAh
6500 mAh

Battery Type

Li-ion
Li-ion
Silicon Carbon

Quick Charging

Yes 18W Fast Charging
Yes Fast Charging 24% in 15 minutes
Yes 90W Turbo Power Charging

Wireless Charging

N/A
N/A
Yes 15W Wireless Charging

Wireless Reverse Charging

N/A
N/A
N/A

Reverse Charging

N/A
N/A
Yes 5W Wired Reverse 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
10h 20m
N/A

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

N/A
1h 43m 31s
N/A

Storage

Internal Storage

64 GB / 128 GB
128 GB
256 GB

Storage Type

eMMC 5.1
eMMC 5.1
UFS 4.1

Expandable Storage

Yes Up to 400 GB
Yes Up to 256 GB
No

Network & Connectivity

SIM Slot(s)

Dual SIM
Dual SIM
Dual SIM

SIM Type

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

Network Support

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

VoLTE

Yes
Yes
No

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) / 900(band 8) / 850(band 5)
5G Bands:
FDD N1 / N2 / N3 / N5 / N8 / N12 / N20 / N25 / N26 / N28 / N66
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N48 / N77 / N78
N/A
N/A
4G Bands:
TD-LTE 3500(band 48) / 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 2100(band 34) / 3500(band 42)
FD-LTE 1700(band 66) / 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 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) / 1900(band 25) / 850(band 26)
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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) / 900(band 8) / 850(band 5)
5G Bands:
FDD N1 / N2 / N3 / N5 / N8 / N12 / N20 / N25 / N26 / N28 / N66
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N48 / N77 / N78
N/A
N/A
4G Bands:
TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 2100(band 34) / 3500(band 42) / 3500(band 48)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 1900(band 2) / 1700(band 4) / 850(band 5) / 700(band 12) / 700(band 17) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 800(band 20) / 1900(band 25) / 850(band 26) / 1700(band 66)
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SAR Value

Head: 0.223 W/kg
Head: 1.155 W/kg Body: 0.284 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) 5GHz
Yes Wi-Fi 7 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/be/ax) 6GHz

Wi-Fi Features

Mobile Hotspot
Mobile Hotspot
Mobile Hotspot

Bluetooth

Yes v5.0
Yes v5.0
Yes v5.4

GPS

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

NFC

Yes
N/A
Yes

HDMI

No
N/A
N/A

IR Blaster

N/A
N/A
No

Multimedia

Stereo Speakers

N/A
N/A
Yes

Audio Jack

3.5 mm
3.5 mm
USB Type-C

Audio Features

N/A
N/A
Dolby Atmos

Sensors

Fingerprint Sensor

Yes
Yes
Yes

Fingerprint Sensor Position

Rear
On-screen
On-screen

Fingerprint Sensor Type

N/A
Optical
Optical

Other Sensors

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

Applications

N/A
Newspoint Amazon Paytm UC Browser WPS Office
N/A

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