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| Global Score | |
| 72.1 | 88.7 |
| Basic Information | |
| Nokia | Apple |
| Android 10, 9.0 Pie | iOS 15.x, 14.x |
| 2018-12-21 | 2020-10-23 |
| 6.09 x 2.98 x 0.31 inches | 5.78 x 2.81 x 0.29 inches |
| 6.35 ounces | 5.78 ounces |
| Blue, Brown and Silver | Black, Blue, Green, Purple, Red and White |
| Glass and Plastic | Aluminum and Glass |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| -- | $ 829.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.2 inches | 6.1 inches |
| 2280 x 1080 pixels | 2532 x 1170 pixels |
| IPS LCD | OLED |
| 407 pixels per inch | 457 pixels per inch |
| -- | 1200 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.1 | 9.4 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 710 SDM710 chipset | Apple A14 Bionic (5 nm) chipset |
| Kryo 360, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2200 MHz) processor | 64-bit 64-bit (Hexa-Core 3100 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Adreno 616 GPU | Yes GPU |
| 9.18 | 10.62 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 400 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 11.34 | 7.7 |
| Camera | |
| 12.00 MP + 20.00 MP | 12.00 MP + 12.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/1.60 aperture |
| -- | 26.00mm focal length |
| 0.39 inches (1/2.55") sensor | -- |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| -- | 1920 x 1080 (240 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video |
| 9.68 | 10.01 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 6.7 | 10.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3500mAh Li - Ion Battery | 2815mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | Wireless Charging |
| 5.44 | 4.8 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | -- |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
Apple iPhone 12 has a score of 88.7, which is much better than the Nokia 8.1's 72.1 global score. The Apple iPhone 12 is a newer phone, and it's also a bit thinner and a little lighter than Nokia 8.1. Apple iPhone 12 comes with iOS 15.x OS, and Nokia 8.1 comes with Android 10 OS. The Apple iPhone 12 features a more vivid screen than Nokia 8.1, because although it has a little smaller screen, it also counts with a little higher resolution of 1170 x 2532px and a bit more pixels per inch of screen.
The Nokia 8.1 features a lot bigger storage capacity for games and applications than iPhone 12, and although they both have exactly the same 64 GB internal memory capacity, the Nokia 8.1 also has a slot for an SD memory card that supports up to 400 GB. Apple iPhone 12 counts with a superior processing unit than Nokia 8.1, because although it has a lower number of cores , and they both have the same RAM memory amount, the Apple iPhone 12 also counts with a 64 bits CPU.
The iPhone 12 features a slightly better camera than Nokia 8.1, and although they both have the same 3840x2160 (4K) video quality and a same resolution camera, the iPhone 12 also has faster 60 frames per second video frame rate and a bigger diafragm aperture for better low-light captures and videos.
The Nokia 8.1 counts with improved battery lifetime than iPhone 12, because it has a 3500mAh battery capacity instead of 2815mAh.
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