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| Global Score | |
| 72.1 | 79.5 |
| Basic Information | |
| Nokia | Huawei |
| Android 10, 9.0 Pie | Android 9.0 Pie |
| 2018-12-21 | 2018-10-26 |
| 6.09 x 2.98 x 0.31 inches | 6.23 x 3.04 x 0.33 inches |
| 6.35 ounces | 6.63 ounces |
| Blue, Brown and Silver | 16 777 216 |
| Glass and Plastic | Glass and Metal |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| -- | $ 519.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.2 inches | 6.5 inches |
| 2280 x 1080 pixels | 2244 x 1080 pixels |
| IPS LCD | IPS LCD |
| 407 pixels per inch | 383 pixels per inch |
| -- | 820 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.1 | 8.7 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 710 SDM710 chipset | HiSilicon Kirin 980 chipset |
| Kryo 360, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2200 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A76 and ARM Cortex-A55, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2600 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Adreno 616 GPU | Mali-G76 MP10 GPU |
| 9.18 | 9.45 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 400 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 11.34 | 10.1 |
| Camera | |
| 12.00 MP + 20.00 MP | 12.00 MP + 24.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| -- | 27.00mm focal length |
| 0.39 inches (1/2.55") sensor | 0.43 inches (1/2.3") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| -- | 1280 x 720 (960 fps) (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 | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM |
| 6.7 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3500mAh Li - Ion Battery | 4000mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 5.44 | 5.92 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| -- | Infra-red port |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
The Huawei Mate 20 is better than Nokia 8.1, getting a global score of 79.5 against 72.1. Both of these devices use Android operating system, but the Huawei Mate 20 has a more recent 9.0 Pie version and Nokia 8.1 has Android 10. Huawei Mate 20 is an a little thicker and a bit heavier cellphone than the Nokia 8.1.
The Huawei Mate 20 counts with just a bit better display than Nokia 8.1, because although it has a just a bit worse display density and a quite lower resolution of 1080 x 2244 pixels, it also counts with a bit larger display. Nokia 8.1 features a quite bigger storage capacity to store more games and applications than Huawei Mate 20, because although it has only 64 GB internal storage capacity, it also counts with a SD card slot that admits a maximum of 400 GB.
The Huawei Mate 20 counts with just a little better hardware performance than Nokia 8.1. Both have the same RAM memory amount and a Octa-Core CPU. The Huawei Mate 20 captures just a bit better pictures and videos than Nokia 8.1, and although they both have the same video definition, the same video frame rate, the same resolution camera in the back and a F1.8 diafragm aperture, the Huawei Mate 20 also has a bigger back-facing camera sensor providing a higher image quality.
Huawei Mate 20 features just a little better battery performance than Nokia 8.1, because it has a 4000mAh battery size.
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