Compare phones
| Global Score | |
| 72.1 | 82.7 |
| Basic Information | |
| Nokia | Huawei |
| Android 10, 9.0 Pie | Android 8.0 Oreo, 7.0 Nougat |
| 2018-12-21 | 2017-01-31 |
| 6.09 x 2.98 x 0.31 inches | 5.98 x 2.95 x 0.30 inches |
| 6.35 ounces | 5.96 ounces |
| Blue, Brown and Silver | Black |
| Glass and Plastic | Metal |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.2 inches | 5.5 inches |
| 2280 x 1080 pixels | 2560 x 1440 pixels (Quad HD / 2K) |
| IPS LCD | AMOLED |
| 407 pixels per inch | 534 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.1 | 8.7 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 710 SDM710 chipset | HiSilicon Kirin 960 chipset |
| Kryo 360, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2200 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit (Octa-Core 2400 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Adreno 616 GPU | Mali-G71 MP8 GPU |
| 9.18 | 9.36 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 256 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 400 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 11.34 | 13.3 |
| Camera | |
| 12.00 MP + 20.00 MP | 12.00 MP + 8.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/2.20 aperture |
| -- | 27.00mm focal length |
| 0.39 inches (1/2.55") sensor | 0.34 inches (1/2.9") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| -- | 1920 x 1080 (60 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video |
| 9.68 | 9.57 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G) and HSPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 6.7 | 6.1 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3500mAh Li - Ion Battery | 4000mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 5.44 | 5.92 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 4.2 |
| 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
Huawei Mate 9 Porsche Design is better than Nokia 8.1, with an 82.7 score against 72.1. These devices work with Android OS, but Huawei Mate 9 Porsche Design has a newer 8.0 Oreo version and Nokia 8.1 has Android 10 version. Huawei Mate 9 Porsche Design's construction is a bit lighter and just a little bit thinner than the Nokia 8.1, despite of the fact that it was released about 23 months before.
The Huawei Mate 9 Porsche Design features a little better performance than Nokia 8.1, and although they both have the same number of cores, the Huawei Mate 9 Porsche Design also has a greater amount of RAM memory. Huawei Mate 9 Porsche Design has a bit more vivid screen than Nokia 8.1, because although it has a little bit smaller screen, it also counts with a better 1440 x 2560 resolution and a better pixel amount per screen inch.
The Nokia 8.1 captures a little bit better photos and videos than Huawei Mate 9 Porsche Design, and although they both have the same 3840x2160 video quality, the same 30 frames per second video frame rate and the same resolution back camera, the Nokia 8.1 also has a bigger sensor capturing higher quality photographs and videos and a larger aperture.
Huawei Mate 9 Porsche Design counts with a better storage for apps and games than Nokia 8.1, because although it has no slot for external memory cards, it also counts with more internal storage capacity. Huawei Mate 9 Porsche Design counts with just a little better battery life than Nokia 8.1, because it has a 14 percent more battery size.
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