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| Global Score | |
| 72.1 | 79.2 |
| Basic Information | |
| Nokia | Huawei |
| Android 10, 9.0 Pie | Android 10 |
| 2018-12-21 | 2020-09-28 |
| 6.09 x 2.98 x 0.31 inches | 6.52 x 3.03 x 0.36 inches |
| 6.35 ounces | 7.27 ounces |
| Blue, Brown and Silver | Blush gold, Crush green and Midnight black |
| Glass and Plastic | -- |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.2 inches | 6.7 inches |
| 2280 x 1080 pixels | 2400 x 1080 pixels |
| IPS LCD | IPS LCD |
| 407 pixels per inch | 393 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.1 | 8 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 710 SDM710 chipset | HiSilicon Kirin 710A chipset |
| Kryo 360, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2200 MHz) processor | Arm Cortex-A73 and Arm Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 2000 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Adreno 616 GPU | Mali-G51 MP4 GPU |
| 9.18 | 9.09 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 400 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot |
| 11.34 | 14.14 |
| Camera | |
| 12.00 MP + 20.00 MP | 48.00 MP + 8.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| -- | 26.00mm focal length |
| 0.39 inches (1/2.55") sensor | 0.5 inches (1/2") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 9.68 | 11.33 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 6.7 | 6.6 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3500mAh Li - Ion Battery | 5000mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 5.44 | 6.8 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 5.1 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | -- |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
The Huawei P Smart (2021) is just a bit better than Nokia 8.1, getting a 79.2 score against 72.1. Both of these devices include the same Android 10 operating system. The Huawei P Smart (2021) body is newer than the Nokia 8.1's, although it is somewhat heavier and thicker. The Nokia 8.1 features a bit better display than Huawei P Smart (2021), because although it has a quite lower resolution of 1080 x 2280 pixels and a quite smaller display, it also counts with a quite better amount of pixels per display inch.
The Huawei P Smart (2021) counts with a much bigger storage capacity to install applications and games than Nokia 8.1, because it has a SD extension slot that admits a maximum of 512 GB and 128 GB internal memory capacity. Nokia 8.1 counts with just a little better hardware performance than Huawei P Smart (2021). Both have 4 GB of RAM memory and 8 CPU cores.
The Huawei P Smart (2021) counts with a very superior battery life than Nokia 8.1, because it has 5000mAh of battery capacity against 3500mAh. Huawei P Smart (2021) has a much better camera than Nokia 8.1, and although they both have the same 3840x2160 (4K) video quality, a same size camera aperture and the same video frame rates, the Huawei P Smart (2021) also has a much higher 48 megapixels resolution back camera and a much bigger sensor capturing lot better quality videos and photographs.
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