Compare phones
| Global Score | |
| 72.1 | 76.5 |
| Basic Information | |
| Nokia | Huawei |
| Android 10, 9.0 Pie | Android 9.0 Pie |
| 2018-12-21 | 2019-07-20 |
| 6.09 x 2.98 x 0.31 inches | 6.26 x 2.99 x 0.33 inches |
| 6.35 ounces | 6.28 ounces |
| Blue, Brown and Silver | Charming red, Crush blue and Midnight black |
| Glass and Plastic | Plastic and Plastic |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.2 inches | 6.4 inches |
| 2280 x 1080 pixels | 2310 x 1080 pixels |
| IPS LCD | IPS LCD |
| 407 pixels per inch | 398 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.1 | 8 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 710 SDM710 chipset | HiSilicon Kirin 710 chipset |
| Kryo 360, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2200 MHz) processor | Cortex-A73 and Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 12 nm (Octa-Core 2200 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Adreno 616 GPU | Mali-G51 MP4 GPU |
| 9.18 | 9.18 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 400 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot |
| 11.34 | 13.18 |
| Camera | |
| 12.00 MP + 20.00 MP | 16.00 MP + 16.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 0.39 inches (1/2.55") sensor | -- |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 9.68 | 9.24 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | LTE (4G), HSPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM |
| 6.7 | 6.1 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3500mAh Li - Ion Battery | 4000mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 5.44 | 5.92 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | -- |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| -- | FM Radio |
Comparison review
The Huawei P20 Lite (2019) has a score of 76.5, which is a little bit better than the Nokia 8.1's overall score of 72.1. Both phones we are comparing have Android OS, but Huawei P20 Lite (2019) has a more recent 9.0 Pie version and Nokia 8.1 has Android 10 version, giving you some additional features and increased performance. The Huawei P20 Lite (2019) construction is a little thicker but a bit lighter than the Nokia 8.1, and both of them were released only a couple months apart.
Nokia 8.1 has a little more vivid screen than Huawei P20 Lite (2019), because although it has a bit smaller screen and a bit lower resolution of 1080 x 2280, it also counts with a little bit greater pixels number per screen inch. Huawei P20 Lite (2019) features more storage to store more games and applications than Nokia 8.1, because although it has a SD extension slot that holds a maximum of 256 GB against 400 GB, it also counts with 128 GB internal storage capacity.
The Huawei P20 Lite (2019) features a processing unit that is very similar to Nokia 8.1's processing unit, both have a 4 GB RAM and a Octa-Core processing unit. The Nokia 8.1 takes just a bit better photographs and videos than Huawei P20 Lite (2019), because although it has a way less MP camera, and they both have a F1.8 camera aperture, the Nokia 8.1 also counts with a lot higher (4K) video quality.
The Huawei P20 Lite (2019) has a little better battery performance than Nokia 8.1, because it has a 14 percent bigger battery capacity.
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