Compare phones
| Global Score | |
| 72.1 | 81.7 |
| Basic Information | |
| Nokia | Huawei |
| Android 10, 9.0 Pie | Android 10, 9.0 Pie |
| 2018-12-21 | 2019-04-05 |
| 6.09 x 2.98 x 0.31 inches | 5.87 x 2.81 x 0.30 inches |
| 6.35 ounces | 5.82 ounces |
| Blue, Brown and Silver | Black, Breathing and Crystal aurora |
| Glass and Plastic | Glass and Metal |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| -- | $ 504.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.2 inches | 6.1 inches |
| 2280 x 1080 pixels | 2340 x 1080 pixels |
| IPS LCD | AMOLED |
| 407 pixels per inch | 422 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.1 | 8.2 |
| 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 | 6 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 | 40.00 MP + 32.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| -- | 27.00mm focal length |
| 0.39 inches (1/2.55") sensor | 0.59 inches (1/1.7") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| -- | 1920 x 1080 (960 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video |
| 9.68 | 11.66 |
| 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 | 3650mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 5.44 | 5.6 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
Huawei P30 is better than Nokia 8.1, getting an 81.7 score against 72.1. Even when Huawei P30 and Nokia 8.1 were released with only a couple months difference, Huawei P30 is a bit lighter and a little thinner. Both phones we are comparing include the same Android 10 OS (Operating System), so both should give identical OS features.
Huawei P30 features just a bit better screen than Nokia 8.1, because although it has a little bit smaller screen, it also counts with a just a bit greater pixels density and a bit higher resolution of 1080 x 2340 pixels. The Huawei P30 features a bit better processing power than Nokia 8.1, and although they both have a Octa-Core processing unit, the Huawei P30 also has 2 GB more RAM memory.
Nokia 8.1 has a bigger storage capacity to store more games and applications than Huawei P30, because although it has less internal memory, it also counts with a slot for SD memory cards that allows a maximum of 400 GB. The Huawei P30 counts with a lot better camera than Nokia 8.1, and although they both have the same 30 frames per second video frame rate, the same 3840x2160 (4K) video resolution and a same size camera aperture, the Huawei P30 also has a lot larger back camera sensor shooting way higher quality videos and photographs and a lot higher resolution back camera.
The Huawei P30 has a bit longer battery performance than Nokia 8.1, because it has 3650mAh of battery capacity against 3500mAh.
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