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| Global Score | |
| 72.1 | 77 |
| Basic Information | |
| Nokia | Huawei |
| Android 10, 9.0 Pie | Android 9.0 Pie |
| 2018-12-21 | 2019-04-05 |
| 6.09 x 2.98 x 0.31 inches | 6.02 x 2.86 x 0.29 inches |
| 6.35 ounces | 5.61 ounces |
| Blue, Brown and Silver | Black, Blue and White |
| Glass and Plastic | Glass |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| -- | $ 491.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.2 inches | 6.2 inches |
| 2280 x 1080 pixels | 2312 x 1080 pixels |
| IPS LCD | IPS LCD |
| 407 pixels per inch | 412 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.1 | 8.1 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 710 SDM710 chipset | HiSilicon Kirin 710 chipset |
| Kryo 360, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2200 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM 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 512 GB) external memory slot |
| 11.34 | 14.14 |
| Camera | |
| 12.00 MP + 20.00 MP | 24.00 MP + 32.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| -- | 27.00mm focal length |
| 0.39 inches (1/2.55") sensor | 0.5 inches (1/2") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (Full HD) video resolution |
| 9.68 | 9.13 |
| 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, Dual SIM |
| 6.7 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3500mAh Li - Ion Battery | 3340mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 5.44 | 5.28 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 4.2 |
| 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 |
Comparison review
Huawei P30 Lite is slightly better than Nokia 8.1, having a 77 score against 72.1. The Huawei P30 Lite is a somewhat lighter and a little bit thinner cellphone than Nokia 8.1, although both of them were only released 3 months apart. Both of these phones work with Android OS (Operating System), but the Huawei P30 Lite has a newer 9.0 Pie version while Nokia 8.1 has Android 10, providing a lot of extra features and performance optimizations.
Huawei P30 Lite counts with a processor that's very similar to the processing unit in Nokia 8.1, both of them have a 4 GB RAM memory and 8 processing cores. The Huawei P30 Lite and Nokia 8.1 feature similar displays, and although the Huawei P30 Lite has a slightly higher resolution of 1080 x 2312 and a bit more pixels per inch in the display, they both have a same size display.
The Huawei P30 Lite features a superior memory for games and applications than Nokia 8.1, because it has a slot for external memory cards that supports up to 512 GB and 128 GB internal memory. The Nokia 8.1 counts with a bit longer battery duration than Huawei P30 Lite, because it has a 3500mAh battery capacity.
The Nokia 8.1 features a little bit better camera than Huawei P30 Lite, because although it has a way tinier back-facing camera sensor and a back facing camera with way less mega pixels resolution, and they both have a F1.8 aperture, the Nokia 8.1 also counts with a way higher 3840x2160 (4K) video definition.
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