Honor 8 Pro vs. Nokia 8.1

Phone Comparison, Reviews and Tests

In depth comparison and review of Honor 8 Pro and Nokia 8.1. Compare sizes, cameras, batteries, memory, and other important specifications and features to easily choose the right phone for you. Our goal is to help you uncover differences between the products and find the phone that will best fit your needs.

Phone Specifications Comparison

Honor 8 Pro vs. Nokia 8.1 Comparison Chart
DESIGN AND DIMENSIONS Honor 8 Pro Nokia 8.1
Product Type Smartphone Smartphone
Form Factor Touch Touch
Height 157 mm 154.8 mm Honor 8 Pro has greater height than Nokia 8.1.
Width 77.5 mm 75.76 mm Honor 8 Pro has greater width than Nokia 8.1.
Depth 6.97 mm 7.97 mm Honor 8 Pro is narrower than Honor 8 Pro.
Weight 184 g 180 g Nokia 8.1 is lighter than Honor 8 Pro.
Body Colour Midnight black Blue/silver | Steel/copper
Body Material - Metal frame
Waterproof (Water-resistant) - -
SAR Value - 1.49 W/kg (body), 0.514 W/kg (head), 3.99 W/kg (limb)
Connector Type USB Type-C - 24 pin USB-C
Headset jack - mini-phone 3.5mm
USB Type-C - 24 pin USB-C
Headset jack - mini-phone 3.5mm
SIM Card Type (Size) Nano SIM Nano SIM
SIM Card Qty Dual-SIM Dual-SIM
DISPLAY Honor 8 Pro Nokia 8.1
Display Type LCD display LCD display
Display Technology LTPS TFT PureDisplay
Screen Size (Display Size) 5.7" 6.18" Nokia 8.1 has larger screen size than Honor 8 Pro.
Screen Resolution (Display Resolution) 2560 x 1440 pixels 2280 x 1080 pixels Honor 8 Pro has better screen resolution than Nokia 8.1.
Display Format QHD Full HD+
Pixel Density 515 ppi -
Aspect Ratio - 18.7:9
Colour Depth 16.7 million colours -
Contrast Ratio - 1500:1
HDR - Yes Nokia 8.1 has HDR.
HDR Technology - HDR10
Display Features - Edge-to-Edge screen
PROCESSOR Honor 8 Pro Nokia 8.1
Processor Type (CPU) Hisilicon Kirin 960 + i6 co-processor Qualcomm Snapdragon 710
Clock Speed 2.4 GHz -
Processor Core Qty 8-core 8-core Both phones have the same number of phone cores.
64-bit Architecture Yes Yes Both phones have 64-bit architecture.
Graphics System (GPU) Mali G71 MP8 -
MEMORY Honor 8 Pro Nokia 8.1
RAM 6 GB LPDDR4X SDRAM - 4 GB Honor 8 Pro has more RAM than Nokia 8.1.
Internal Memory Size (Storage Capacity) 64 GB 64 GB Both phones have the same internal memory capacity.
Supported Flash Memory Cards (Expandable Memory) microSDHC, microSDXC - up to 128 GB microSDHC, microSDXC - up to 400 GB
CAMERA Honor 8 Pro Nokia 8.1
MAIN CAMERA
Number of Main Cameras 2 2
Sensor Resolution 12 Megapixel 12 Megapixel Both phones have the same camera resolution.
Sensor Size - 1/2.55"
Optical Image Stabiliser (OIS) - Optical Image Stabiliser (OIS) 2.0 Nokia 8.1 has optical stabilisation.
Focus Adjustment Automatic Automatic
Special Effects HDR Bokeh effect
Camera Modes Panorama, Slow motion mode, night mode, Timer mode, wide selfie mode, Beauty mode, Ultra Snapshot, Watermark mode, Light Painting mode, tap to focus Pro Camera mode
Face Recognition (Face ID) Smile Capture - Honor 8 Pro has face detection.
Light Source Dual LED flash Dual Hi-Cri flash
Still Image Resolutions 3968 x 2976 -
Video Resolutions 1920 x 1080 (1080p) at 60 fps, 3840 x 2160 (4K) at 30 fps -
Camera Features (Functions) Audio Note Carl Zeiss optic, Dual-Sight mode, AI-powered imaging
SECOND CAMERA
Sensor Resolution (2nd Camera) 12 Megapixel 13 Megapixel Nokia 8.1 has better second camera resolution than Honor 8 Pro.
Camera Functions (2nd Camera) - Depth camera
FRONT CAMERA
Number of Front Cameras 1 1
Sensor Resolution (Front) 8 Megapixel 20 Megapixel Nokia 8.1 has better front camera resolution than Honor 8 Pro.
Focus Adjustment - Focus free
Camera Modes (Front) - Motion Photos
Video Resolutions (Front) 1920 x 1080 (1080p) at 30 fps -
BATTERY AND CHARGING Honor 8 Pro Nokia 8.1
Battery Capacity (Battery Size) 4000 mAh 3500 mAh Honor 8 Pro has larger battery capacity than Nokia 8.1.
Recharge Time (Charging Time) 110 min -
Standby Time 504 hours -
Talk Time 1800 minutes -
Run Time Details Standby: up to 504 hrs
Talk (3G): up to 1800 min
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Battery Technology Lithium polymer -
CELLULAR Honor 8 Pro Nokia 8.1
Technology WCDMA (UMTS) / GSM WCDMA (UMTS) / GSM
Mobile Broadband Generation 4G 4G Both phones have the same mobile network generation.
Operating System Android 7.0 Nougat Android 9.0 Pie
User Interface HUAWEI Emotion UI 5.1 -
Intelligent Assistant - Google Assistant
Navigation GPS, A-GPS, GLONASS, BeiDou GPS, A-GPS, GLONASS, BeiDou
COMMUNICATIONS Honor 8 Pro Nokia 8.1
Data Transmission GPRS, EDGE, HSDPA, HSUPA, HSPA+, FDD-LTE, TDD-LTE GPRS, EDGE, HSDPA, HSUPA, HSPA+, LTE, VoLTE, VoWiFi
2G Band 850 GSM, 900 GSM, 1800 GSM, 1900 GSM 850 GSM, 900 GSM, 1800 GSM, 1900 GSM
3G UMTS Band Band 1, Band 2, Band 5, Band 8 -
3G UMTS Frequency 2100, 1900, 850, 900 -
4G LTE Band Band 1, Band 3, Band 5, Band 7, Band 8, Band 20, Band 38, Band 40 -
4G LTE Frequency FDD 2100, FDD 1800+, FDD 850, FDD 2600, FDD 900, FDD 800 DD, TDD 2600, TDD 2300 -
Wireless Interface Infrared (IrDA), IEEE 802.11a/b/g/n/ac IEEE 802.11b/g/n/ac
Bluetooth Bluetooth 4.2 Bluetooth 5.0
NFC - Yes Nokia 8.1 has NFC reader for mobile payments.
Messaging Services Google+ Hangouts, SMS, MMS SMS, MMS
MEDIA Honor 8 Pro Nokia 8.1
Supported Digital Audio Standards AAC, PCM, MP3, FLAC, OGG, eAAC+, MIDI, WMA v10, AMR-NB, RA Apt-X
Supported Digital Video Standards RMVB, MPEG-4, WMV, ASF, 3GP -
Sound Enhancements - Nokia OZO surround sound capture
FEATURES Honor 8 Pro Nokia 8.1
Phone Functions Speakerphone, voice control, call timer, conference call, flight mode, voice dialing, vibrating alert Speakerphone, voice control, call timer, conference call, flight mode, voice dialing, vibrating alert
Sensors Accelerometer, ambient light sensor, proximity sensor, digital compass, gyro sensor, hall sensor Accelerometer, ambient light sensor, proximity sensor, digital compass, gyro sensor
Security Devices Fingerprint reader Fingerprint reader
Additional Phone Features - Fast Charging, Smart Amplifier technology, Google Lens
OTHERS Honor 8 Pro Nokia 8.1
Included Accessories USB cable, power adapter Headset, power adapter, SIM card removal tool, USB-C cable
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