Nokia 8.1 vs. Fairphone 5

Phone Comparison, Reviews and Tests

Side by side comparison and review of Nokia 8.1 and Fairphone 5. Compare sizes, cameras, batteries, memory capacities and other key specifications and features to simplify the choice of your perfect phone. Our goal is to make it easier for you to decide on the phone that will best meet your expectations by revealing the main differences between the products.

Phone Specifications Comparison

Nokia 8.1 vs. Fairphone 5 Comparison Chart
DESIGN AND DIMENSIONS Nokia 8.1 Fairphone 5
Product Type Smartphone Smartphone
Form Factor Touch Touch
Height 154.8 mm 161.6 mm Fairphone 5 has greater height than Nokia 8.1.
Width 75.76 mm 75.83 mm Fairphone 5 has greater width than Nokia 8.1.
Depth 7.97 mm 9.6 mm Nokia 8.1 is narrower than Nokia 8.1.
Weight 180 g 212 g Nokia 8.1 is lighter than Nokia 8.1.
Body Colour Blue/silver | Steel/copper Sky blue | Transparent | Matte black
Body Material Metal frame 100% post-consumer recycled plastic
Protection - Splash-resistant, dust-resistant, shock-resistant
Waterproof (Water-resistant) - - Fairphone 5 is waterproof.
IP rating - IP55
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
SIM Card Type (Size) Nano SIM Nano SIM, Electronic SIM card (e-SIM)
SIM Card Qty Dual-SIM Dual-SIM
DISPLAY Nokia 8.1 Fairphone 5
Display Type LCD display OLED display
Display Technology PureDisplay OLED
Screen Size (Display Size) 6.18" 6.46" Fairphone 5 has larger screen size than Nokia 8.1.
Screen Resolution (Display Resolution) 2280 x 1080 pixels 2700 x 1224 pixels Fairphone 5 has better screen resolution than Nokia 8.1.
Display Format Full HD+ Full HD+
Aspect Ratio 18.7:9 20:9
Max Brightness - 880 cd/m²
Colour Depth - 1.07 billion colours
Contrast Ratio 1500:1 1000000:1 Fairphone 5 has better display contrast ratio than Nokia 8.1.
HDR Yes - Nokia 8.1 has HDR.
HDR Technology HDR10 -
Display Refresh Rate - 90 Hz
Touch Sampling Rate - 300 Hz
Display Features Edge-to-Edge screen Wide colour display (P3), Adaptive Tone, Pixelworks technology
Display Protection (Screen Protector) - Corning Gorilla Glass 5 (scratch resistant glass)
PROCESSOR Nokia 8.1 Fairphone 5
Processor Type (CPU) Qualcomm Snapdragon 710 Qualcomm
Processor Number - QCM6490
Clock Speed - 2.7 GHz
Processor Core Qty 8-core 8-core Both phones have the same number of phone cores.
64-bit Architecture Yes - Nokia 8.1 has 64-bit architecture.
Graphics System (GPU) - Qualcomm ADRENO 643
MEMORY Nokia 8.1 Fairphone 5
RAM LPDDR4X SDRAM - 4 GB 8 GB Fairphone 5 has more RAM than Nokia 8.1.
Internal Memory Size (Storage Capacity) 64 GB 256 GB Fairphone 5 has more internal memory than Nokia 8.1.
Supported Flash Memory Cards (Expandable Memory) microSDHC, microSDXC - up to 400 GB microSDHC, microSD, microSDXC - up to 2 TB
CAMERA Nokia 8.1 Fairphone 5
MAIN CAMERA
Number of Main Cameras 2 2
Sensor Resolution 12 Megapixel 50 Megapixel Fairphone 5 has better camera resolution than Nokia 8.1.
Sensor Size 1/2.55" 1/1.49" Nokia 8.1 has better camera sensor size than Fairphone 5.
Sensor Name - Sony IMX800 sensor
Lens Aperture - F/1.88
Lens Construction - 6-element
Pixel Size - 1 μm
Optical Image Stabiliser (OIS) Optical Image Stabiliser (OIS) 2.0 Optical Image Stabiliser (OIS) Both phones have optical image stabilization.
Focus Adjustment Automatic Automatic
Minimum Focal Length (Focal Distance) - 10 cm
Focal Length Equivalent to 35mm Camera - 26mm
Digital Zoom - 8x
Special Effects Bokeh effect -
Camera Modes Pro Camera mode Panorama, Slow motion mode, Pro mode, Portrait, Super Night mode, Stop-Motion Video Mode, High-Pixel Mode
Light Source Dual Hi-Cri flash LED flash
Video Resolutions - 1920 x 1080 (1080p) at 30 fps, 1920 x 1080 (1080p) at 60 fps, Slo-mo video 1920 x 1080 (1080p) at 120 fps, Slo-mo video 1280 x 720 (720p) at 240 fps, 3840 x 2160 (4K) at 30 fps
Camera Features (Functions) Carl Zeiss optic, Dual-Sight mode, AI-powered imaging 4-in-1 pixel binning, OIS+EIS dual stabilisation
SECOND CAMERA
Sensor Resolution (2nd Camera) 13 Megapixel 50 Megapixel Fairphone 5 has better second camera resolution than Nokia 8.1.
Sensor Size (2nd Camera) - 1/2.51"
Sensor Name (2nd Camera) - Sony IMX858 Sensor
Lens Type (2nd Camera) - Ultra wide-angle lens
Lens Aperture (2nd Camera) - F/2.2
Lens Element Qty (2nd Camera) - 6-element
Pixel Size (2nd Camera) - 0.7 μm
Focal Length Equivalent to 35mm Camera - 13mm
Camera Functions (2nd Camera) Depth camera Autofocus
Camera Modes (2nd Camera) - Macro mode
Camera Features (2nd Camera) - Electronic Image Stabiliser (EIS), 2.5cm macro photography, 4-in-1 pixel binning
FRONT CAMERA
Number of Front Cameras 1 1
Sensor Resolution (Front) 20 Megapixel 50 Megapixel Fairphone 5 has better front camera resolution than Nokia 8.1.
Sensor Size (Front) - 1/2.76"
Sensor Name (Front) - Samsung JN1
Lens Aperture (Front) - F/2.45
Pixel Size (Front) - 0.64 μm
Focus Adjustment Focus free Focus free
Focal Length Equivalent to 35mm Camera - 22mm
Camera Modes (Front) Motion Photos -
Light Source (Front) - Display flash
Camera Features (Front) - Electronic Image Stabiliser (EIS), 4-in-1 Pixel technology, up to 1.5x digital zoom
BATTERY AND CHARGING Nokia 8.1 Fairphone 5
Battery Capacity (Battery Size) 3500 mAh 4200 mAh Fairphone 5 has larger battery capacity than Nokia 8.1.
Standby Time - 459 hours
Talk Time - 2280 minutes
Run Time Details - Talk: up to 2280 min
Standby: up to 459 hrs
Continuous browsing: up to 18 hrs
Battery Technology - Lithium Ion
CELLULAR Nokia 8.1 Fairphone 5
Technology WCDMA (UMTS) / GSM WCDMA (UMTS) / GSM
Mobile Broadband Generation 4G 5G Fairphone 5 has more advanced generation mobile network.
Operating System Android 9.0 Pie Android 13
Intelligent Assistant Google Assistant -
Navigation GPS, A-GPS, GLONASS, BeiDou GPS, A-GPS, GLONASS, BeiDou, Galileo
COMMUNICATIONS Nokia 8.1 Fairphone 5
Data Transmission GPRS, EDGE, HSDPA, HSUPA, HSPA+, LTE, VoLTE, VoWiFi LTE, 5G NR, HSDPA+
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 2, Band 3, Band 4, Band 5, Band 7, Band 8, Band 12, Band 20, Band 28, Band 32, Band 38, Band 40, Band 41, Band 42, Band 48, Band 66, Band 71
4G LTE Frequency - FDD 2100, FDD 1900 PCS, FDD 1800+, FDD 1700 - 2110 AWS, FDD 850, FDD 2600, FDD 900, FDD 700a, FDD 800 DD, FDD 700 APT, FDD 1500 L, TDD 2600, TDD 2300, TDD 2500, TDD 3500, TDD 3600, FDD 1700 - 2110 AWS-3, FDD 600
5G NR Band - N1, n2, n3, n5, n7, n8, n20, n28, n38, n41, n66, n71, n77, n78, n48
5G NR Frequency - FDD 2100, FDD 1900PCS, FDD 1800, FDD 850, FDD 2600, FDD 900, FDD 800, FDD 700APT, TDD TD 2600, TDD TD 2500, FDD AWS-3, FDD 600, TDD TD 3700, TDD TD 3500, TDD 3500
Wireless Interface IEEE 802.11b/g/n/ac Wi-Fi 6E
Bluetooth Bluetooth 5.0 Bluetooth 5.2 LE
NFC Yes Yes Both phones have an NFC reader for mobile payments.
Messaging Services SMS, MMS -
MEDIA Nokia 8.1 Fairphone 5
Supported Digital Audio Standards Apt-X AAC, apt-X, LDAC, SBC, apt-X HD
Sound Enhancements Nokia OZO surround sound capture -
FEATURES Nokia 8.1 Fairphone 5
Phone Functions Speakerphone, voice control, call timer, conference call, flight mode, voice dialing, vibrating alert -
Sensors Accelerometer, ambient light sensor, proximity sensor, digital compass, gyro sensor Accelerometer, proximity sensor, magnetometer, Time of Flight (ToF), light sensor, gyroscope, compass
Security Devices Fingerprint reader Face recognition, fingerprint reader (side)
Security Technology - Face Unlock
Additional Phone Features Fast Charging, Smart Amplifier technology, Google Lens OTG Reverse Charge, modular and repairable design, recycled and fair materials, DisplayPort over USB Type-C, 8 years of software upgrades
Android Enterprise Recommended - Yes
OTHERS Nokia 8.1 Fairphone 5
Included Accessories Headset, power adapter, SIM card removal tool, USB-C cable -
Compliant Standards - IP55, MIL-STD-810H, ICE 60058-2-31
Product Recycled Content - 70 % - fair focus or recycled materials
Max Height of Shock Resistance - 1.8 m
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