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HTC One A9 vs Nokia 8.1

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HTC One A9

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Key differences

Calculated from recorded specifications using minimum difference thresholds. These are differences, not an overall ranking. For three phones, numeric highlights compare the two extremes.

  • Display technologyOLED versus LCDOne A9: OLED · 8.1: LCD
  • WeightOne A9: 37 g lighterOne A9: 143 g · 8.1: 180 g
  • WidthOne A9: 5 mm narrowerOne A9: 70.8 mm · 8.1: 75.8 mm
  • Screen diagonalOne A9: 1.18 in smaller diagonalOne A9: 5 in · 8.1: 6.18 in
  • ChipsetQualcomm MSM8952 Snapdragon 617 (28 nm) / Qualcomm SDM710 Snapdragon 710 (10 nm)One A9: Qualcomm MSM8952 Snapdragon 617 (28 nm) · 8.1: Qualcomm SDM710 Snapdragon 710 (10 nm)
  • Rear camera layoutSingle / DualOne A9: Single · 8.1: Dual

Physical size

Relative size, not calibrated actual size. Front and side outlines share one scale and a bottom baseline. Generic outlines use recorded body dimensions, excluding camera bumps.

Front
One A9: 145.8 × 70.8 mm 1 8.1: 154.8 × 75.8 mm 2
Side
One A9: 145.8 × 7.3 mm 1 8.1: 154.8 × 8 mm 2
  1. 1. One A9
    Height
    145.8 mm
    Width
    70.8 mm
    Depth
    7.3 mm
    Weight
    143 g
  2. 2. 8.1
    Height
    154.8 mm
    Width
    75.8 mm
    Depth
    8 mm
    Weight
    180 g

Specifications

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Everyday essentials
Everyday essentials
SpecificationOne A98.1
Dimensions (HxWxD)
  • 145.8 Х 70.8 Х 7.3 mm
  • 154.8 Х 75.8 Х 8 mm
Weight
  • 143 g
  • 180 g
Technology
  • AMOLED
  • IPS LCD
Screen size
  • 5" inch
  • 6.18" inch
Screen resolution
  • 1080 x 1920 px
  • 1080 x 2280 px
Internal memoryRecorded storage / RAM variants. Entries are alternatives, not a combined maximum. Ambiguous formats stay as recorded.
  • 16 GB
  • 2 GB RAM32 GB
  • 3 GB RAM
  • 64 GB
  • 4 GB RAM - Nokia 8.164/128 GB
  • 4/6 GB RAM - Nokia X7Y
Memory card support
  • microSD
  • up to 256 GB (dedicated slot)
  • microSD
  • up to 400 GB (uses SIM 2 slot)
BatteryCapacity is not battery life. No endurance test is implied.
  • 2150 mAh
  • Non-removable Li-Ion
  • 3500 mAh
  • Non-removable Li-Ion
Operating system OS
  • Android 6.0 (Marshmallow)
  • upgradable to 7.0 (Nougat); Sense UI
  • Android 9.0 (Pie); Android One
Chipset
  • Qualcomm MSM8952 Snapdragon 617 (28 nm)
  • Qualcomm SDM710 Snapdragon 710 (10 nm)
NFC
  • Yes (payments only)
  • Yes
Headphone jack
  • Yes
  • Yes
Display
Display
SpecificationOne A98.1
Touchscreen
  • capacitive touchscreen
  • capacitive touchscreen
Display colors
  • 16M
  • 16M
Screen area
  • 68.9 cm2
  • 95.3 cm2
Screen format
  • 16:9 (height:width)
  • 19:9 (height:width)
Screen to body ratio
  • 66.8%
  • 81.2%
PPI /points per inch/
  • 441 PPI
  • 408 PPI
Screen protection
  • Corning Gorilla Glass 3
  • NEG
Camera and Video
Camera and Video
SpecificationOne A98.1
Rear camera, main
  • 13 MP
  • Single
  • 12 MP
  • Dual
Camera specs
  • 13 MP
  • f/2.0
  • OIS
  • AF
  • 12 MP
  • f/1.8
  • 1/2.55''
  • 1.4µm
  • dual pixel PDAF
  • OIS -13 MP
Functions
  • HDR
  • Zeiss optics
  • Dual-LED dual-tone flash
  • panorama
  • HDR
Video
  • 1080p@30fps
  • 2160p@30fps
  • 1080p@30fps (gyro-EIS)
Front camera, selfie
  • 4 MP
  • Single
  • 20 MP
  • Single
Specifications
  • 4 MP
  • f/2.0
  • 27mm (wide)
  • 1/3''
  • 2µm
  • 20 MP
  • f/2.0
  • 0.9μm
Performance
Performance
SpecificationOne A98.1
Processor CPU
  • Octa-core (4x1.5 GHz Cortex-A53 & 4x1.2 GHz Cortex-A53)
  • Octa-core (2x2.2 GHz 360 Gold & 6x1.7 GHz Kryo 360 Silver)
Graphics processor GPU
  • Adreno 405
  • Adreno 616
Antutu 7 scoreLegacy recorded score. Test conditions are unspecified; no new testing is implied.
  • 35247
  • 177222
GeekBench 4 Single CoreLegacy recorded score. Test conditions are unspecified; no new testing is implied.
  • 692
Unknown
GeekBench 4 Multi-CoreLegacy recorded score. Test conditions are unspecified; no new testing is implied.
  • 3049
Unknown
GeekBench 4 RenderScriptLegacy recorded score. Test conditions are unspecified; no new testing is implied.
  • 2110
Unknown
GeekBench 5 Single CoreLegacy recorded score. Test conditions are unspecified; no new testing is implied.
  • 128
Unknown
GeekBench 5 Multi-CoreLegacy recorded score. Test conditions are unspecified; no new testing is implied.
  • 663
Unknown
General specs
General specs
SpecificationOne A98.1
Release date
  • 2015
  • September
  • 2018
  • December
Colors
  • Carbon Gray
  • Opal Silver
  • Topaz Gold
  • Deep Garnet
  • Pink
  • Blue
  • Silver
  • steel
  • copper
  • Iron
Historical recorded priceLegacy catalogue value; date unknown. Not a current offer.
  • 300 EUR
  • 400 EUR
Battery life
  • Stand by time- Up to 432 h (3G) Talking time- Up to 16 h (3G) Music play - Up to 60 h
Unknown
Body build Unknown
  • Front/back glass
  • aluminum frame
Communication and Connectivity
Communication and Connectivity
SpecificationOne A98.1
SIM card
  • Nano-SIM
  • Hybrid Dual SIM (Nano-SIM
  • dual stand-by)
Network
  • Show all network frequencies: -2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 -3G - HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 - Americas HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 -4G - LTE band 2(1900)
  • 3(1800)
  • 4(1700/2100)
  • 5(850)
  • 7(2600)
  • 12(700)
  • 13(700)
  • 17(700)
  • 29(700) - Americas LTE band 1(2100)
  • 8(900)
  • 20(800)
  • 28(700)
  • 38(2600)
  • 40(2300)
  • 41(2500) - EMEA/ Asia
  • Show all network frequencies: -2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 CDMA 800 & TD-SCDMA -3G - HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 -4G - LTE
Speed
  • HSPA
  • LTE-A Cat7 (2CA) 300/100 Mbps
  • HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps
  • LTE-A (2CA) Cat6 300/50 Mbps
GPRS
  • Yes
  • Yes
Edge
  • Yes
  • Yes
Wi-Fi
  • Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac
  • dual-band
  • Wi-Fi Direct
  • DLNA
  • hotspot
  • Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac
  • dual-band
  • WiFi Direct
  • hotspot
GPS
  • Yes
  • with A-GPS
  • GLONASS
  • Yes
  • with A-GPS
  • GLONASS
  • BDS
USB
  • microUSB 2.0
  • USB Host
  • 2.0
  • Type-C 1.0 reversible connector
  • USB On-The-Go
Bluetooth
  • 4.1
  • A2DP
  • aptX
  • 5.0
  • A2DP
  • LE
Harmful irradiation
  • SAR EU - 0.41 W/kg (head)
Unknown
Music and Audio
Music and Audio
SpecificationOne A98.1
Radio
  • FM radio
  • No
Others
  • 24-bit/192kHz audio -Dolby audio enhancement -Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic
  • Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic
Other features
Other features
SpecificationOne A98.1
Dop
  • Sensors Fingerprint (front-mounted)
  • accelerometer
  • gyro
  • proximity
  • compass - Fast battery charging (Quick Charge 3.0)
  • Sensors Fingerprint (rear-mounted)
  • accelerometer
  • gyro
  • proximity
  • compass - Fast battery charging 2A/9V (18W) - Versions: Nokia 8.1 (Global); Nokia X7 (China)

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