Nokia 8.1 vs ZTE Axon

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.

• Weight

  Axon: 10.2 g lighter

  8.1:

  180 g

  Axon:

  169.8 g

• Width

  Axon: 2.1 mm narrower

  8.1:

  75.8 mm

  Axon:

  73.7 mm

• Screen diagonal

  Axon: 0.68 in smaller diagonal

  8.1:

  6.18 in

  Axon:

  5.5 in

• Chipset

  8.1:

  Qualcomm SDM710 Snapdragon 710 (10 nm)

  Axon:

  Qualcomm MSM8974 Snapdragon 801 (28 nm)

• Depth

  8.1: 1.4 mm thinner

  8.1:

  8 mm

  Axon:

  9.4 mm

• Release year

  8.1:

  2018

  Axon:

  2015

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.

1. 1. 8.1

   Height:

   154.8 mm

   Width:

   75.8 mm +2.1 mm versus Axon

   Depth:

   8 mm

2. 2. Axon

   Height:

   153.9 mm

   Width:

   73.7 mm

   Depth:

   9.4 mm +1.4 mm versus 8.1

Screen size

Approximate rectangular screens calculated from recorded diagonal and aspect ratio at one relative scale. Rounded corners and cutouts are not subtracted. These are not phone outlines or calibrated actual sizes.

1. 1. 8.1

   Screen diagonal:

   6.18 in

   Aspect ratio (height:width):

   19:9

   Approximate rectangular screen area:

   95.3 cm²

2. 2. Axon

   Screen diagonal:

   5.5 in

   Aspect ratio (height:width):

   16:9

   Approximate rectangular screen area:

   83.4 cm²

8.1 has approximately 14.3% more rectangular screen area than Axon.

Memory variants

Each row compares the same storage capacity. Cells show recorded RAM alternatives, not combined maxima. Not recorded does not mean unavailable in every market.

Practical features

Explicit Yes and No values are shown directly. Qualified or regional records retain their details. Unknown means the record is missing.

Battery capacity

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