Nokia 2.1 vs Nokia 5

Network
2G network

GSM 850, 900, 1800, 1900; GSM 900, 1800 - India

GSM 850, 900, 1800, 1900
3G network

HSDPA 850, 900, 2100 - APAC, EMEA, India; HSDPA 850, 900, 1700(AWS), 1900, 2100 - LATAM, USA

HSDPA 850, 900, 1900, 2100
4G network

LTE frequency band 1(2100), 3(1800), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 20(800), 38(2600), 40(2300) - APAC, EMEA; LTE frequency band 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 12(700), 13(700), 17(700), 28(700), 38(2600), 40(2300), 66(1700/2100) - LATAM, USA; LTE frequency band 1(2100), 3(1800), 5(850), 40(2300), 41(2500) - India

LTE frequency band 1(2100), 3(1800), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 20(800), 28(700), 38(2600), 40(2300)
HSDPA speed

42.2 Mbps

42.2 Mbps
HSUPA speed

5.76 Mbps

5.76 Mbps
LTE speed

LTE, Cat4, 150 Mbps download, 50 Mbps upload

LTE, Cat4, 150 Mbps download, 50 Mbps upload
GPRS

Yes

Yes
EDGE

Yes

Yes

Design
Build

Aluminum frame, plastic back

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SIM

Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)

Single SIM (Nano-SIM) or Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)
Height

153.6 mm

149.7 mm
Width

77.6 mm

72.5 mm
Thickness

9.7 mm

8 mm
Weight

174 g

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Colors

Blue/Copper, Blue/Silver, Grey/Silver

Copper, Matte Black, Silver, Tempered Blue

Main camera
Main camera

8 MP

13 MP, f/2.0
Primary camera resolution

3264 x 2448 pixels

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Primary camera video

720p@30fps

1080p@30fps
Primary camera Autofocus

autofocus

phase detection autofocus
Primary camera flash

LED flash

dual-LED (dual tone) flash
Camera features

Geo-tagging, touch focus

1.12 µm pixel size, 1/3" sensor size, HDR, face detection, geo-tagging, touch focus

Features
Messaging SMS

SMS(threaded view)

SMS(threaded view)
Messaging MMS

MMS

MMS
Messaging Email

Email

Email
Messaging IM

IM

IM
Messaging Push Email

Push Email

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Messaging Push Mail

-

Push Mail
Java

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No
Sensors

Accelerometer, proximity

Fingerprint (front-mounted), accelerometer, compass, gyro, proximity