Nokia 8 vs Xiaomi Mi 9 Explorer

Network
2G network

GSM 850, 900, 1800, 1900

GSM 850, 900, 1800, 1900; CDMA 800 & TD-SCDMA
3G network

HSDPA 850, 900, 1900, 2100

HSDPA 850, 900, 1700(AWS), 1900, 2100
4G network

LTE frequency band 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 20(800), 28(700), 38(2600), 39(1900), 40(2300), 41(2500)

LTE frequency band 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 12(700), 17(700), 20(800), 28(700), 38(2600), 39(1900), 40(2300)
HSDPA speed

42.2 Mbps

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HSUPA speed

5.76 Mbps

-
LTE-A speed

LTE-A, (3CA) Cat9, 450 Mbps download, 50 Mbps upload

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GPRS

Yes

Yes
EDGE

Yes

Yes

Design
Build

-

Back glass (Gorilla Glass 5), aluminum frame (7000 series)
SIM

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

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

151.5 mm

157.5 mm
Width

73.7 mm

74.7 mm
Thickness

7.9 mm

7.6 mm
Weight

160 g

173 g
Colors

Polished Blue, Polished Copper, Steel, Tempered Blue

Black

Main camera
Camera type

Dual

Triple
Camera type

Photo / Video

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Main camera

13 MP, f/2.0

48 MP, f/1.5 , 1/2" , 0.8 µm, 2x optical zoom
13 MP

16 MP, f/2.2 , 13 mm, 1/3.6" , 1.0 µm
12 MP, f/2.2 , 54 mm, 1.0 µm
Primary camera video

2160p@30fps, 1080p@30fps

2160p@30/60fps, 1080p@30/120/240fps, 1080p@960fps
Primary camera optics

Carl Zeiss optics

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Primary camera Autofocus

laser/phase detection autofocus

-
Primary camera flash

dual-LED (dual tone) flash

LED flash
Primary camera optical image stabilization

optical image stabilization

-
Primary camera phase detection autofocus

-

phase detection and laser autofocus
Camera features

1.12µm pixel size, HDR, face detection, geo-tagging, panorama, touch focus

2x optical zoom
DxOMark photo

72

-
DxOMark video

62

-
DxOMark camera score

68

-

Connectivity
WLAN

Wi-Fi 802.11a, 802.11b, 802.11g, 802.11n, 802.11ac

Wi-Fi 802.11a, 802.11b, 802.11g, 802.11n, 802.11ac
WLAN WiFi Hotspot

Yes

Yes
WLAN WiFi Direct

Yes

Yes
WLAN WiFi Dual Band

Yes

Yes
WLAN DLNA

-

Yes
USB

Type-C 1.0 reversible connector

Type-C 1.0 reversible connector
USB On-The-Go

-

Yes
Bluetooth

v5.0

v5.0
Bluetooth A2DP

Yes

Yes
bluetooth LE

Yes

Yes
NFC

Yes

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GPS

Yes, with A-GPS

Yes, with dual-band A-GPS
GLONASS

Yes

Yes
GALILEO

-

Yes
Beidou

-

Yes
BDS

Yes

-
QZSS

-

Yes

Features
Messaging SMS

SMS(threaded view)

-
Messaging MMS

MMS

-
Messaging Email

Email

-
Messaging IM

IM

-
Messaging Push Mail

Push Mail

-
Java

No

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Sensors

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

Accelerometer, compass, gyroscope, fingerprint