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Nokia 8 vs Apple iPhone 7 Plus vs Samsung Galaxy S8 vs OnePlus 5: specs comparison

by Victor Hristov / Aug 22, 2017, 3:26 AM

Nokia 8 vs Apple iPhone 7 Plus vs Samsung Galaxy S8 vs OnePlus 5: specs comparison

The Nokia 8 is the first flagship phone by HMD Global, the company that has taken over the Nokia brand name and aims to bring back some of that DNA of excellency that memories of the old Nokia bring.

The new-old kid on the flagship block

And the Nokia 8 is two things: filled with top-tier hardware and beautifully designed. Initially offered in Europe, the Nokia 8 will be offered alongside big names like the Apple iPhone 7 Plus, Samsung's Galaxy S8 series, and the OnePlus.

How does the Nokia 8 compare to all of them in terms of actual specs, though? Which one is more powerful? We look at the details right below:

	Nokia 8	OnePlus 5	Samsung Galaxy S8	Apple iPhone 7 Plus
Platform	Android 7.1.1 Nougat	Android 7.1.1 Nougat	Android 7.0 Nougat	iOS 10
Dimensions	151.5 x 73.7 x 7.0 mm 160 g	154.2 x 74.1 x 7.25 mm 153 g	148.9 x 68.1 x 8.0 mm 152 g	158.2 x 77.9 x 7.3 mm 188 g
Display	5.3" Quad HD LCD 9:16 aspect ratio	5.5" Full HD AMOLED 9:16 aspect ratio	5.8" Quad HD+ AMOLED 9:18.5 aspect ratio	5.5" Full HD LCD 9:16 aspect ratio
Processor RAM	Snapdragon 835 4GB RAM	Snapdragon 835 6GB / 8GB RAM	Snapdragon 835 4GB RAM	Apple A10 3 GB RAM
Camera	Dual camera 13MP color + 13MP mono 13MP AF front cam	Dual camera 16MP + 20MP 1.67x tele 16MP front cam	Single camera 12 MP f/1.7 8MP AF front cam	Dual 12 MP camera 28mm f/1.8 + 56mm f/2.8
Storage	64 GB, 128 GB + microSD	64 GB, 128 GB no microSD	64 GB + microSD	32 GB, 128 GB, 256 GB no microSD
Battery	3,090 mAh	3,300 mAh	3,000 mAh	2,900 mAh
Special feats	"Bothie" Camera Mode	Dash Charge Portrait mode	80% screen ratio IP 68 water protected Adaptive Fast Charge	IP 67 water protected Portrait mode No 3.5mm headphone jack

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7 Comments

2. Brandndd

Posts: 8; Member since: Aug 19, 2017

There is nokia 8 with 6gb of RAM & 128Gb storage.. detail please! Oh wait how about OZO audio and zeiss optic ??

posted on Aug 22, 2017, 4:04 AM 4

6. sgodsell

Posts: 7605; Member since: Mar 16, 2013

All good for the Nokia 8, but why is the iPhone 7 plus compared here and not the iPhone 7. Especially when devices like the S8 is designed to take on the iPhone 7, and the S8 + is designed to take on the iPhone 7 plus. So right there Victor has the wrong comparison.

posted on Aug 22, 2017, 5:10 AM 2

7. yann

Posts: 614; Member since: Jul 15, 2010

Useless article. To compare scecs???? Is this your jurnalism PA? Very lame.

posted on Aug 22, 2017, 6:18 AM 0

8. Boogieman

Posts: 33; Member since: Jun 02, 2013

A lot missing on Nokia 8 128Gb storage + 6Gb ram on polished blue variant Features Usb-c 3.1 (20Gbps) with quick charge 3 Nokia ozo 360° audio in studio quality Live steam to twitter/facebook Full length heat pipe with graphite heat spreader (prevent throttling and longer battery life) Vanilla Android Top mounted antennas Higher clock on 4processors (vs Ie galaxy s8)

posted on Aug 22, 2017, 7:47 AM 4

10. Settings

Posts: 2943; Member since: Jul 02, 2014

It's near stock not vanilla. Vanilla is like Nexus, Pixel etc.

posted on Aug 22, 2017, 8:42 AM 0

12. Boogieman

Regardless of how vanilla they are... Nokia beat both nexus and pixel with faster updates =) WWW *remove this*.9to5google.com/2017/09/05/nokia-android-oreo-update-september-security/