Apple iPhone 8 Plus vs Nokia 8 Specs Comparison

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9.2
Apple iPhone 8 Plus
7.0
Nokia 8
Apple iPhone 8 Plus Nokia 8
Released · Sep 22, 2017
Released · Aug 28, 2017
5.5-inch · 1920x1080px
5.3-inch · 2560x1440px
Dual camera
Dual camera
3GB · 256GB
4GB · 64GB
2691 mAh
3090 mAh

Availability

Officially announced
Sep 12, 2017 Aug 16, 2017
Prices (MSRP)
$949

Design

Dimensions
6.24 x 3.07 x 0.30 inches
158.4 x 78.1 x 7.5 mm
5.96 x 2.90 x 0.31 inches
151.5 x 73.7 x 7.9 mm
Weight
7.13 oz / 202.0 g 5.64 oz / 160.0 g
Materials
Back: Glass
Frame: Aluminum
Back: Aluminum
Resistance
Water, Dust; IP67 Splash; IP54
Biometrics
Fingerprint (touch) Iris scanner, Fingerprint (touch)
Features
Touch sensitive control keys
Keys
Left: Volume control, Other; Right: Lock/Unlock key Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Gold, Silver, Red, Space gray Silver, Brown, Blue

Display

Size
5.5-inch, 67.47% screen-to-body 5.3-inch, 69.44% screen-to-body
Type
IPS LCD, 625 nits IPS LCD, 700 nits
Resolution
1920x1080px, 16:9 ratio, 401 PPI 2560x1440px, 554 PPI
Protection
Corning Gorilla Glass 5
Features
Pressure-sensitive, Oleophobic coating, Scratch-resistant glass, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor
PhoneArena Display Test
Bright Max (20% APL)
Untested Untested
Bright Min
2 (Good) 3 (Average)

Hardware

System chip
Apple A11 Bionic APL1W72 (10 nm) Snapdragon 835 MSM8998 (10 nm)
Processor
Hexa-core
2390 MHz
Monsoon and Mistral
Octa-core
2500 MHz
Kryo 280
GPU
Apple 3-core GPU Adreno 540
Memory
3GB (LPDDR4)/256GB
3GB/64GB
4GB (LPDDR4)/64GB
6GB/128GB
Storage expansion
not expandable microSDXC up to 256 GB
OS
iOS (15.x, 14.x, 13.x, 12.x, 11.x) Android (9.0 Pie, 8.1 Oreo, 8.0 Oreo, 7.1 Nougat)

Battery

Type
2691 mAh, Li - Ion 3090 mAh, Li - Ion
Charging
USB Power Delivery
Qi wireless charging
Qualcomm Quick Charge 3.0
Charge speed
Wired: 15.0W
Wireless: 7.5W

Camera

Rear
Dual camera Dual camera
Main camera
12 MP (Sapphire crystal lens cover, OIS, PDAF, CMOS image sensor, BSI sensor)
Aperture size: F1.8
Focal length: 28 mm
Sensor size: 1/3"
Pixel size: 1.22 μm
13 MP (OIS, Laser and PDAF)
Aperture size: F2.0
Focal length: 27 mm
Sensor size: 1/3.06"
Pixel size: 1.12 μm
Second camera
12 MP (Telephoto, Sapphire crystal lens cover, PDAF, CMOS image sensor, BSI sensor)
Optical zoom: 2.0x
Aperture size: F2.8
Focal Length: 56 mm
Sensor size: 1/3.4"
Pixel size: 1 μm
13 MP (Black and White, Laser and PDAF)
Aperture size: F2.0
Focal Length: 27 mm
Sensor size: 1/3.06"
Pixel size: 1.12 μm
Flash
Quad LED Dual LED
Video recording
4K UHD (60 fps), 1080p (240 fps), 720p
OIS, Time-lapse video, Continuous autofocus, Picture-taking during video recording, Video light, Video calling, Video sharing
4K UHD (30 fps), 1080p (30 fps)
Video calling, Video sharing
Front
7 MP (HDR)
Video capture: 1080p
13 MP (Wide Angle)
Video capture: 4K UHD

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
5.0 5.0
WLAN
a,b,g,n,ac,dual-band
MIMO, Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot
802.11 a, b, g, n, ac
a,b,g,n,ac,dual-band
MIMO, Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot
802.11 a, b, g, n, ac
USB
Lightning Type-C, USB 3.1
Sensors
Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Barometer, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Pedometer, Compass, Hall (for flip covers), Barometer, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor
Hearing aid compatible
M3/T4
Location
GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, BeiDou
Other
NFC, UMA (Wi-Fi Calling) NFC, ANT+, Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync

Multimedia

Headphones
No 3.5mm jack 3.5mm jack
Speakers
Earpiece, Multiple speakers Earpiece, Loudspeaker
Features
Album art cover, Background playback
Screen mirroring
Wireless screen share Wireless screen share
Additional microphone(s)
Noise cancellation Noise cancellation, Video recording

Cellular

4G (FDD) Bands
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 29, 30, 66 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 20, 28
4G (TDD) Bands
38, 39, 40, 41 38, 39, 40, 41
3G Bands
4, 5, 8 5, 8, 4, 2, 1
Data Speed
LTE-A Cat 12/13 (600/150 Mbit/s), LTE-A, HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s LTE-A Cat 9 (450/50 Mbit/s), HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s
Dual SIM
Yes
SIM type
Nano SIM Nano SIM
HD Voice
Yes
VoLTE
Yes

Alternative variants

with 64 GB storage
Memory 64GB
Prices (MSRP) $799
Memory 6GB/128GB
A1864
with 128 GB storage
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