Nokia 2 vs Nokia 3 Specs Comparison

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Nokia 3
Nokia 2 Nokia 3
Released · Nov 15, 2017
Released · Jun 16, 2017
5.0-inch · 1280x720px
5.0-inch · 1280x720px
Single camera
Single camera
1GB · 8GB
2GB · 16GB
4100 mAh
2650 mAh

Availability

Officially announced
Oct 31, 2017 Feb 26, 2017

Design

Dimensions
5.65 x 2.81 x 0.37 inches
143.5 x 71.3 x 9.3 mm
5.65 x 2.81 x 0.33 inches
143.4 x 71.4 x 8.48 mm
Materials
Back: Plastic
Frame: Aluminum
Back: Plastic
Frame: Aluminum
Resistance
Splash; IP52
Features
Touch sensitive control keys
Keys
Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Black, Brown, White Black, Silver, Brown, Blue

Display

Size
5.0-inch, 67.28% screen-to-body 5.0-inch, 67.28% screen-to-body
Type
LCD IPS LCD, 450 nits
Resolution
1280x720px, 294 PPI 1280x720px, 294 PPI
Colors
16 777 216 16 777 216
Protection
Corning Gorilla Glass 3 Corning Gorilla Glass
Features
Scratch-resistant glass, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor, Polarizing filter
PhoneArena Display Test
Bright Max (20% APL)
Untested Untested
Bright Min
Untested 20 (Poor)

Hardware

System chip
Snapdragon 212 8909 v2 (28 nm) MediaTek MT6737
Processor
Quad-core
1300 MHz
ARM Cortex-A7
Quad-core
1300 MHz
ARM Cortex-A53
GPU
Adreno 304 Mali-T720 MP2
Memory
1GB (LPDDR3)/8GB 2GB/16GB
Storage expansion
microSDXC up to 128 GB microSDXC up to 128 GB
OS
Android (8.1 Oreo, 7.1 Nougat) Android (9.0 Pie, 8.1 Oreo, 7.0 Nougat)

Battery

Type
4100 mAh 2650 mAh, Li - Ion

Camera

Rear
Single camera Single camera
Main camera
8 MP (Autofocus) 8 MP (Autofocus)
Aperture size: F2.0
Pixel size: 1.12 μm
Flash
LED LED
Video recording
Yes
Video calling, Video sharing
720p (30 fps)
Video calling, Video sharing
Front
5 MP 8 MP (Autofocus)

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
4.1 Yes
WLAN
b,g,n
Wi-Fi Direct
802.11 b, g, n
b,g,n
Hotspot, Wi-Fi Direct
802.11 b, g, n
USB
microUSB, USB 2.0 microUSB, USB 2.0
Sensors
Accelerometer, Compass, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor
Location
GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, BeiDou GPS, A-GPS
Other
VoIP, Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync NFC, Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync

Multimedia

Headphones
3.5mm jack 3.5mm jack
Speakers
Earpiece, Loudspeaker Earpiece, Loudspeaker
Features
Album art cover, Background playback Album art cover, Background playback
Screen mirroring
Wireless screen share Wireless screen share
Radio
FM, RDS FM

Cellular

4G (FDD) Bands
1, 3, 5, 7, 8, 20, 28 1, 3, 5, 7, 8, 20, 28
4G (TDD) Bands
38, 40 38, 40
3G Bands
5, 8, 2, 1 5, 8, 2, 1
Data Speed
LTE Cat 4 (150/50 Mbit/s), HSPA, HSUPA LTE Cat 4 (150/50 Mbit/s), HSPA, UMTS
SIM type
Nano SIM Nano SIM
VoLTE
Yes Yes

Phone Features

Notifications
Haptic feedback, Music ringtones, Flight mode, Silent mode, Speakerphone Haptic feedback
Other features
Voice dialing, Voice commands, Voice recording Voice dialing, Voice commands, Voice recording

Regulatory Approval

FCC approval
Date approved: Mar 17, 2017
FCC ID value: 2AJOTTA-1038
Measured SAR
Head: 0.48 W/kg
Body: 1.15 W/kg
Simultaneous Transmission: 1.34 W/kg
Wireless Router: 1.19 W/kg

Alternative variants

Dual SIM
Dual SIM Yes
Dual SIM Yes
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