Nokia 3 vs Nokia 2 Specs Comparison

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

Availability

Officially announced
Feb 26, 2017 Oct 31, 2017

Design

Dimensions
5.65 x 2.81 x 0.33 inches
143.4 x 71.4 x 8.48 mm
5.65 x 2.81 x 0.37 inches
143.5 x 71.3 x 9.3 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, Silver, Brown, Blue Black, Brown, White

Display

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

Hardware

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

Battery

Type
2650 mAh, Li - Ion 4100 mAh

Camera

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

Connectivity & Features

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

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, UMTS LTE Cat 4 (150/50 Mbit/s), HSPA, HSUPA
SIM type
Nano SIM Nano SIM
VoLTE
Yes Yes

Phone Features

Notifications
Haptic feedback Haptic feedback, Music ringtones, Flight mode, Silent mode, Speakerphone
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 Yes
Dual SIM
Dual SIM Yes
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