Nokia 3 vs Nokia 3 V Specs Comparison

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Nokia 3
Nokia 3 Nokia 3 V
Released · Jun 16, 2017
Released · Aug 23, 2019
5.0-inch · 1280x720px
6.3-inch · 1520x720px
Single camera
Single camera
2GB · 16GB
2GB · 16GB
2650 mAh
4000 mAh

Availability

Officially announced
Feb 26, 2017 Aug 20, 2019
Prices (MSRP)
$168

Design

Dimensions
5.65 x 2.81 x 0.33 inches
143.4 x 71.4 x 8.48 mm
6.35 x 3.00 x 0.36 inches
161.24 x 76.24 x 9.1 mm
Weight
6.65 oz / 188.6 g
Materials
Back: Plastic
Frame: Aluminum
Back: Plastic
Biometrics
2D Face unlock
Features
Touch sensitive control keys
Keys
Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Black, Silver, Brown, Blue Blue

Display

Size
5.0-inch, 67.28% screen-to-body 6.3-inch, 80.47% screen-to-body
Type
IPS LCD, 450 nits TFT
Resolution
1280x720px, 294 PPI 1520x720px, 19:9 ratio, 269 PPI
Colors
16 777 216
Protection
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
20 (Poor) Untested

Hardware

System chip
MediaTek MT6737 Snapdragon 429 SDM429 (12 nm)
Processor
Quad-core
1300 MHz
ARM Cortex-A53
Quad-core
1950 MHz
ARM Cortex-A53
GPU
Mali-T720 MP2 Adreno 504
Memory
2GB/16GB 2GB (LPDDR3)/16GB (eMMC 5.1)
Storage expansion
microSDXC up to 128 GB microSDXC up to 128 GB
OS
Android (9.0 Pie, 8.1 Oreo, 7.0 Nougat) Android (9.0 Pie)

Battery

Type
2650 mAh, Li - Ion 4000 mAh, Li - Ion

Camera

Rear
Single camera Single camera
Main camera
8 MP (Autofocus)
Aperture size: F2.0
Pixel size: 1.12 μm
13 MP (Autofocus)
Aperture size: F2.2
Sensor size: 1/3"
Pixel size: 1.12 μm
Flash
LED LED
Video recording
720p (30 fps)
Video calling, Video sharing
1080p (30 fps)
Front
8 MP (Autofocus) 5 MP (Wide Angle)

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
Yes 4.2
WLAN
b,g,n
Hotspot, Wi-Fi Direct
802.11 b, g, n
b,g,n
Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot
802.11 b, g, n
USB
microUSB, USB 2.0 microUSB, USB 2.0
Sensors
Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor Accelerometer, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor
Hearing aid compatible
M3/T3
Location
GPS, A-GPS GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, BeiDou, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning
Other
NFC, Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync UMA (Wi-Fi Calling)

Multimedia

Headphones
3.5mm jack 3.5mm jack
Speakers
Earpiece, Loudspeaker Earpiece, Loudspeaker
Features
Album art cover, Background playback aptX-HD
Screen mirroring
Wireless screen share Wireless screen share
Radio
FM FM
Additional microphone(s)
Noise cancellation

Cellular

Carrier locked
Yes
4G (FDD) Bands
1, 3, 5, 7, 8, 20, 28 2, 4, 5, 13, 66
4G (TDD) Bands
38, 40
3G Bands
5, 8, 2, 1 5, 8, 4, 2, 1
Data Speed
LTE Cat 4 (150/50 Mbit/s), HSPA, UMTS LTE Cat 4 (150/50 Mbit/s), HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s
SIM type
Nano SIM Nano SIM
HD Voice
Yes
VoLTE
Yes Yes

Phone Features

Notifications
Haptic feedback
Other features
Voice dialing, Voice commands, Voice recording

Regulatory Approval

FCC approval
Date approved: Mar 17, 2017
FCC ID value: 2AJOTTA-1038
Date approved: Nov 03, 2019
FCC ID value: 2AJOTTA-1182
Measured SAR
Head: 0.48 W/kg
Body: 1.15 W/kg
Simultaneous Transmission: 1.34 W/kg
Wireless Router: 1.19 W/kg
Head: 0.42 W/kg
Body: 1.27 W/kg
Simultaneous Transmission: 1.50 W/kg
Wireless Router: 1.27 W/kg

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