Nokia 3 vs Nokia 8 Specs Comparison

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6.0
Nokia 3
7.0
Nokia 8
Nokia 3 Nokia 8
Released · Jun 16, 2017
Released · Aug 28, 2017
5.0-inch · 1280x720px
5.3-inch · 2560x1440px
Single camera
Dual camera
2GB · 16GB
4GB · 64GB
2650 mAh
3090 mAh

Availability

Officially announced
Feb 26, 2017 Aug 16, 2017

Design

Dimensions
5.65 x 2.81 x 0.33 inches
143.4 x 71.4 x 8.48 mm
5.96 x 2.90 x 0.31 inches
151.5 x 73.7 x 7.9 mm
Weight
5.64 oz (160.0 g)
Materials
Back: Plastic
Frame: Aluminum
Back: Aluminum
Resistance
Splash; IP54
Biometrics
Iris scanner, Fingerprint (touch)
Features
Touch sensitive control keys Touch sensitive control keys
Keys
Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Black, Silver, Brown, Blue Silver, Brown, Blue

Display

Size
5.0-inch, 67.28% screen-to-body 5.3-inch, 69.44% screen-to-body
Type
IPS LCD, 450 nits IPS LCD, 700 nits
Resolution
1280x720px, 294 PPI 2560x1440px, 554 PPI
Colors
16 777 216
Protection
Corning Gorilla Glass Corning Gorilla Glass 5
Features
Scratch-resistant glass, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor, Polarizing filter

Hardware

System chip
MediaTek MT6737 Snapdragon 835 MSM8998 (10 nm)
Processor
Quad-core
1300 MHz
ARM Cortex-A53
Octa-core
2500 MHz
Kryo 280
GPU
Mali-T720 MP2 Adreno 540
Memory
2GB/16GB 4GB (LPDDR4)/64GB
6GB/128GB
Storage expansion
microSDXC up to 128 GB microSDXC up to 256 GB
OS
Android (9.0 Pie, 8.1 Oreo, 7.0 Nougat) Android (9.0 Pie, 8.1 Oreo, 8.0 Oreo, 7.1 Nougat)

Battery

Type
2650 mAh, Li - Ion 3090 mAh, Li - Ion
Charging
Qualcomm Quick Charge 3.0

Camera

Rear
Single camera Dual camera
Main camera
8 MP (Autofocus)
Aperture size: F2.0
Pixel size: 1.12 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
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
LED Dual LED
Video recording
720p (30 fps)
Video calling, Video sharing
4K UHD (30 fps), 1080p (30 fps)
Video calling, Video sharing
Front
8 MP (Autofocus) 13 MP (Wide Angle)
Video capture: 4K UHD

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
Yes 5.0
WLAN
b,g,n
Hotspot, Wi-Fi Direct
802.11 b, g, n
a,b,g,n,ac,dual-band
MIMO, Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot
802.11 a, b, g, n, ac
USB
microUSB, USB 2.0 Type-C, USB 3.1
Sensors
Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Pedometer, Compass, Hall (for flip covers), Barometer, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor
Location
GPS, A-GPS GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, BeiDou
Other
NFC, Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync NFC, ANT+, 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
Additional microphone(s)
Noise cancellation, Video recording

Cellular

4G (FDD) Bands
1, 3, 5, 7, 8, 20, 28 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 20, 28
4G (TDD) Bands
38, 40 38, 39, 40, 41
3G Bands
5, 8, 2, 1 5, 8, 4, 2, 1
Data Speed
LTE Cat 4 (150/50 Mbit/s), HSPA, UMTS 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
VoLTE
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
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
Memory 6GB/128GB
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