Nokia 5.3 vs Nokia 8 Specs Comparison

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7.8
Nokia 5.3
7.0
Nokia 8
Nokia 5.3 Nokia 8
Released · Apr 02, 2020
Released · Aug 28, 2017
6.5-inch · 1600x720px
5.3-inch · 2560x1440px
Quad camera
Dual camera
4GB · 64GB
4GB · 64GB
4000 mAh
3090 mAh

Availability

Officially announced
Mar 19, 2020 Aug 16, 2017
Prices (MSRP)
$200

Design

Dimensions
6.47 x 3.02 x 0.33 inches
164.3 x 76.6 x 8.5 mm
5.96 x 2.90 x 0.31 inches
151.5 x 73.7 x 7.9 mm
Weight
6.53 oz / 185.0 g 5.64 oz / 160.0 g
Materials
Back: Plastic
Frame: Plastic
Back: Aluminum
Resistance
Splash; IP54
Biometrics
Fingerprint (touch) Iris scanner, Fingerprint (touch)
Features
Touch sensitive control keys
Keys
Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Charcoal, Cyan, Sand Silver, Brown, Blue

Display

Size
6.5-inch, 82.17% screen-to-body 5.3-inch, 69.44% screen-to-body
Type
IPS LCD IPS LCD, 700 nits
Resolution
1600x720px, 20:9 ratio, 268 PPI 2560x1440px, 554 PPI
Protection
Corning Gorilla Glass 3 Corning Gorilla Glass 5
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Bright Max (20% APL)
Untested Untested
Bright Min
5.1 (Poor) 3 (Average)

Hardware

System chip
Snapdragon 665 SM6125 (11 nm) Snapdragon 835 MSM8998 (10 nm)
Processor
Octa-core
2000 MHz
Kryo 260
Octa-core
2500 MHz
Kryo 280
GPU
Adreno 610 Adreno 540
Memory
4GB (LPDDR4)/64GB (eMMC 5.1)
3GB/64GB
6GB/64GB
4GB (LPDDR4)/64GB
6GB/128GB
Storage expansion
microSDXC up to 512 GB microSDXC up to 256 GB
OS
Android (11, 10) Android (9.0 Pie, 8.1 Oreo, 8.0 Oreo, 7.1 Nougat)

Battery

Type
4000 mAh 3090 mAh, Li - Ion
Charging
Qualcomm Quick Charge 3.0
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Battery Life Estimate
Untested
Browsing
Untested
Video
9h 47min
Gaming
7h 27min
Battery Life Estimate
Untested
Browsing
Untested
Video
Untested
Gaming
Untested

Camera

Rear
Quad camera Dual camera
Main camera
13 MP (PDAF)
Aperture size: F1.8
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
5 MP (Ultra-wide) 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
Third camera
2 MP (Macro)
Fourth camera
2 MP (Depth information)
Flash
LED Dual LED
Video recording
1080p 4K UHD (30 fps), 1080p (30 fps)
Video calling, Video sharing
Front
8 MP
Video capture: 1080p
13 MP (Wide Angle)
Video capture: 4K UHD

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
4.2 5.0
WLAN
b,g,n,ac
Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot
802.11 b, g, n, ac
a,b,g,n,ac,dual-band
MIMO, Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot
802.11 a, b, g, n, ac
USB
Type-C, USB 2.0 Type-C, USB 3.1
Sensors
Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Pedometer, Compass, Hall (for flip covers), Barometer, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor
Location
GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, BeiDou, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, BeiDou
Other
NFC NFC, ANT+, Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync

Multimedia

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

Cellular

4G (FDD) Bands
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 28, 66 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 20, 28
4G (TDD) Bands
38 38, 39, 40, 41
3G Bands
1, 2, 4, 5, 8 5, 8, 4, 2, 1
Data Speed
LTE Cat 4 (150/50 Mbit/s), 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 Yes
SIM type
Nano SIM Nano SIM

Regulatory Approval

FCC approval
Date approved: Apr 06, 2020
FCC ID value: 2AJOTTA-1223
Measured SAR
Head: 1.03 W/kg
Body: 0.95 W/kg
Simultaneous Transmission: 1.33 W/kg
Wireless Router: 0.97 W/kg

Alternative variants

with 3GB RAM
Memory 3GB
Memory 6GB/128GB
with 6GB RAM
Memory 6GB
Global version
4G (FDD) Bands 1, 3, 5, 7, 8, 20, 28
4G (TDD) Bands 38, 40, 41
3G Bands 5, 8, 2, 1
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