Nokia 8 vs Apple iPhone 12 Pro Specs Comparison

Design

Dimensions
5.96 x 2.90 x 0.31 inches 151.5 x 73.7 x 7.9 mm	5.78 x 2.82 x 0.29 inches (~0.40 inches with camera bump) 146.7 x 71.6 x 7.4 mm (~10.14 mm with camera bump)
Weight
5.64 oz (160.0 g)	6.66 oz (189.0 g)
Materials
Back: Aluminum	Back: Glass Frame: Stainless steel
Resistance
Splash; IP54	Water, Splash, Dust; IP68
Biometrics
Iris scanner, Fingerprint (touch)	3D Face unlock
Features
Touch sensitive control keys
Keys
Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key	Left: Volume control, Other; Right: Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Silver, Brown, Blue	Pacific blue, Gold, Silver, Graphite

Display

Size
5.3-inch	6.1-inch
Resolution
2560x1440px, 554 PPI	2532x1170px, 19.5:9 ratio, 457 PPI
Technology
IPS LCD	OLED
Refresh rate
	60Hz
Screen-to-body
69.44 %	86.93 %
Peak brightness
700 cd/m2 (nit)	1200 cd/m2 (nit)
Features
Scratch-resistant glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5), Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor	HDR support, Oleophobic coating, Scratch-resistant glass (Ceramic Shield), Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor

Hardware

System chip
Qualcomm Snapdragon 835 MSM8998 (10 nm)	Apple A14 Bionic (5 nm)
Processor
Octa-core 2500 MHz Kryo 280	Hexa-core
GPU
Adreno 540	Apple 4-core GPU
Memory
4GB (LPDDR4)/64GB	6GB (LPDDR4)/128GB (NVMe)
Storage expansion
microSDXC up to 256 GB	not expandable
OS
Android (9.0 Pie, 8.1 Oreo, 8.0 Oreo, 7.1 Nougat)	iOS (18.x, 17.x, 16.x, 15.x, 14.x)

Battery

Type
3090 mAh, Li - Ion	2815 mAh, Li - Ion
Charging
Qualcomm Quick Charge 3.0	USB Power Delivery Qi wireless charging, MagSafe wireless charging
Charge speed
	Wired: 15.0W Wireless: 15.0W

PhoneArena Battery Tests

Battery Life Estimate

Untested

Browsing

Untested

Video

Untested

Gaming

Untested

Battery Life Estimate

5h 2min

Browsing

12h 35min

Video

6h 48min

Gaming

6h 46min

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Camera

Rear
Dual camera	Triple camera
Main camera
13 MP (OIS, Laser and PDAF) Aperture size: F2.0 Focal length: 27 mm Sensor size: 1/3.06" Pixel size: 1.12 μm	12 MP (OIS, PDAF) Aperture size: F1.6 Focal length: 26 mm Sensor size: 1/2.55" Pixel size: 1.4 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	12 MP (Ultra-wide) Aperture size: F2.4 Focal Length: 13 mm Sensor size: 1/3.4" Pixel size: 1.0 μm
Third camera
	12 MP (Telephoto, OIS, PDAF) Optical zoom: 2.0x Aperture size: F2.0 Focal Length: 52 mm Sensor size: 1/3.4" Pixel size: 1.0 μm
Flash
Dual LED	LED
Video recording
4K UHD (30 fps), 1080p (30 fps) Video calling, Video sharing	4K UHD (60 fps), 1080p (240 fps), 720p (30 fps) OIS, HDR, Time-lapse video, Continuous autofocus, Picture-taking during video recording, Video light
Front
13 MP (Wide Angle) Video capture: 4K UHD	12 MP (Time-of-Flight (ToF), EIS, HDR, Slow-motion videos) Video capture: 4K UHD (60 fps)

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
5.0	5.0
WLAN
802.11 a,b,g,n,ac,dual-band MIMO, Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot	802.11 a,b,g,n,ac,ax(Wi-Fi 6),dual-band MIMO, Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot
USB
Type-C, USB 3.1	Lightning
Hearing aid compatible
	M3/T4
Location
GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, BeiDou	GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, BeiDou, QZSS, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning
Sensors
Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Pedometer, Compass, Hall (for flip covers), Barometer	Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Barometer, LiDAR scanner
Other
NFC, ANT+, Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync	NFC, UMA (Wi-Fi Calling)

Multimedia

Headphones
3.5mm jack	No 3.5mm jack
Speakers
Earpiece, Loudspeaker	Earpiece, Loudspeaker
Features
Album art cover, Background playback	Dolby Atmos
Screen mirroring
Wireless screen share
Additional microphone(s)
Noise cancellation, Video recording

Cellular

5G
	Bands n1, n2, n3, n5, n7, n8, n12, n20, n25, n28, n38, n40, n41, n66, n71, n77, n78, n79, n260, n261, Sub-6, mmWave
4G (FDD)
Bands 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 20, 28	Bands 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 14, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 29(700 d), 30(2300 WCS), 32(1500 L-band), 66(AWS-3), 71(600)
4G (TDD)
Bands 38, 39, 40, 41	Bands 34, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 46, 48
3G
Bands 5, 8, 4, 2, 1	Bands 1, 2, 4, 5, 8
Data Speed
LTE-A Cat 9 (450/50 Mbit/s), HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s	LTE-A Pro Cat 16 (1000/150 Mbit/s)
Dual SIM
Yes	Yes
SIM type
Nano SIM	Nano SIM, eSIM
HD Voice
	Yes
VoLTE
	Yes

Buyers information

MSRP
	$ 1000 / € 1150
In The Box
Charger, Data cable, Headset, Quick Start Guide, SIM door key	USB‑C to Lightning Cable, Documentation

Availability

Officially announced
Aug 16, 2017	Oct 13, 2020

Alternative variants

Memory	6GB/128GB

with 256GB storage

Memory	256GB
MSRP	$ 1100

with 512GB storage

Memory	512GB
MSRP	$ 1300

Links

Full specifications
Nokia 8 Specs	Apple iPhone 12 Pro Specs
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Nokia 8 Review	Apple iPhone 12 Pro Review
User Reviews
Nokia 8 User Reviews	Apple iPhone 12 Pro User Reviews