Nokia 8 vs Nokia 6 Specs Comparison

Availability

Officially announced
Aug 16, 2017	Jan 07, 2017
Prices (MSRP)
	$229

Design

Dimensions
5.96 x 2.90 x 0.31 inches 151.5 x 73.7 x 7.9 mm	6.06 x 2.98 x 0.33 inches 154 x 75.8 x 8.4 mm
Weight
5.64 oz (160.0 g)	5.96 oz (169.0 g)
Materials
Back: Aluminum	Back: Aluminum
Resistance
Splash; IP54
Biometrics
Iris scanner, Fingerprint (touch)	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
Silver, Brown, Blue	Black, Gold, Gray, Blue

Display

Size
5.3-inch, 69.44% screen-to-body	5.5-inch, 71.58% screen-to-body
Type
IPS LCD, 700 nits	IPS LCD, 450 nits
Resolution
2560x1440px, 554 PPI	1920x1080px, 401 PPI
Protection
Corning Gorilla Glass 5	Corning Gorilla Glass 3

Hardware

System chip
Snapdragon 835 MSM8998 (10 nm)	Snapdragon 430 8937
Processor
Octa-core 2500 MHz Kryo 280	Octa-core 1400 MHz ARM Cortex-A53
GPU
Adreno 540	Adreno 505
Memory
4GB (LPDDR4)/64GB 6GB/128GB	3GB (LPDDR3)/32GB 4GB/64GB
Storage expansion
microSDXC up to 256 GB	microSDXC up to 128 GB
OS
Android (9.0 Pie, 8.1 Oreo, 8.0 Oreo, 7.1 Nougat)	Android (9.0 Pie, 8.1 Oreo, 8.0 Oreo, 7.1 Nougat)

Battery

Type
3090 mAh, Li - Ion	3000 mAh, Li - Ion
Charging
Qualcomm Quick Charge 3.0	Fast charging

Camera

Rear
Dual camera	Single 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	16 MP (Laser and PDAF) Aperture size: F2.0 Pixel size: 1 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
Dual LED	Dual LED
Video recording
4K UHD (30 fps), 1080p (30 fps) Video calling, Video sharing	1080p (30 fps) Video calling, Video sharing
Front
13 MP (Wide Angle) Video capture: 4K UHD	8 MP (Wide Angle, Autofocus) Video capture: 1080p

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
5.0	4.1
WLAN
a,b,g,n,ac,dual-band MIMO, Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot 802.11 a, b, g, n, ac	a,b,g,n,dual-band 802.11 a, b, g, n
USB
Type-C, USB 3.1	microUSB, USB 2.0
Sensors
Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Pedometer, Compass, Hall (for flip covers), Barometer, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor	Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Hall (for flip covers), Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor
Location
GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, BeiDou	GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, BeiDou
Other
NFC, ANT+, Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync	NFC, ANT+, Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync

Multimedia

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

Cellular

4G (FDD) Bands
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 20, 28	2, 3, 4, 7, 12, 17, 28
4G (TDD) Bands
38, 39, 40, 41	38
3G Bands
5, 8, 4, 2, 1	5, 8, 4, 2, 1
Data Speed
LTE-A Cat 9 (450/50 Mbit/s), HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s	LTE Cat 4 (150/50 Mbit/s), HSPA
Dual SIM
Yes	Yes
SIM type
Nano SIM	Nano SIM
VoLTE
	Yes

Alternative variants

Memory	6GB/128GB

Memory	4GB/64GB
Prices (MSRP)	€300

4G (FDD) Bands	1, 3, 5, 7, 8, 20, 28
4G (TDD) Bands	38, 40
3G Bands	5, 8, 2, 1

Links

Full specifications
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