Nokia 8.3 5G vs Apple iPad Air (2020) Specs Comparison

Design

Dimensions
6.77 x 3.09 x 0.35 inches 171.9 x 78.56 x 8.99 mm	9.75 x 7.03 x 0.24 inches 247.6 x 178.5 x 6.1 mm
Weight
8.01 oz (227.0 g)	16.23 oz (460.0 g)
Materials
	Back: Aluminum
Biometrics
2D Face unlock, Fingerprint (touch)	Fingerprint (touch)
Keys
Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key	Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Polar night	Rose gold, Space gray, Silver, Green, Sky blue

Display

Size
6.8-inch	10.9-inch
Resolution
2400x1080px, 20:9 ratio, 386 PPI	2360x1640px, 264 PPI
Technology
IPS LCD	IPS LCD
Refresh rate
	60Hz
Screen-to-body
82.96 %	81.23 %
Peak brightness
	500 cd/m2 (nit)
Features
Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor	Oleophobic coating, Ambient light sensor

Hardware

System chip
Qualcomm Snapdragon 765G SM7250-AB (7 nm)	Apple A14 Bionic (5 nm)
Processor
Octa-core 2400 MHz Kryo 475	Hexa-core Firestorm and Icestorm
GPU
Adreno 620	Apple 4-core GPU
RAM
8GB (LPDDR4)	4GB
Internal storage
128GB	64GB
Storage expansion
microSDXC up to 512 GB	not expandable
OS
Android (11, 10)	iPadOS (14.x)

Battery

Capacity
4500 mAh
Type
	Li - Ion
Charging
Fast charging
Charge speed
Wired: 18.0W

Camera

Rear
Quad camera	Single camera
Main camera
64 MP (PDAF) Aperture size: F1.9 Pixel size: 0.8 μm	12 MP (PDAF, BSI sensor) Aperture size: F1.8
Second camera
12 MP (Ultra-wide, Autofocus) Aperture size: F2.2 Sensor size: 1/2.4" Pixel size: 1.3 μm
Third camera
2 MP (Macro)
Fourth camera
2 MP (Depth information)
Flash
Dual LED
Video recording
3840x2160 (4K UHD), 1920x1080 (Full HD) HDR, EIS	3840x2160 (4K UHD) (60 fps), 1920x1080 (Full HD) (240 fps) Time-lapse video, Continuous autofocus, Picture-taking during video recording, EIS
Front
24 MP	7 MP (EIS, HDR), Video capture: 1920x1080 (Full HD)

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
5.0	5.0
WLAN
802.11 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
USB
Type-C, USB 2.0	Type-C
Location
GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, BeiDou, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning	GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning
Sensors
Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass	Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Barometer
Other
NFC	UMA (Wi-Fi Calling)

Multimedia

Headphones
3.5mm jack	No 3.5mm jack
Speakers
Earpiece, Loudspeaker	Multiple speakers
Screen mirroring
Wireless screen share
Radio
FM

Cellular

5G
Bands n1, n2, n3, n5, n7, n8, n28, n38, n40, n41, n66, n71, n78, SA, NSA
4G (FDD)
Bands 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(AWS-1), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 12(700 a), 13(700 c), 17(700 b), 20(800 DD), 28(700 APT), 66(AWS-3), 71(600)	Bands 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(AWS-1), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 12(700 a), 13(700 c), 14(700 PS), 17(700 b), 18(800 Lower), 19(800 Upper), 20(800 DD), 21(1500 Upper), 25(1900+), 26(850+), 29(700 d), 30(2300 WCS), 66(AWS-3), 71(600)
4G (TDD)
Bands 38(2600), 39(1900+), 40(2300), 41(2600+)	Bands 34(2000), 38(2600), 39(1900+), 40(2300), 41(2600+), 46, 48(3600)
3G
Bands 1(2100), 2(1900), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 8(900)	Bands 1(2100), 2(1900), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 8(900)
Data Speed
LTE-A Pro Cat 18 (1200/150 Mbit/s), HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s	LTE-A, HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s, UMTS
Dual SIM
Yes	Yes
SIM type
Nano SIM	Nano SIM, eSIM

Regulatory Approval

FCC approval
Date approved: Feb 23, 2021 FCC ID value: 2AJOTTA-1243
Measured SAR
Head: 1.15 W/kg Body: 0.76 W/kg Simultaneous Transmission: 1.59 W/kg Wireless Router: 1.09 W/kg

Buyers information

MSRP
$ 699	$ 729
In The Box
Quick start guide, Charger, Headset, Type-C USB cable, SIM tray tool	USB‑C Charge Cable (1 meter), 20W USB‑C Power Adapter

Availability

Officially announced
Mar 19, 2020	Sep 15, 2020

Alternative variants

with 256GB storage

Internal storage	256GB
MSRP	$ 879

Wi-Fi only

Weight	16.16 oz (458.0 g)
MSRP	$ 599

Wi-Fi only with 256GB storage

Internal storage	256GB
Weight	16.16 oz (458.0 g)
MSRP	$ 749

Links

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