Nokia
808 PureView
vs. Nokia
N8

Nokia 808 PureView

6.0

Winner Symbian OS

Nokia 808 PureView

Reasons to buy the Nokia 808 PureView

Camera resolution
High resolution
41 MP
Adobe Flash support
Adobe Flash support
Many games and videos on the Internet require Adobe Flash
Wifi hotspot
Wifi hotspot
Share your phone's Internet connection with wifi devices
NFC
NFC Support
Enables payment by phone and other wireless communications
Frequency
Average speed processor
1.3 GHz
Movie format
Full HD
1080p @ 30fps
Screen size
Average sized screen
4.0"
Standby time
Average standby time
22.5 days
Battery capacity
Small battery capacity
1,400 mAh
Nokia N8

5.4

Runner-up

Nokia N8

"The smartphone has solid hardware."
reviews.cnet.com | talking about the N8's form-factor
"Conversations sounded clear on our end, with very little background noise."
reviews.cnet.com | talking about the N8's network

Reasons to buy the Nokia N8

Weight
Average weight
135 g
Size
Average size
59x113x12 mm
Talk time
Long talk time
12 hours
Screen PPI
sharp screen
208 PPI
Thickness
Thick
13 mm

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Overview

Processing power 6.7 vs 3.7
Nokia 808 PureView Winner: Nokia 808 PureView
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  • More powerful processor, snappier and more responsive (more than 90% faster), 1.3 GHz vs 680 MHz
Sensors 10.0 vs 7.8
Nokia 808 PureView Winner: Nokia 808 PureView
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Size 6.8 vs 7.3
Nokia N8 Winner: Nokia N8
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  • More than 20% lighter, 135 g vs 169 g
  • Around 20% smaller, 59x113x12 mm vs 60x123x13 mm
  • Around 10% thinner, 13 mm vs 14 mm
Battery 4.2 vs 4.7
Nokia N8 Winner: Nokia N8
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  • More than 80% more talk time per battery charge, 12 hours vs 6.5 hours
Photo & Video 7.9 vs 7.5
Nokia 808 PureView Winner: Nokia 808 PureView
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  • Shoots higher resolution Full HD (1080p) video at a higher frame rate, 1080p @ 30fps vs 720p @ 25fps
Music 10.0 vs 10.0
Too close to call
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  • Both have built-in FM transmitters
  • Both have built in FM radios to listen to news and music from FM stations
Screen 5.3 vs 5.3
Too close to call
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  • Low resolution screens
Storage 1.9 vs 1.9
Too close to call
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  • More internal storage than most for storing music, photos and movies
Keyboard & keypad 1.0 vs 1.0
Too close to call
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Web browsing - vs -
Missing information
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Network - vs -
Missing information
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Overall 6.0 vs 5.4

Processing power

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808 PureView
Nokia 808 PureView
Nokia N8 Nokia
N8
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Frequency 1.3 GHz vs 680 MHz The 808 PureView's has an average speed processor, but the N8 is slower than most
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Number of cores Single core vs Single core Both have less multitasking capability due to having only 1 core
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RAM 524 MB vs 256 MB Average amount of RAM for running apps

Sensors

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808 PureView
Nokia 808 PureView
Nokia N8 Nokia
N8
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GPS Assisted GPS vs Assisted GPS Have assisted GPS
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Accelerometer Yes vs Yes Both include an accelerometer
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Compass Yes vs Yes Both have integrated compasses
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Gyroscope Yes vs No

Size

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808 PureView
Nokia 808 PureView
Nokia N8 Nokia
N8
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Weight 169 g vs 135 g The N8 isn't too heavy, but the 808 PureView is quite heavy
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Thickness 14 mm vs 13 mm Average thickness
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Size 60x123x13 mm vs 59x113x12 mm The N8 is of average size, but the 808 PureView is large
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Waterproof No vs No Neither are waterproof

Battery

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808 PureView
Nokia 808 PureView
Nokia N8 Nokia
N8
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Talk time 6.5 hours vs 12 hours The N8 has good talk time, but the 808 PureView is average
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Standby time 22.5 days vs 16.2 days Average standby time
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Battery capacity 1,400 mAh vs 1,200 mAh Lower capacity batteries
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Technology Lithium Ion vs Lithium Ion

Photo & Video

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808 PureView
Nokia 808 PureView
Nokia N8 Nokia
N8
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Camera 41 MP vs 12.1 MP They both have cameras
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Flash Yes vs Yes Both have camera flashes
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Secondary Camera 0.3 MP vs 0.3 MP
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Movie format 1080p @ 30fps vs 720p @ 25fps Good movie support
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Video out Micro HDMI vs Mini HDMI Both have video output to connect to TVs etc

Music

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808 PureView
Nokia 808 PureView
Nokia N8 Nokia
N8
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FM Radio Yes vs Yes Both have built in FM radios to listen to news and music from FM stations
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FM Transmitter Yes vs Yes Both have built-in FM transmitters
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Headphone jack 3.5 mm vs 3.5 mm Both have a headphone jack

Screen

Nokia
808 PureView
Nokia 808 PureView
Nokia N8 Nokia
N8
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Screen size 4.0" vs 3.5" The 808 PureView has an average sized screen, but the screen on the N8 is very small
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Screen resolution 360x640 vs 640x360 Low resolution screens
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Screen PPI 183 PPI vs 208 PPI The N8's screen is somewhat sharp, but the 808 PureView's is poor likely resulting in pixelation
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Screen type AMOLED vs AMOLED Both have OLED screens, fairly common
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Touchscreen type Capacitive vs Capacitive Touchscreen

Storage

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808 PureView
Nokia 808 PureView
Nokia N8 Nokia
N8
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Memory card Micro SD vs Micro SDHC, Micro SD Both have memory card slots
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Internal storage 16 GB vs 16 GB More internal storage than most for storing music, photos and movies

Keyboard & keypad

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808 PureView
Nokia 808 PureView
Nokia N8 Nokia
N8
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Numeric keypad None vs None Neither has a numeric keypad
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Keyboard None vs None Neither has a physical keyboard

Web browsing

Nokia
808 PureView
Nokia 808 PureView
Nokia N8 Nokia
N8
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Browser benchmark Unknown vs Unknown
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Adobe Flash support Yes vs No The 808 PureView can access games and videos on the Internet that require Adobe Flash

Network

Nokia
808 PureView
Nokia 808 PureView
Nokia N8 Nokia
N8
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Network HSDPA (7.2 mbps) vs HSDPA (7.2 mbps) Average data speeds
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Generation 3.5G vs 3.5G Standard network technology
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Download speed Unknown vs Unknown
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Upload speed Unknown vs Unknown
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Network latency Unknown vs Unknown
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Wifi 802.11n (150 mbps) vs 802.11n (150 mbps) Average wifi speed
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Wifi hotspot Yes vs No The 808 PureView has a wifi hotspot to share it's Internet connection with other wifi devices
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NFC Yes vs No The 808 PureView supports near field communication (NFC) which can be used for wireless payments and other transactions
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Bluetooth 3.0 vs 3.0 Average bluetooth support

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