Nokia
808 PureView
vs. Samsung Galaxy
S II

Updated (February, 2012): Compare the Nokia 808 PureView vs Samsung Galaxy S III Quad Core - 32 GB - International edition

Nokia 808 PureView

6.0

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Nokia 808 PureView

Reasons to buy the Nokia 808 PureView

Camera resolution
High resolution
41 MP
FM Transmitter
Includes an FM transmitter
Listen to music through your car stereo without cables
Standby time
Average standby time
22.5 days
Frequency
Average speed processor
1.3 GHz
Samsung Galaxy S II

5.9

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Samsung Galaxy S II

"4.3-inch screen is just as bright and crisp as its bigger cousin, the Infuse 4G."
businessinsider.com | talking about the S II's screen
"Galaxy S II is one of the few to offer full 1080p HD video recording. Photos and video look great, noticeably better than what I can do with my iPhone 4."
businessinsider.com | talking about the S II's camcorder

Reasons to buy the Samsung Galaxy S II

App store
Average number of apps available
Android App Market
Size
Really small
66x125x8 mm
Screen type
Vivid screen
Super AMOLED Plus
Weight
Light-weight
116 g
Number of cores
Average number of processor cores
Dual core
Thickness
Thin
8 mm
Screen size
Average sized screen
4.3"
Battery capacity
Average battery capacity
1,650 mAh
Network
Average speed max data speeds
HSDPA (21 mbps)
Screen PPI
sharp screen
217 PPI
Talk time
Average talk time
8.6 hours
Screen resolution
Average resolution screen
800x480

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Overview

Music 10.0 vs 7.0
Nokia 808 PureView Winner: Nokia 808 PureView
[details]
  • Listen to music through your car stereo without cables
Screen 5.3 vs 7.2
Samsung Galaxy S II Winner: Samsung Galaxy S II
[details]
  • The S II has a Super AMOLED Plus screen, which are clearer, thinner, and use less energy, Super AMOLED Plus vs AMOLED
  • Around 20% larger screen, 4.3" vs 4.0"
  • Around 20% crisper display of text, images and video, 217 PPI vs 183 PPI
Size 6.8 vs 7.5
Samsung Galaxy S II Winner: Samsung Galaxy S II
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  • More than 30% smaller, 66x125x8 mm vs 60x123x13 mm
  • More than 30% lighter, 116 g vs 169 g
  • Around 40% thinner, 8 mm vs 14 mm
Sensors 10.0 vs 10.0
Too close to call
[details]
Photo & Video 7.9 vs 7.9
Too close to call
[details]
  • Both have video output to connect to TVs etc
  • Both shoot high resolution HD movies
Processing power 6.7 vs 6.5
Too close to call
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Battery 4.2 vs 4.5
Too close to call
[details]
Storage 1.9 vs 1.9
Too close to call
[details]
  • More internal storage than most for storing music, photos and movies
Keyboard & keypad 1.0 vs 1.0
Too close to call
[details]
Network - vs 7.7
Missing information
[details]
  • Both support NFC for wireless transactions
  • Both have wifi hotspots for wireless tethering
Web browsing - vs 9.8
Missing information
[details]
  • Both support Adobe Flash
Overall 6.0 vs 5.9

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Music

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808 PureView
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Galaxy S II
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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 No The 808 PureView can play music through your car stereo using FM radio, the S II would need cables or an FM adapter
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Headphone jack 3.5 mm vs 3.5 mm Both have a headphone jack

Screen

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808 PureView
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Galaxy S II
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Screen size 4.0" vs 4.3" Average sized screens
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Screen resolution 360x640 vs 800x480 The S II's screen has average resolution, but the 808 PureView's screen is very low resolution
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Screen PPI 183 PPI vs 217 PPI The S II's screen is somewhat sharp, but the 808 PureView's is poor likely resulting in pixelation
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Screen type AMOLED vs Super AMOLED Plus The S II has a Super AMOLED Plus screen which is even more vivid, the 808 PureView doesn't
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Touchscreen type Capacitive vs Capacitive Touchscreen

Size

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808 PureView
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Galaxy S II
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Weight 169 g vs 116 g The S II is quite light, but the 808 PureView is heavy
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Thickness 14 mm vs 8 mm Average thickness
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Size 60x123x13 mm vs 66x125x8 mm The S II is fairly small, but the 808 PureView is large
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Waterproof No vs No Neither are waterproof

Sensors

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808 PureView
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Galaxy S II
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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 Yes

Photo & Video

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808 PureView
Nokia 808 PureView
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Galaxy S II
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Camera 41 MP vs 8 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 2 MP
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Movie format 1080p @ 30fps vs 1080p @ 30fps Both shoot high resolution HD movies
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Video out Micro HDMI vs Micro USB Both have video output to connect to TVs etc

Processing power

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808 PureView
Nokia 808 PureView
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Frequency 1.3 GHz vs 1.2 GHz Processors with average snapiness and responsiveness
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Number of cores Single core vs Dual core The S II has 2 cores while the 808 PureView has 1
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RAM 524 MB vs 1024 MB Average amount of RAM for running apps

Battery

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808 PureView
Nokia 808 PureView
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Galaxy S II
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Talk time 6.5 hours vs 8.6 hours Average talk time
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Standby time 22.5 days vs 7 days The 808 PureView has average standby time per battery charge, but the S II's talk time is really poor
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Battery capacity 1,400 mAh vs 1,650 mAh The S II has average battery capacity, but the 808 PureView's is really low
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Technology Lithium Ion vs Lithium Ion

Storage

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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
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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

Network

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Nokia 808 PureView
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Network HSDPA (7.2 mbps) vs HSDPA (21 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 4.61 mbps
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Upload speed Unknown vs 1.19 mbps
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Network latency Unknown vs 134 ms
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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 Yes Both have wifi hotspots for wireless tethering
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NFC Yes vs Yes Both support NFC for wireless transactions
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Bluetooth 3.0 vs 3.0 Average bluetooth support

Web browsing

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808 PureView
Nokia 808 PureView
Samsung Galaxy S II Samsung
Galaxy S II
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Browser benchmark Unknown vs 510 ms
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Adobe Flash support Yes vs Yes Both support Adobe Flash

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