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Nokia 8 vs Sony Xperia Z2

2.9 in
5.96 in
Nokia 8 Mobile Phone
Nokia 8
2.89 in
5.78 in
Sony Xperia Z2 Mobile Phone
Sony Xperia Z2
Available colors
Editiorial reviews
15
3.4 out of 5
8 user ratings
5 stars
0 %
4 stars
62 %
3 stars
25 %
2 stars
12 %
1 stars
0 %
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22
3.8 out of 5
8 user ratings
5 stars
37 %
4 stars
50 %
3 stars
0 %
2 stars
0 %
1 stars
0 %
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User rating
39
4.1 out of 5
39 user ratings
5 stars
35 %
4 stars
43 %
3 stars
17 %
2 stars
2 %
1 stars
0 %
37
4.4 out of 5
37 user ratings
5 stars
48 %
4 stars
37 %
3 stars
13 %
2 stars
0 %
1 stars
0 %

Full Comparison

Hardware

Nokia 8Nokia 8
Sony Xperia Z2Sony Xperia Z2
Operating systemAndroid 7.1Android 6.0
CPU clock speed2.5 GHz2.3 GHz
CPU cores8-coreQuad-core
CPU modelQualcomm Snapdragon 835 MSM8998Qualcomm Snapdragon 801 MSM8974-AB
GPU modelQualcomm Adreno 540Qualcomm Adreno 330
RAM memory
  • 4 GB
  • 6 GB
3 GB

Display

Nokia 8Nokia 8
Sony Xperia Z2Sony Xperia Z2
Screen size5.3 in5.2 in
Touchscreenyesyes
Number of colors16.7M16.7M
Panel typeLCDLCD
Resolution1440 x 2560 px1920 x 1080 px
Technology
  • IPS
  • IPS TFT
IPS TFT
Pixel density554.0 ppi424.0 ppi
Dual screen supportnoyes
Scratch resistant displayyesyes
HDRnono

Rear camera

Nokia 8Nokia 8
Sony Xperia Z2Sony Xperia Z2
Primary sensor size1/3,06"1/2.3"
Primary sensor resolution13.0 Mpx20.7 Mpx
Video recordingyesyes
Highest video resolution3840 x 2160 px4096 x 2160 px
Maximum FPS at the highest resolution30.0 fps30.0 fps
Maximum FPS (regardless of res.)30.0 fps60.0 fps
Max resolution (highest frame rate)3840 x 2160 px1280 x 720 px
Autofocusyesyes
Geo-taggingyesyes
LED Flashyesyes
Touch focusyesyes

Front camera

Nokia 8Nokia 8
Sony Xperia Z2Sony Xperia Z2
Primary resolution13.0 Mpx2.2 Mpx

Storage

Nokia 8Nokia 8
Sony Xperia Z2Sony Xperia Z2
Internal storage
  • 128 GB
  • 64 GB
16 GB
Memory card readeryesyes
Maximum card storage256GB128GB
Types of memory card supported
  • microSD
  • microSDHC
  • microSDXC
microSD

Design

Nokia 8Nokia 8
Sony Xperia Z2Sony Xperia Z2
Colour of product
  • Black
  • Blue
  • Brown
  • Copper
  • Grey
  • Red
  • Silver
  • Steel
Purple
MaterialAluminum
  • Aluminum
  • Glass
  • Plastic
Water resistantyesyes
Shock resistantnono

Dimensions

Nokia 8Nokia 8
Sony Xperia Z2Sony Xperia Z2
Height5.96 in5.78 in
Width2.9 in2.89 in
Depth0.31 in0.32 in
Weight5.64 oz5.75 oz

Sensors

Nokia 8Nokia 8
Sony Xperia Z2Sony Xperia Z2
Accelerometeryesyes
Proximityyesyes
Digital compassyesyes
Ambient light sensoryesyes
Gyroscopeyesyes
Barometeryesyes
ANT+yesyes

Connectivity

Nokia 8Nokia 8
Sony Xperia Z2Sony Xperia Z2
Dual sim support
  • no
  • yes
no
Sim card sizeNano-SIMMicro-SIM
DLNA certifiednoyes
Bluetoothyesyes
Bluetooth version5.04.0
Bluetooth profileA2DP
  • A2DP
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
NFCyesyes
Charging connectionUSBUSB
Headphone connection3.5 mm3.5 mm
USB version
3.0/3.1
2.0
USB On-The-Go (OTG)yesyes
Video outputNoMHL

Cellular

Nokia 8Nokia 8
Sony Xperia Z2Sony Xperia Z2
Wireless network (Wi-Fi)yesyes
Wireless networking standard
  • 802.11a
  • 802.11ac
  • 802.11b
  • 802.11g
  • 802.11n
  • 802.11a
  • 802.11ac
  • 802.11b
  • 802.11g
  • 802.11n
Data transmission
  • EDGE
  • GPRS
  • HSDPA
  • HSPA+
  • HSUPA
  • LTE
HSPA+
Navigation system
  • A-GPS
  • BeiDou
  • GLONASS
  • GPS
GLONASS
2G GSMyesyes
GSM frequencies
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
3G UMTSyesyes
4G LTEyesyes

Battery

Nokia 8Nokia 8
Sony Xperia Z2Sony Xperia Z2
Replaceable batterynono
Battery capacity3090.0 mAh3200.0 mAh
Standby time280.0 h740.0 h
Fast chargingyesyes
Wireless charging noyes

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