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Nokia N8 vs Samsung Galaxy S3

2.33 in
4.47 in
Nokia N8 Mobile Phone
Nokia N8
2.78 in
5.38 in
Samsung Galaxy S3 Mobile Phone
Samsung Galaxy S3
Available colors
Editiorial reviews
19
3.4 out of 5
7 user ratings
5 stars
0 %
4 stars
42 %
3 stars
57 %
2 stars
0 %
1 stars
0 %
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23
4.7 out of 5
11 user ratings
5 stars
72 %
4 stars
27 %
3 stars
0 %
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User rating
38
3.9 out of 5
38 user ratings
5 stars
23 %
4 stars
47 %
3 stars
28 %
2 stars
0 %
1 stars
0 %
37
4.3 out of 5
37 user ratings
5 stars
48 %
4 stars
29 %
3 stars
21 %
2 stars
0 %
1 stars
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Full Comparison

Hardware

Nokia N8Nokia N8
Samsung Galaxy S3Samsung Galaxy S3
Operating systemSymbianAndroid 4.3
CPU clock speed0.68 GHz1.4 GHz
CPU coresSingle-coreQuad-core
GPU modelBroadcom BCM2727ARM Mali-400
RAM memory56 MB
  • 1 GB
  • 2 GB

Display

Nokia N8Nokia N8
Samsung Galaxy S3Samsung Galaxy S3
Screen size3.5 in4.8 in
Touchscreenyesyes
Number of colors16.7M16.7M
Panel typeOLEDOLED
Resolution640 x 360 px1280 x 720 px
TechnologyAMOLED
  • AMOLED
  • Super AMOLED
Pixel density210.0 ppi306.0 ppi
Screen materialCorning Gorilla GlassCorning Gorilla Glass 2.0
Dual screen supportnono
Scratch resistant displayyesyes
HDRnono
Multi touchyesyes

Rear camera

Nokia N8Nokia N8
Samsung Galaxy S3Samsung Galaxy S3
Primary sensor resolution12.0 Mpx8.0 Mpx
Primary lens aperture2.8 f2.6 f
Video recordingyesyes
Highest video resolution1280 x 720 px1920 x 1080 px
Maximum FPS (regardless of res.)25.0 fps30.0 fps
Autofocusyesyes
Digital Image Stabilizationyesyes
Digital zoomyesyes
Face detectionyesyes
Geo-taggingyesyes
LED Flashyesyes

Front camera

Nokia N8Nokia N8
Samsung Galaxy S3Samsung Galaxy S3
Primary resolution0.3 Mpx1.9 Mpx

Storage

Nokia N8Nokia N8
Samsung Galaxy S3Samsung Galaxy S3
Internal storage16 GB
  • 16 GB
  • 32 GB
  • 64 GB
Memory card readeryesyes
Maximum card storage32GB64GB
Types of memory card supportedmicroSD
  • microSD
  • microSDHC
  • microSDXC

Design

Nokia N8Nokia N8
Samsung Galaxy S3Samsung Galaxy S3
Colour of product
  • Black
  • Blue
  • Green
  • Orange
  • Silver
  • Black
  • Blue
  • Brown
  • Grey
  • Red
  • Titanium
  • White
Material
  • Aluminum
  • Glass
Plastic
Water resistantnono
Shock resistantnono

Dimensions

Nokia N8Nokia N8
Samsung Galaxy S3Samsung Galaxy S3
Height4.47 in5.38 in
Width2.33 in2.78 in
Depth0.51 in0.34 in
Weight4.76 oz4.69 oz

Sensors

Nokia N8Nokia N8
Samsung Galaxy S3Samsung Galaxy S3
Accelerometeryesyes
Proximityyesyes
Ambient light sensoryesyes

Other features

Nokia N8Nokia N8
Samsung Galaxy S3Samsung Galaxy S3
FM radioyesyes

Connectivity

Nokia N8Nokia N8
Samsung Galaxy S3Samsung Galaxy S3
Dual sim supportnono
Sim card sizeMini-SIMMicro-SIM
DLNA certifiednoyes
Bluetoothyesyes
Bluetooth version3.0 HS4.0
Bluetooth profile
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
  • HSP
Bluetooth codec
  • AAC
  • SBC
  • AAC
  • aptX
  • SBC
NFCnoyes
Charging connection
  • USB
  • HDMI
USB
Headphone connection3.5 mm3.5 mm
USB version2.02.0
USB On-The-Go (OTG)yesyes
Video outputHDMIMHL

Cellular

Nokia N8Nokia N8
Samsung Galaxy S3Samsung Galaxy S3
Wireless network (Wi-Fi)yesyes
Wireless networking standard
  • 802.11b
  • 802.11g
  • 802.11n
  • 802.11a
  • 802.11b
  • 802.11g
  • 802.11n
Navigation systemA-GPSGLONASS
2G GSMyesyes
GSM frequencies
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
3G UMTSyesyes
4G LTEno
  • no
  • yes

Battery

Nokia N8Nokia N8
Samsung Galaxy S3Samsung Galaxy S3
Replaceable batteryyesyes
Battery typeLithium ionLithium ion
Battery capacity1200.0 mAh2100.0 mAh
Standby time400.0 h830.0 h
Talk time12.0 h22.0 h
Fast chargingnono
Wireless charging nono

Pros & Cons

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