Apple iPhone 8 vs Nokia C9

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Comparing the Apple iPhone 8 vs Nokia C9 across display, camera, battery and storage to help determine the better smartphone.

Here is the summary of the results:

Display: Nokia C9 offers a screen size of 5 inches, while Apple iPhone 8 offers 4.7 inches, making Nokia C9 the larger display of the two. Both Apple iPhone 8 and Nokia C9 feature the same IPS LCD display.


Rear Camera: Nokia C9 offers a higher rear camera resolution with 16 MP, while Apple iPhone 8 offers 12 MP, making Nokia C9 better for rear camera photography.


Front Camera: Apple iPhone 8 offers a higher front camera resolution with 7 MP, while Nokia C9 offers 5 MP, making Apple iPhone 8 better for front camera photography.


Battery: Nokia C9 offers a higher battery capacity with 4000 mAh, while Apple iPhone 8 offers 1821 mAh, making Nokia C9 better for longer battery life.


Storage: Apple iPhone 8 offers higher internal storage with 64 GB, while Nokia C9 offers 32 GB, making Apple iPhone 8 the better option for storage.

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Apple iPhone 8
₹39,900
(Out of Stock)
Nokia C9
₹13,990
(Discontinued)
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Summary

Release Date

29 Sep, 2017
19 Mar, 2019
N/A

Performance

N/A
Apple A11 Bionic
Snapdragon 820
MediaTek Dimensity 8500 Extreme
Hexa Core (upto 2.39 GHz)
Octa Core
Octa Core (upto 3.4 GHz)
2 GB RAM
3 GB RAM
12 GB RAM

Display

N/A
4.7 inches (11.94 cm)
5.0 inches (12.7 cm)
6.8 inches (17.27 cm)
IPS LCD
IPS LCD
Extreme AMOLED
750x1334 px (HD+)
1080x1920 px (FULL HD)
1272x2772 px (FHD+)
N/A
N/A
144 Hz Refresh Rate

Rear Camera

N/A
12 MP
Wide Angle Primary Camera
16 MP
Primary Camera
50 MP
Primary Camera
N/A
N/A
50 MP
Ultra-Wide Angle Macro Camera
N/A
N/A
50 MP
Telephoto Camera (upto 3.5x Optical Zoom)

Front Camera

N/A
7 MP
5 MP
50 MP

Battery

N/A
1821 mAh
4000 mAh
6500 mAh
Fast Charging
N/A
90W Turbo Charging
Wireless Charging
N/A
Wireless Charging

Storage

64 GB
32 GB
256 GB
NVMe
N/A
UFS 4.1

Expert Review

8.0/10
N/A
N/A

Pros

  • Excellent performance
  • Support for wireless and fast charging
  • Great cameras
  • AR apps and games are impressive
  • Device yet to be reviewed
  • Device yet to be reviewed

Cons

  • Dated design
  • Poor battery life
  • No headphone jack
  • Device yet to be reviewed
  • Device yet to be reviewed

User Ratings

4.2/5
(1,138 ratings)
N/A
N/A

Benchmarks (The higher, the better)

355,121
AnTuTu Score
N/A
N/A

Video

Videos
3 More Videos
There are no videos available for the device.
There are no videos available for the device.

User Feedback

General

Launch Date

Sep 29, 2017
(Official)
N/A
Jun 04, 2026
(Expected)

Operating System

iOS v11
Android v6.0 (Marshmallow)
Android v16

OS Updates

N/A
N/A
3 Year

Security Updates

N/A
N/A
5 Year

Performance

Performance Rating

Avg
N/A
Excellent

Chipset

Apple A11 Bionic
Qualcomm Snapdragon 820 MSM8996
MediaTek Dimensity 8500 Extreme

Processor

Hexa Core

2.39 GHz, Dual core, Monsoon 1.42 GHz, Quad core, Mistral
Octa core
Octa core

3.4 GHz, Single core, Cortex A725 3.2 GHz, Tri core, Cortex A725 2.2 GHz, Quad core, Cortex A725

Co-Processor

M11
N/A
N/A

Architecture (The higher, the better)

64 bit
N/A
64 bit

Fabrication (The lower, the better)

10 nm
N/A
4 nm

Graphics (GPU)

Apple GPU (three-core graphics)
N/A
Mali-G720 MP8

RAM

2 GB
3 GB
12 GB

RAM Type

LPDDR4X
N/A
LPDDR5X

Performance Test Results

AnTuTu Score (The higher, the better) AnTuTu benchmark measures overall performance of a phone by stress-testing CPU, GPU, RAM, etc.

355,121
N/A
N/A

Display

Display Rating

Very Good
N/A
Best In Class

Display Type

IPS LCD
IPS LCD
Extreme AMOLED

Screen Size

4.7 inches  (11.94 cm)
5.0 inches  (12.7 cm)
6.8 inches  (17.27 cm)

Resolution

750x1334 px (HD+)
1080x1920 px (FULL HD)
1272x2772 px (FHD+)

Brightness

625 nits
N/A
N/A

Peak Brightness

N/A
N/A
5200 nits

Refresh Rate

N/A
N/A
144 Hz

Aspect Ratio

16:9
N/A
19.6:9

Pixel Density

326 ppi
441 ppi
450 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

65.23 %
N/A
92.08 %

Screen Protection

Yes
Corning Gorilla Glass v4
Corning Gorilla Glass Glass 7i

Bezel-less Display

N/A
N/A
Yes

HDR 10 / HDR+ Support

N/A
N/A
Yes HDR 10+

Screen to Body Ratio (claimed by the brand)

N/A
N/A
96.8 %

Design

Height

138.4 mm
N/A
162.7 mm

Width

67.3 mm
N/A
75.6 mm

Thickness

7.3 mm
N/A
7.19 mm

Weight

148 grams
N/A
190 grams

Build Material

Frame: Aluminium
Back: Gorilla Glass
N/A
Back: Plastic

Water Resistance

Yes Water resistant IP67
N/A
Yes Water resistant IP68 IP69

Ruggedness

Dust proof
N/A
Dust proof

Rear Camera

Rear Camera Rating

Very Good
N/A
Excellent

Resolution

12 MP
Primary Camera5x Digital Zoomf/1.8 Wide Angle28 mm focal length Back-illuminated sensor BSI
16 MP
Primary Camera
50 MP
Primary Cameraf/1.812 mm focal length LYT 710 2.0µm pixel size
N/A
N/A
50 MP
f/2.0 Ultra-Wide Angle Macro Camera12 mm focal length
N/A
N/A
50 MP
Telephoto Camera81 mm focal length

Autofocus

Yes Phase Detection Autofocus
Yes
Yes

OIS

Yes
N/A
Yes

Flash

Yes Quad LED True Tone Flash
Yes Dual-color LED Flash
Yes LED Flash

Image Resolution

4608 x 2592 Pixels
4616 x 3464 Pixels
N/A

Settings

Exposure compensation ISO control
Exposure compensation ISO control
N/A

Shooting Modes

Continuous Shooting
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)
Burst mode
Continuous Shooting
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)
Continuous Shooting
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)
Macro Mode

Camera Features

5 x Digital Zoom
Auto Flash
Face detection
Simultaneous HD video and image recording
Touch to focus
Digital Zoom
Auto Flash
Face detection
Touch to focus
Digital Zoom
Optical Zoom
Face detection
Filters

Video Recording

4k @60 fps
Full HD @240 fps
HD @30 fps
N/A
4k @30/60 fps
Full HD @30/60/120/240 fps

Video Recording Features

Optical Image stabilization
N/A
Dual Video Recording
Slow Motion
Video HDR
Macro Video
Audio Zoom

Front Camera

Front Camera Rating

Very Good
N/A
Best In Class

Resolution

7 MP
f/2.2 Primary CameraBSI Sensor
5 MP
Primary Camera
50 MP
f/1.9 Primary Camera

Autofocus

N/A
N/A
Yes

Flash

Yes Retina Flash
No
Yes Screen flash

Video Recording

Full HD @30 fps
N/A
4k @30/60 fps

Battery

Battery Rating

Very Good
N/A
Excellent

Capacity

1821 mAh
4000 mAh
6500 mAh

Battery Type

Li-ion
Li-Polymer
Silicon Carbon

TalkTime

Up to 14 Hours(3G)
N/A
N/A

Quick Charging

Yes Fast Charging 50% in 30 minutes
N/A
Yes 90W Turbo Charging

Wireless Charging

Yes
N/A
Yes 15W Wireless Charging

Wireless Reverse Charging

N/A
N/A
Yes 5W Wireless Reverse Charging

Reverse Charging

N/A
N/A
Yes 5W Wired Reverse Charging

Storage

Internal Storage

64 GB / 256 GB
32 GB
256 GB

Storage Type

NVMe
N/A
UFS 4.1

Expandable Storage

No
Yes Up to 128 GB
No

Network & Connectivity

SIM Slot(s)

Single SIM
Dual SIM
Dual SIM

SIM Type

SIM1: Nano
SIM1: Micro
SIM1: Nano SIM2: Nano

Network Support

5G Not Supported 4G
5G Not Supported 4G
5G 4G

VoLTE

Yes
N/A
No

SIM 1

4G Bands:
TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 2100(band 34) / 1900(band 39)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 1900(band 2) / 1700(band 4) / 850(band 5) / 700(band 13) / 700(band 17) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 800(band 20) / 1900(band 25) / 850(band 26) / 700(band 29) / 2300(band 30)
4G Bands:
TD-LTE 2300(band 40)
FD-LTE 1800(band 3)
5G Bands:
FDD N1 / N2 / N3 / N5 / N8 / N12 / N20 / N25 / N26 / N28 / N66
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N48 / N77 / N78
N/A
N/A
4G Bands:
TD-LTE 3500(band 48) / 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 2100(band 34) / 3500(band 42)
FD-LTE 1700(band 66) / 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 1900(band 2) / 1700(band 4) / 850(band 5) / 700(band 17) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 800(band 20) / 1900(band 25) / 850(band 26)
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SIM 2

N/A
N/A
5G Bands:
FDD N1 / N2 / N3 / N5 / N8 / N12 / N20 / N25 / N26 / N28 / N66
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N48 / N77 / N78
N/A
N/A
4G Bands:
TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 2100(band 34) / 3500(band 42) / 3500(band 48)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 1900(band 2) / 1700(band 4) / 850(band 5) / 700(band 12) / 700(band 17) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 800(band 20) / 1900(band 25) / 850(band 26) / 1700(band 66)
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SAR Value

Head: 1.19 W/kg Body: 1.17 W/kg
N/A
N/A

Wi-Fi

Yes Wi-Fi 5 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac) 5GHz MIMO
Yes Wi-Fi 4 (802.11 b/g/n)
Yes Wi-Fi 6E (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax) 6GHz

Wi-Fi Features

Mobile Hotspot
Wi-Fi Direct Mobile Hotspot
Mobile Hotspot

Bluetooth

Yes v5.0
Yes v4.0
Yes v5.4

GPS

Yes with A-GPS Glonass
Yes with A-GPS
Yes with Glonass

NFC

Yes
Yes
Yes

IR Blaster

N/A
N/A
No

Multimedia

Stereo Speakers

Yes
N/A
Yes

Audio Jack

Lightning
3.5 mm
USB Type-C

Audio Features

Dolby Digital Dolby Digital Plus
N/A
Dolby Atmos

Sensors

Fingerprint Sensor

Yes
N/A
Yes

Fingerprint Sensor Position

Front
N/A
On-screen

Other Sensors

Light sensor Proximity sensor Accelerometer Barometer Compass Gyroscope
Accelerometer
Light sensor Proximity sensor Accelerometer Gyroscope

Applications

FaceTime iTunes Store iBooks Podcasts Find My iPhone Find My Friends.
N/A
N/A