Microsoft Surface Phone vs Nokia 8

Comparing the Microsoft Surface Phone vs Nokia 8 across performance, display, camera, battery, storage and user rating to help determine the better smartphone.

Here is the summary of the results:

Performance: Both Microsoft Surface Phone and Nokia 8 run at the same processing speed of 2.45 GHz.

Display: Microsoft Surface Phone offers a screen size of 5.5 inches, while Nokia 8 offers 5.3 inches, making Microsoft Surface Phone the larger display of the two. Both Microsoft Surface Phone and Nokia 8 feature the same IPS LCD display.

Rear Camera: Microsoft Surface Phone offers a higher rear camera resolution with 16 MP, while Nokia 8 offers 13 MP, making Microsoft Surface Phone better for rear camera photography.

Front Camera: Nokia 8 offers a higher front camera resolution with 13 MP, while Microsoft Surface Phone offers 8 MP, making Nokia 8 better for front camera photography.

Battery: Nokia 8 offers a higher battery capacity with 3090 mAh, while Microsoft Surface Phone offers 3000 mAh, making Nokia 8 better for longer battery life.

Storage: Both Microsoft Surface Phone and Nokia 8 offer the same internal storage of 64 GB.

User Rating: Microsoft Surface Phone receives a higher user rating of 5, while Nokia 8 has a rating of 3.9.

Microsoft Surface Phone

(Discontinued)

Nokia 8

₹29,082

(Out of Stock)

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Summary

Spec Score

N/A

78%

Release Date

N/A	14 Oct, 2017

Performance

N/A
Snapdragon 835	Snapdragon 835
Octa Core (upto 2.45 GHz)	Octa Core (upto 2.45 GHz)
4 GB RAM	4 GB RAM

Display

N/A
5.5 inches (13.97 cm)	5.3 inches (13.46 cm)
IPS LCD	IPS LCD
1440x2560 px (QHD (2k))	1440x2560 px (QHD (2k))

Rear Camera

N/A
16 MP Primary Camera	13 MP Primary Camera
N/A	13 MP Camera

Front Camera

N/A
8 MP	13 MP

Battery

N/A
3000 mAh	3090 mAh
N/A	Quick Charging
N/A	No Wireless Charging

Storage

64 GB

Expert Review

N/A	7.0/10 Read Expert Review

Pros

Device yet to be reviewed

Sleek design and great in-hand feel
Smooth performance and good battery life
OZO sound and IP54 rating
Promises timely software updates

Cons

Device yet to be reviewed

Camera image quality could be better
Feels pricey in comparison to rivals

User Ratings

5/5

(1 rating)

3.9/5

(1,026 ratings)

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General

Launch Date

N/A	Oct 14, 2017 (Official)

Operating System

Windows Phone v10

Android v7.1.1 (Nougat)

Custom UI

N/A

Stock

Performance

Performance Rating

N/A

Good

Chipset

Qualcomm Snapdragon 835 MSM8998

Processor

Octa core

2.45 GHz, Quad core, Kryo 280 1.9 GHz, Quad core, Kryo 280

Octa core

2.45 GHz, Quad core, Kryo 280 1.8 GHz, Quad core, Kryo 280

Architecture (The higher, the better)

64 bit

Graphics (GPU)

Adreno 540

RAM

4 GB

RAM Type

N/A

LPDDR4X

Display

Display Rating

N/A

Excellent

Display Type

IPS LCD

Screen Size

5.5 inches (13.97 cm)

5.3 inches (13.46 cm)

Resolution

1440x2560 px (QHD (2k))

Aspect Ratio

N/A

16:9

Pixel Density

534 ppi

554 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

N/A

69.19 %

Screen Protection

Corning Gorilla Glass v4

Corning Gorilla Glass v5

Design

Height

N/A

151.5 mm

Width

N/A

73.7 mm

Thickness

N/A

7.9 mm

Weight

N/A

160 grams

Build Material

N/A	Frame: Aluminium Back: Aluminium

Water Resistance

N/A	Yes Splash proof IP54

Rear Camera

Rear Camera Rating

N/A

Very Good

Resolution

16 MP
Primary Camera

13 MP
Primary Cameraf/2.0CMOS image sensor 1.12µm pixel size

N/A	13 MP f/2.01.12µm pixel size

Autofocus

Yes	Yes Phase Detection Autofocus Laser Autofocus

OIS

N/A

Yes

Flash

Yes LED Flash

Yes Dual-color LED Flash

Image Resolution

4616 x 3464 Pixels

4128 x 3096 Pixels

Settings

Exposure compensation ISO control

Shooting Modes

Continuous Shooting
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)

Camera Features

Digital Zoom
Auto Flash
Face detection
Touch to focus

Video Recording

1920x1080 @ 30 fps

4k @30 fps
Full HD @30 fps

Front Camera

Front Camera Rating

N/A

Very Good

Resolution

8 MP
Primary Camera

13 MP
f/2.0 Primary Camera1.12µm pixel size

Autofocus

N/A	Yes Phase Detection Autofocus

Flash

N/A	Yes Screen flash

Video Recording

N/A	Full HD @30 fps

Battery

Battery Rating

N/A

Very Good

Capacity

3000 mAh

3090 mAh

Battery Type

Li-ion

Quick Charging

N/A	Yes Quick Charging v3.0

Storage

Internal Storage

64 GB

Expandable Storage

Yes Up to 128 GB

Yes Up to 256 GB

Network & Connectivity

SIM Slot(s)

Single SIM

Dual SIM

SIM Type

N/A	SIM1: Nano SIM2: Nano (Hybrid)

Network Support

5G Not Supported 4G

VoLTE

N/A

Yes

SIM 1

4G Bands:

TD-LTE 2300(band 40)
FD-LTE 1800(band 3)

4G Bands:

TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 1900(band 39)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8) / 1900(band 2) / 1700(band 4) / 850(band 5) / 800(band 20)

N/A	4G Speed: 50 Mbit/s ↑ 450 Mbit/s ↓ (LTE category 9)

SIM 2

N/A	4G Bands: TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 1900(band 39) FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8) / 1900(band 2) / 1700(band 4) / 850(band 5) / 800(band 20)

N/A	4G Speed: 50 Mbit/s ↑ 450 Mbit/s ↓ (LTE category 9)

SAR Value

N/A	Head: 1.191 W/kg Body: 0.805 W/kg

Wi-Fi

Yes Wi-Fi 4 (802.11 b/g/n)

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

Wi-Fi Features

Mobile Hotspot

Wi-Fi Direct Mobile Hotspot

Bluetooth

Yes v4.0

Yes v5.0

GPS

Yes with A-GPS

Yes with A-GPS Glonass

NFC

N/A

Yes

Multimedia

Stereo Speakers

N/A

Yes

Audio Jack

3.5 mm

Sensors

Fingerprint Sensor

Yes

Fingerprint Sensor Position

N/A

Front

Other Sensors

Light sensor Proximity sensor Accelerometer Compass Gyroscope

Light sensor Proximity sensor Accelerometer Barometer Compass Gyroscope