Nokia N8 vs Apple iPhone 4 - 16GB

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Comparing the Nokia N8 vs Apple iPhone 4 - 16GB across performance, display, camera, battery, storage and user rating to help determine the better smartphone.

Here is the summary of the results:

Performance: Apple iPhone 4 - 16GB runs at a higher processing speed of 1.0 GHz, while Nokia N8 runs at 0.68 GHz, making Apple iPhone 4 - 16GB the better performer.


Display: Both Nokia N8 and Apple iPhone 4 - 16GB offer the same screen size of 3.5 inches, but Nokia N8 features a AMOLED display compared to Apple iPhone 4 - 16GB's IPS LCD, making Nokia N8 the better display of the two.


Rear Camera: Nokia N8 offers a higher rear camera resolution with 12 MP, while Apple iPhone 4 - 16GB offers 5 MP, making Nokia N8 better for rear camera photography.


Front Camera: Both Nokia N8 and Apple iPhone 4 - 16GB feature a 0.3 MP primary front camera.


Battery: Apple iPhone 4 - 16GB offers a higher battery capacity with 1420 mAh, while Nokia N8 offers 1200 mAh, making Apple iPhone 4 - 16GB better for longer battery life.


Storage: Nokia N8 offers higher internal storage with 512 GB, while Apple iPhone 4 - 16GB offers 16 GB, making Nokia N8 the better option for storage.


User Rating: Nokia N8 receives a higher user rating of 4.3, while Apple iPhone 4 - 16GB has a rating of 3.7.

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₹21,792
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Summary

Release Date

04 Oct, 2010
24 Jun, 2010
06 May, 2026

Performance

N/A
N/A
Apple A4
Snapdragon 8 Gen 5
(upto 680 MHz)
(upto 1 GHz)
Octa Core (upto 3.8 GHz)
256 MB RAM
512 MB RAM
12 GB RAM

Display

N/A
3.5 inches (8.89 cm)
3.5 inches (8.89 cm)
6.31 inches (16.03 cm)
AMOLED
IPS LCD
AMOLED
360x640 px
640x960 px
1216x2640 px (FHD+)
N/A
N/A
120 Hz Refresh Rate

Rear Camera

N/A
12 MP
Primary Camera
5 MP
Primary Camera
50 MP
Primary Camera
N/A
N/A
50 MP
Telephoto Camera (upto 3x Optical Zoom)
N/A
N/A
8 MP
Ultra-Wide Angle Camera

Front Camera

N/A
0.3 MP
0.3 MP
50 MP

Battery

N/A
1200 mAh
1420 mAh
6500 mAh
N/A
N/A
90W Flash Charging
N/A
N/A
Wireless Charging

Storage

512 MB
16 MB
256 GB
N/A
N/A
UFS 4.1

Expert Review

N/A
N/A
8.4/10

Pros

  • Device yet to be reviewed
  • Device yet to be reviewed
  • Compact, premium design
  • Excellent battery life
  • Reliable performance
  • Strong portrait photography

Cons

  • Device yet to be reviewed
  • Device yet to be reviewed
  • Video recording inconsistencies
  • Colours can be slightly oversaturated

User Ratings

4.3/5
(173 ratings)
3.7/5
(721 ratings)
4.4/5
(109 ratings)

Benchmarks (The higher, the better)

N/A
N/A
3,000,897
AnTuTu Score
N/A
N/A
16h 04m
Battery Life (PC Mark)

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General

Launch Date

N/A
N/A
May 06, 2026
(Official)

Operating System

Symbian vBelle
iOS v4.x
Android v16

OS Updates

N/A
N/A
5 Year

Security Updates

N/A
N/A
7 Year

Custom UI

N/A
N/A
Origin OS

Performance

Performance Rating

N/A
Poor
Excellent

Chipset

N/A
Apple A4 APL0398
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 5 SM8845

Processor

680 MHz, ARM 11
Single core, 1 GHz, Cortex A8
Octa core

3.8 GHz, Dual core, Oryon V3 Phoenix L 3.32 GHz, Hexa Core, Oryon V3 Phoenix M

Architecture (The higher, the better)

N/A
N/A
64 bit

Fabrication (The lower, the better)

N/A
N/A
3 nm

Graphics (GPU)

Broadcom BCM2727
PowerVR SGX 535
Adreno 829

RAM

256 MB
512 MB
12 GB

RAM Type

N/A
N/A
LPDDR5X Ultra

Performance Test Results

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

N/A
N/A
3,000,897

Bootup Time (The lower, the better)

N/A
N/A
14.0 s

Gaming Test Results

Wild Life Extreme (The higher, the better) Wild Life Extreme is a classic mobile benchmark; it renders in 4K to test the peak performance of a wide range of devices.

N/A
N/A
4,004

Battery Drain* (The lower, the better)

N/A
N/A
5.0 %

Heating* (The lower, the better)

N/A
N/A
17.4 %
* after 30 mins of gaming

Display

Display Rating

N/A
Excellent
Best In Class

Display Type

AMOLED
IPS LCD
AMOLED

Screen Size

3.5 inches  (8.89 cm)
3.5 inches  (8.89 cm)
6.31 inches  (16.03 cm)

Resolution

360x640 px
640x960 px
1216x2640 px (FHD+)

Peak Brightness

N/A
N/A
5000 nits

Refresh Rate

N/A
N/A
120 Hz

Aspect Ratio

N/A
N/A
19.5:9

Pixel Density

210 ppi
330 ppi
460 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

50.4 %
54.03 %
90.11 %

Screen Protection

Corning Gorilla Glass v3
Corning Gorilla Glass Oleophobic coating
N/A

Bezel-less Display

N/A
N/A
Yes with punch-hole display

HDR 10 / HDR+ Support

N/A
N/A
Yes HDR 10+

Screen to Body Ratio (claimed by the brand)

N/A
N/A
94.38 %

Display Colour

16M
N/A
N/A

Design

Height

113.5 mm
115.2 mm
150.83 mm

Width

59 mm
58.6 mm
71.76 mm

Thickness

12.90 mm
9.3 mm
7.99 mm

Weight

135 grams
137 grams
191 grams

Build Material

N/A
N/A
Back: Glass

Water Resistance

N/A
N/A
Yes Water resistant IP68 IP69 (up to 30 minutes in a depth of 1.5 meter)

Ruggedness

N/A
N/A
Dust proof

Rear Camera

Rear Camera Rating

N/A
Avg
Excellent

Resolution

12 MP
Primary Camera
5 MP
Primary Camera
50 MP
Primary Cameraf/1.57IMX921
N/A
N/A
50 MP
f/2.65 Telephoto Camera
N/A
N/A
8 MP
f/2.2 Ultra-Wide Angle Camera

Autofocus

Yes
Yes
Yes

OIS

N/A
N/A
Yes

Flash

Yes LED Flash Xenon Flash
Yes LED Flash
Yes Dual LED Flash

Image Resolution

4000 x 3000 Pixels
2592 x 1944 Pixels
N/A

Shooting Modes

N/A
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)
N/A

Camera Features

2 x Digital Zoom
Face detection
Digital Zoom
Touch to focus
N/A

Video Recording

1280x720 @ 25 fps
1280x720 @ 30 fps
8k @30 fps
4k @30/60 fps
Full HD @30/60/120 fps

Front Camera

Front Camera Rating

N/A
Poor
Best In Class

Resolution

0.3 MP
Front Camera
0.3 MP
Primary Camera
50 MP
f/2.0 Primary Camera

Autofocus

N/A
N/A
Yes

Flash

N/A
N/A
Yes Screen flash

Video Recording

N/A
640x480 @ 30 fps
N/A

Battery

Battery Rating

N/A
Excellent
Excellent

Capacity

1200 mAh
1420 mAh
6500 mAh

Battery Type

Li-ion
Li-ion
Li-ion

TalkTime

Up to 5.8 Hours(3G) / Up to 12 Hours(2G)
Up to 7 Hours(3G) / Up to 14 Hours(2G)
N/A

Quick Charging

N/A
N/A
Yes 90W Flash Charging

Wireless Charging

N/A
N/A
Yes 40W Wireless Charging

Battery Test Results

Battery Life (PC Mark) (The higher, the better) PCMark Battery benchmark measures battery life of a phone with various activities such as web browsing, photo editing, writing, video editing, etc.

N/A
N/A
16h 04m

Charging Time (20% to 100%) (The lower, the better)

N/A
N/A
0h 41m 0s

Storage

Internal Storage

512 MB
16 MB / 8 GB
256 GB / 512 GB

Storage Type

N/A
N/A
UFS 4.1

Expandable Storage

Yes Up to 32 GB
No
No

Network & Connectivity

SIM Slot(s)

Single SIM
Single SIM
Dual SIM

SIM Type

SIM1: Mini
SIM1: Micro
SIM1: Nano SIM2: Nano/eSIM

Network Support

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

VoLTE

N/A
N/A
Yes

SIM 2

N/A
N/A
5G Bands:
FDD N1 / N2 / N3 / N5 / N7 / N8 / N18 / N20 / N25 / N26 / N28 / N66 / N71 / N75
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) / 1900(band 39) / 3500(band 42) / 3700(band 43) / 3500(band 48)
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) / 1500(band 32) / 700(band 12) / 700(band 13) / 700(band 17) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 800(band 20) / 600(Band 71) / 1900(band 25) / 850(band 26) / 1700(band 66)
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Wi-Fi

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

Wi-Fi Features

N/A
Mobile Hotspot
Wi-Fi Direct Mobile Hotspot

Bluetooth

Yes v3
Yes v2.1
Yes v6.0

GPS

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

NFC

N/A
N/A
Yes

IR Blaster

N/A
N/A
Yes

Multimedia

Audio Jack

3.5 mm
3.5 mm
USB Type-C

Video Player

Yes Video Formats: 3GP H.263 H.264 MPEG4 WMV
N/A
N/A

Ring Tone

Music ringtones Polyphonic ringtones Vibration
N/A
N/A

Music

Yes Music Formats: AAC AMR MIDI MP3 WAV
N/A
N/A

Sensors

Fingerprint Sensor

N/A
N/A
Yes

Fingerprint Sensor Position

N/A
N/A
On-screen

Fingerprint Sensor Type

N/A
N/A
Ultrasonic

Other Sensors

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

Games

Yes Java games + Downloadable
N/A
N/A

Java

Yes MIDP 2.1
N/A
N/A

Browser

Yes Flash HTML WAP 2.0 XHTML
N/A
N/A

Phone Book

Yes Practically unlimited entries and fields Photocall Practically Unlimited
N/A
N/A

SMS

Yes Threaded View
N/A
N/A

MMS

Yes
N/A
N/A

Email

Yes Push e-mail
N/A
N/A

Instant Messaging

Yes
N/A
N/A

Other Facilities

Voice command/dial Document viewer (Word Excel PowerPoint PDF) Video/photo editor Flash Lite support T9
N/A
N/A

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