subject: Iphone 4G vs Nokia N8 [print this page] The most popular choice of people today is the Apple iPhone 4G and will clearly take over Nokia's domination of the smartphone mobile phone market in Australia. Iphone had quadrupled its market share by March 2010 to 40.3% closing the gap with Nokia to just 5%. Nokia is said to be ditching its tired symbian operation system but when that is likely to happen and with what is unknown but their latest flagship handset the N8 still uses Symbian.
The Nokia N8 covers 3G bands HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100 with data speeds HSDPA, 10.2 Mbps; HSUPA, 2.0 Mbps, while the iphone 4G covers HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 with data speeds HSDPA, 7.2 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps. The N8 display and touchscreen AMOLED capacitive touchscreen, 16M colors, while the iphone 4G LED-backlit IPS TFT, capacitive touchscreen, 16M colors. Memory wise, the N8 Nokia has 16 GB storage, 256MB RAM, 512 MB ROM and room for an additional 32Gb HD SD Card. The iphone 4G comes in 16Gb and 32 Gb models with no memory expansion. The camera in the Nokia N8 is a12 MP, 4000x3000 pixels, Carl Zeiss optics, autofocus, Xenon flash while the Iphone 4G only has 5 MP, 2592 x 1944 pixels, autofocus, LED flash but with the ability to touch-focus and geo-tagging. Finally in this comparison we compare batteries. The Nokia N8
Standard battery, Li-Ion 1200 mAh (BL-4D)
Stand-by
Up to 390 h (2G) / Up to 400 h (3G)
Talk time
Up to 12 h 30 min (2G) / Up to 5 h 30 min (3G)
Music play
Up to 50 h
The iphone 4G
Standard battery, Li-Po 1420mAh
Stand-by
Up to 300 h (2G) / Up to 300 h (3G)
Talk time
Up to 14 h (2G) / Up to 7 h (3G)
Music play
Up to 40 h
So Specifications wise and features Id say the Nokia N8 wins this argument but the massive factor for consideration is the amount of apps written for the iPhone technology compared to the Nokia.
