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Nokia N8 vs iPhone 4


We take a look at two of the biggest devices – the Nokia N8 and the iPhone 4 – to be hitting the UK in the next few weeks. But which is worth your hard earned cash?

Published on Jun 16, 2010

Features/Quirks
The Nokia N8 features an HDMI port and Dolby Digital Plus surround stereo, Xenon Flash, 12 megapixel camera, Ovi Services, 48GB of storage with a micro SD card, 720p video and it comes in multiple colours.

The iPhone however pack in Retina Display technology, applications, glass casing, three-axis gyro sensor, 326ppi display, games, apps folders, 64GB of storage and the impressive, power-saving, Apple A4 Processor, which has more than proved its worth in the iPad.

Verdict: iPhone 4

Applications
Nokia has its Ovi Store, which is stocked full of a lot of interesting, useful and innovative services, widgets, games and apps – such as Ovi Maps.

And, depending on the success of the Nokia N8, it is likely to expand dramatically, which is always a good thing – especially, if Nokia want to compete with the Apple on the apps front…

Apple is to apps what Google is to search and, for this reason, no one – no, not even Android – can compete with the iPhone 4 on this front. Sure, you can argue all you like, but you’ll be wrong.

Applications on the iPhone are far superior than those found on both Android, RIM, Windows and Symbian – and this is only going to increase following the release of the iPhone 4.

Verdict: iPhone 4

Price
Play.com have the Nokia N8 priced – SIM-free – at £399.99, which is, basically, £100 cheaper than the cheapest iPhone 4.

In terms of contracts, we’d speculate that users will be able to pick up the Nokia N8 for free on 18-24 month contracts with a £30 or above monthly fee.

The iPhone, predictably, is insanely expensive and users wishing to pick up the iPhone 4 16GB will have to hand over £499 for the privilege – and if that wasn’t enough, the 32GB one will cost a whopping £599.

Contracts aren’t much better, either, as users will have to pay upwards of £200 for the handset and then their monthly fee over periods of 18 to 24 months. In short, the iPhone is expensive and, predictably, so are its tariffs!

Verdict: Nokia N8

Overall verdict?

The iPhone 4 is victor. But don’t be disheartened Nokia lovers, the Nokia N8 looks like a fantastic device and the Symbian^3 OS, if initial reports are to be believed, at least, is apparently very impressive.

Unfortunately, the Nokia N8 can’t beat the iPhone 4 on quality, applications, OS and general design – but at least it put up a fight, hey?

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Re: Nokia N8 vs iPhone 4
Posted By Montala 1 June 16, 2010 06:25:19 PM

The price for the Nokia N8 from Play.com (UK) is now (unfortunately!) £449.99 with free delivery... as always!

Re: Nokia N8 vs iPhone 4 (Features&Quirks)
Posted By stylinred 1 June 17, 2010 08:02:03 AM

How could you possibly give the nod to the Iphone4... The N8 also has a glass screen The N8s processor and graphics processor make it the fastest thing out there (based on speed tests) and as you've listed the N8 has an HDMI port as well as a Built in FM transmitter (that you ddint mention) the 48 GB of extra storage is beside the point of the included storage capabilities (16gb) giving it 64GB (the iphone4 doesnt come with 64gb built in) Verdict: Nokia N8 and giving the nod to Apple for APPS? when Symbian is open source and past Apps will work on Symbian ^3 the result should more realistically be neutral OVERALL Verdict: Clearly unmistakably Nokia N8 (Amazon.de pre-order for the Nokia N8 is £392)

Re: Nokia N8 vs iPhone 4
Posted By stylinred 1 June 17, 2010 08:08:31 AM

correction on my mistake the nokia n8 does have a total capactity of 48gb (at least until sandisk come out with a larger card) and i had also assumed the 32gb version of the N8 was announced as well However the 32gb Iphon4 will cost more than the quoted £100 more that would just be for the 16GB

Re: Nokia N8 vs iPhone 4
Posted By SteaDy 1 August 22, 2010 05:18:43 PM

Is this comparison for real? I get the feeling that the man behind the article is an iPhone owner. Can't really take this one seriously.. Peace

Re: Nokia N8 vs iPhone 4
Posted By SpyrexQD 1 September 2, 2010 09:56:39 AM

Are you serious? How on earth can someone come to the conclusion that the iphone 4 will be the clear winner? The only thing apple generally have going for them is speed and decent apps, but for overall usage even previous nokia devices still top them? You listed app folders as a plus point to the iphone 4, so what, the very first nokia smartphones had that ability and the nokia n8 will have it as well. More of the nokia n8's pluspoints would be the redesigned email client, not to mention the fact that it supports hot swappable usb on-the-go flashdrives, it even uses new bluetooth v3, you didn't even mention that. I also don't know how you came to the conclusion that the iphone 4 can have 64gig of storage, it doesn't have support for a memory card!! So then the nokia n8 can have more memory, i.e. 48Gig You should really get your facts straight before publishing something like this and give an honest review!! I am not saying the iphone 4 is far worse than the n8, just that it lacks a lot of key features that even the new IOS4 doesn't give us properly, for example multitasking only works with certain apps and gets sort of paused in the background, the nokia n8 is a very good all rounder, which in my opinion is a lot better

Re: Nokia N8 vs iPhone 4
Posted By berto1x 1 September 5, 2010 11:58:20 AM

Since its a cellphone you would expect at least some info about calling quality or texting features. But its like they compare processors for sewinmachines. never mind the sewing

Re: Nokia N8 vs iPhone 4
Posted By Cooler 1 October 20, 2010 06:05:54 PM

Quote ----------------------------------- Unfortunately, the Nokia N8 can’t beat the iPhone 4 on quality, applications, OS and general design – but at least it put up a fight, hey? ------------------------------ End Quote The only thing the iPhone beats the N8 is in design. Rest of the things you mentioned are false. Let's look at them one at a time. Quality. iPhone is fragile. Signal drops when you hold it. Applications. iTunes has tons of applications. Why the need for some users to jailbreak then? OS. I have used both the iPhone and Nokia and have no problems with both OS. iPhone's OS might be easier to use but the limitations of it sickens me. I rather use a less desirable OS which allows me to use the applications I want without the need to jailbreak. Now comparing iPhone 4 to Nokia N8 from my point of view, 1) iPhone has retina display - N8 has HDMI output. I play games on my mobile but only for a few minutes. For videos, I prefer to output the signal to a TV. N8 Wins here. 2) Camera. Nokia N8 has 1 12 mega pixel camera with the largest sensor. iPhone has only a 5 megapixel camera. No details about the sensor size. 3) GPS and Navigation. Apple relies on Google Maps. Nokia has its own maps and offers free navigation. This makes the N8 a GPS receiver and Navigation device. 4) Bluetooth. I am still trying to figure our how to use this on the iPhone - Unless! it is deliberately disabled!
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