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| Global Score | |
| 80.3 | 88.7 |
| Basic Information | |
| Nokia | Apple |
| Android 10 | iOS 15.x, 14.x |
| 2020-11-12 | 2020-10-23 |
| 6.77 x 3.09 x 0.35 inches | 5.78 x 2.81 x 0.29 inches |
| 7.97 ounces | 5.78 ounces |
| Meteor grey | Black, Blue, Green, Purple, Red and White |
| Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass) and Plastic | Aluminum and Glass |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 700.00 | $ 829.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.8 inches | 6.1 inches |
| 2400 x 1080 pixels | 2532 x 1170 pixels |
| LCD | OLED |
| 387 pixels per inch | 457 pixels per inch |
| -- | 1200 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8 | 9.4 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 765G SM7225 chipset | Apple A14 Bionic (5 nm) chipset |
| Kryo 570, 64-bit, 8 nm (Octa-Core 2200 MHz) processor | 64-bit 64-bit (Hexa-Core 3100 MHz) processor |
| 6 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Adreno 619 GPU | Yes GPU |
| 9.27 | 10.62 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 1000 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 12.98 | 7.7 |
| Camera | |
| 64.00 MP + 24.00 MP | 12.00 MP + 12.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/1.60 aperture |
| -- | 26.00mm focal length |
| 0.59 inches (1/1.7") sensor | -- |
| 3840 x 2160 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 1280 x 720 (960 fps) (HD) slow motion video | 1920 x 1080 (240 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video |
| 12.43 | 10.01 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 10.7 | 10.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4500mAh Battery | 2815mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | Wireless Charging |
| 6.32 | 4.8 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | -- |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| FM Radio | -- |
Comparison review
The iPhone 12 is better than the Nokia 8 V 5G UW, getting an 88.7 score against 80.3. Even though the iPhone 12 and Nokia 8 V 5G UW were released with only a couple of months difference, the iPhone 12 is somewhat thinner and incredibly lighter. The iPhone 12 comes with iOS 15.x operating system, and Nokia 8 V 5G UW works with Android 10 operating system.
IPhone 12 has a more vivid display than Nokia 8 V 5G UW, because although it has a bit smaller display, it also counts with a just a bit better pixels number per display inch and a slightly better resolution of 1170 x 2532px. Nokia 8 V 5G UW has a lot bigger storage to install games and applications than Apple iPhone 12, and although they both have exactly the same 64 GB internal storage, the Nokia 8 V 5G UW also has an external SD slot that admits a maximum of 1000 GB.
IPhone 12 has a faster CPU than Nokia 8 V 5G UW, because although it has a lower amount of RAM memory and less cpu cores (although they are faster), it also counts with a 64-bits processor. Nokia 8 V 5G UW features a way better battery performance than iPhone 12, because it has 4500mAh of battery capacity.
Nokia 8 V 5G UW takes much clearer pictures and videos than Apple iPhone 12, because although it has a tinier camera aperture which is not so good for low light images and videos, and they both have the same 3840x2160 (4K) video definition and the same 60 fps video frame rates, the Nokia 8 V 5G UW also counts with a lot more MP camera.
The iPhone 12 costs more money than Nokia 8 V 5G UW, but it's still a great choice, as you can get a lot more features for that extra money.
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