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Nokia N8
N98Samsung Galaxy Reverb
SPH-M950| Global Score | |
| 51.2 | 56.2 |
| Basic Information | |
| Nokia | Samsung |
| Symbian Belle, Anna, Symbian^3 | Android 4.0 |
| 2010-04-27 | 2012-08-22 |
| 4.47 x 2.32 x 0.51 inches | 4.82 x 2.53 x 0.45 inches |
| 4.76 ounces | 4.50 ounces |
| Black, Blue, Gray, Green, Orange and Pink | -- |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 350.00 | $ 95.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 3.5 inches | 4 inches |
| 360 x 640 pixels | 480 x 800 pixels |
| AMOLED | TFT |
| 210 pixels per inch | 233 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 7.3 | 7.2 |
| Performance | |
| -- | Qualcomm Snapdragon S2 MSM8655 chipset |
| ARM11 (Single-Core 680 MHz) processor | Scorpion (Single-Core 1400 MHz) processor |
| 256 MB RAM | 768 MB RAM |
| Yes GPU | Adreno 205 (245 MHz) GPU |
| 6.93 | 7.92 |
| Storage | |
| 16 GB internal memory | 4 GB internal memory |
| microSD, microSDHC (up to 32 GB) external memory slot | microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC (up to 64 GB) external memory slot |
| 5.72 | 4.26 |
| Camera | |
| 12.10 MP + 0.30 MP | 5.00 MP + 1.30 MP |
| f/2.80 aperture | -- |
| 28.00mm focal length | -- |
| 1280 x 720 (30 fps) (HD) video resolution | -- |
| 8.25 | 6.05 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| HSDPA, HSUPA, UMTS, EDGE and GSM | EV-DO A and CDMA |
| SIM | -- |
| 3.5 | 2.6 |
| Battery Life | |
| 1200mAh Li-Ion Battery | 1700mAh Li-Ion Battery |
| Removable Battery | Removable Battery |
| 390 hours standby time 12 hours talk time | 216 hours standby time 8 hours talk time |
| 2.88 | 3.52 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 3.0 | Bluetooth 4.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
Galaxy Reverb has a global score of 56.2, which is just a bit better than the Nokia N8's score of 51.2. The Galaxy Reverb design is a lot newer, thinner and a little bit lighter than Nokia N8. The Galaxy Reverb comes with Android 4.0 operating system, while Nokia N8 counts with Symbian Belle operating system.
The Samsung Galaxy Reverb features a better performing processor than Nokia N8, and although they both have 1 CPU cores, the Samsung Galaxy Reverb also has a higher amount of RAM and an additional GPU. Nokia N8 counts with a little bit better looking display than Samsung Galaxy Reverb, although it has a just a bit less pixels per display inch, a little smaller screen and a lot lower 640 x 360px resolution.
The Nokia N8 has a much greater storage to install applications and games or saving photos and videos than Samsung Galaxy Reverb, because although it has a slot for SD memory cards that admits a maximum of 32 GB against 64 GB, it also counts with more internal memory capacity. The Nokia N8 captures much clearer photographs and videos than Galaxy Reverb, because it has a way more mega pixels back facing camera.
Galaxy Reverb has a much longer battery performance than Nokia N8, because it has 1700mAh of battery capacity.
Despite of being the best phone in our comparison, the Galaxy Reverb is also a bargain compared to the other ones.
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