Nokia N8 vs iPhone 4 – Ten Things Why Nokia N8 Is Better
Posted by Jade Bryan in Apple, N-Series, N8, Nokia, Symbian^3, iPhone, tags: Apple, iPhone 4, N8, Nokia, nokia n8First of all, let’s face the inconvenient truth that there is no perfect smartphone in this planet, but still we could consider that there is one smartest out there. Both Nokia N8 and iPhone 4 are candidates, so we will see if which part of my lists does Nokia N8 really standout against iPhone 4.
Price
One of the biggest advantage of Nokia N8 over the iPhone 4 is the price. With the price tag of €370 euros before taxes and subsidies, and converting it to pounds would give us £300. Comparing to the iPhone 4 (unlocked) 16GB with a price of £499 and £599 for 32GB. Therefore making the Nokia N8 much cheaper for a smartphone with cool multimedia features and especially Symbian^3 os.
Design
We admit that the iPhone 4 is slimmer, but there are consequences on this, like on the camera performance e.g. zooming and sensor size. For the color variants of Nokia N8, the mass is already have a wide choice for their taste on the color. There are currently 5 anodized casing for N8 the dark grey, silver white, green, blue and orange For the iPhone 4, there are two the white and the black (no pun intended) and obviously I don’t like that my phone is mistakenly identified by others as an iPhone 3GS or iPod touch.
Video Call
The limitations of Apple facetime for the Wi-Fi connection and iPhone to iPhone is what Nokia already solved and made possible long time ago to their devices. So in N8 you will not be bounded by connections and you will get connected for the video calls in any capable devices.
HDMI + Dolby Surround
Another one few specs that a 2010 smartphone have is the HDMI connection where you can connect to your home theatre. With HD TV you will get a crisp and clear visual treatment as well as with your sound with the Dolby Digital Plus.
Memory
The Nokia N8 has a 16GB internal storage plus giving you a chance to add an external hot swappable microSD card up to 32GB.
USB On-the-Go
If 48GB of storage is not enough for you then consider this USB on-the-go feature where you can read and make slave USB sticks from external hard drive like on this 250GB hdd.
Usability (Reception issue)
If you’re afraid to get a bad reception just because of the phone’s inability to not allow you to have a proper grip, well, isn’t that obvious that this could be one of the biggest mistake that Cupertino company made? Eventhough Nokia N8 isn’t launched yet, we all know that this Finnish giant have more than 1 billion of devices out there and we never have the incidents where people protests just because of the reception issue.
Sensor
To have the biggest camera sensor in the field of camera phones—and even bigger than the other p&s cameras—means that we are having the right innovations. By the size of the N8 and to its one of a kind features, it really shows that this is an advance feature that Nokia N8 will hold against competitors.
Xenon flash
It is still a strong advert of manufacturers that LED flash can provide you enough light for taking pictures. But it is still a fact that xenon flash are the one who leads in the technology of flash for compact cameras as well as to mobile phones. What Nokia did is they reduced the size of the flash to 30% less compare to Nokia N82 & without losing the power.
Editing software & Ovi Maps are free (Symbian^3)
If you’re phone has an HD capable video recording and Symbian^3 on N8 has an on-board video editor and without pulling some extra bucks from your pocket, of course. The same on Ovi Maps, neither we need a connection nor we would pay for it. That is really the magic of Nokia, bringing us connected anywhere and anytime.
Obviously, we are not biased on posting articles nor we are against iPhone 4 to prove if just check Norman’s article about reasons why he shouldn’t wait for Nokia N8.
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Nice confrontation. The N8 is already a winner, specs-wise. Now we need to see it in all markets Nokia is active for the real impact.
i likeiNOKIA N 8
I am not a fan of Apple. However, Apple iPhone 4 has one major advantage over the N* that needs to be pointed out. It is available now and no one knows when the heck we will see the N8! By announcing the phone with no release date, and as each passes without a release date, the masses are opting for the iPhone 4 now instead of waiting.
To be fair thought you did leave out a major advantage the N8 has over the iP4. It can be used on multiple 3G networks. The iP4 can currently be used only on AT&T. We all know that. But the N8 will be able to access 3G networks on both AT&T and T-Mobile in the U.S. Have AT&T & don’t like their data rates? Switch to T-Mobile without switching devices (assuming you aren’t under contract of course). Very nice!
@Lloyd
Thanks for that addition. I actually run out numbers just to point the top ten. In the US that is much of a concern but later this year lots will be going to have an unlocked iPhone 4, most likely US will get next year based on rumors.
The release date for the N8 is supposed to be August 24th-25th.
The iPhone 4 also has pentaband 3G, but instead of working on T-Mobile, it will work on DoCoMo (1700MHz vs. 800MHz). I imagine it’s probably Apple’s attempt to break into the Japanese smartphone market.
You missed a massive one (for me a least), built-in FM transmitter!
y+eh man FM transmitter very usefull for people like us who drives cars everday
plz nokia plz dont fail us dis time support your os like Apple supports its Iphone
@Jade Bryan
It was confirmed yesterday, the 29th, that the iPhone 4 will be available with Verizon in January. However, don’t bet on it being unlocked. None of the U.S. carriers sell phones with plans and all phones are configured to their specifications. One can purchase unlocked phones for use to avoid 2 yr contracts, but the few unlocked iPhones out there are expensive and/or have been hacked (voids the warranty).
I personally have all unlocked Nokia devices and currently use the N900 on T-Mobile. I have no contract and can switch carriers at will and hope to never have a locked device. That said, I look forward to the N8 and will try it on T-Mobile. However, their coverage pales to that of AT&T so I may go back. What keeps me with T-mobile is their unlimited data plan….no longer an option with many U.S. carriers.
Ooops… I type too fast. None of the U.S. carries sell phones without plans is what I should’ve said in my first paragraph.
@TED
Yes, thank you for that. But I also drop the Mobile TV as well as the FM trans on my lists. heheh. I think there are lots of features that needs to be featured again but in part 2. lols
There were phones with better hardware than iPhone 3GS and there will be phones in the future that will have better specs than iPhone 4, but one thing that they will lack are the variety of apps. I have 5530 and sick of not finding apps and not being able to download a lot of nice games and apps because my device is not supported.
E.g., there is no decent internet radio app that plays all stations, and the one from nokia labs has awful interface (you need to edit text files to add new stations) and it doesn’t support quite a few streams too.
The applications on the phone is what makes (or breaks) the popularity. Hardware can be changed overnite, but to build a solid application base it takes ages. Nokia was there before Apple, but still lacks behind in terms of popularity in Apps. You can see this in their market segment (Smartphones).
This blog post reflects a lot of my feelings for nokia and symbian:
http://www.symbian-guru.com/welcome/2010/07/symbian-guru-com-is-over.html
@Irha
Well, farewell to that blog. They have made a great effort on keeping the blogosphere alive. But symbianworld is still here tho.
All the display and reception problems with the iPhone 4 should be enough for anyone to choose the N8, even without going into the hardware specifications and software ui.
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One more thing…
Free Cloud service
Ovi Share is free. You can send your pictures to cloud, delete them from your phone and take more pictures. It is not necessary to buy a memory card.
And yes, free offline navigation is something i can’t live without any more.
@Tim
Nokia should promote it wisely. They should take advantage of their free services.
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after using iphone for a while, and back to nokia, i felt that nokia is a toy. like the child has.
seriously.
If Nokia phones had a more consistent UI and minimum hardware standards (min. RAM, CPU speed, GPU acceleration), maybe more developers would take advantage of this market opportunity. Aples one size fits all approach has made things much more simple and holistic. Nokia needs to start managing its software and device portfolio as ONE Team instead of a compilation of pet engineering projects all competing for limited resources.
IMO.
Let’s give Anssi a little more time. I hope Nokia would not miss this opportunity and if they will, then it’s a hell critical for them.
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