alcatel One Touch Star vs Nokia N8

Compare recorded specifications, size and practical differences.

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Key differences

Calculated from recorded specifications using minimum difference thresholds. These are differences, not an overall ranking. For three phones, numeric highlights compare the two extremes.

  • Weight

    One Touch Star: 15.5 g lighter

    One Touch Star:
    119.5 g
    N8:
    135 g
  • Width

    N8: 1.7 mm narrower

    One Touch Star:
    60.8 mm
    N8:
    59.1 mm
  • Screen diagonal

    N8: 0.5 in smaller diagonal

    One Touch Star:
    4 in
    N8:
    3.5 in
  • Depth

    One Touch Star: 3.2 mm thinner

    One Touch Star:
    9.7 mm
    N8:
    12.9 mm
  • Height

    N8: 4.4 mm shorter

    One Touch Star:
    117.9 mm
    N8:
    113.5 mm
  • Release year

    One Touch Star:
    2013
    N8:
    2010

Physical size

Relative size, not calibrated actual size. Front and side outlines share one scale and a bottom baseline. Generic outlines use recorded body dimensions, excluding camera bumps.

  1. 1. One Touch Star

    Height:
    117.9 mm +4.4 mm versus N8
    Width:
    60.8 mm +1.7 mm versus N8
    Depth:
    9.7 mm
  2. 2. N8

    Height:
    113.5 mm
    Width:
    59.1 mm
    Depth:
    12.9 mm +3.2 mm versus One Touch Star

Weight

Bars start at zero and share a scale within this chart.

  1. 1. One Touch Star

    119.5 g

  2. 2. N8

    135 g

    +15.5 g versus One Touch Star

Screen size

Approximate rectangular screens calculated from recorded diagonal and aspect ratio at one relative scale. Rounded corners and cutouts are not subtracted. These are not phone outlines or calibrated actual sizes.

  1. 1. One Touch Star

    Screen diagonal:
    4 in
    Aspect ratio (height:width):
    5:3
    Approximate rectangular screen area:
    45.5 cm²
  2. 2. N8

    Screen diagonal:
    3.5 in
    Aspect ratio (height:width):
    16:9
    Approximate rectangular screen area:
    33.8 cm²

One Touch Star has approximately 34.9% more rectangular screen area than N8.

Memory variants

Each row compares the same storage capacity. Cells show recorded RAM alternatives, not combined maxima. Not recorded does not mean unavailable in every market.

No unambiguous storage/RAM pairings are recorded. See the original specifications below.

One Touch Star: Original memory entry

4 GB (2.4 GB user available) · 512 MB RAM

N8: Original memory entry

16 GB · 256 MB RAM · 512 MB ROM

Practical features

Explicit Yes and No values are shown directly. Qualified or regional records retain their details. Unknown means the record is missing.

1. One Touch Star

NFC:
Unknown
Headphone jack:
Yes
Memory card support:
See details microSD · up to 32 GB (dedicated slot)

2. N8

NFC:
Unknown
Headphone jack:
Yes
Memory card support:
See details microSD · up to 32 GB (dedicated slot)

Battery capacity

Capacity is not battery life. No endurance test is implied.

Recorded battery capacity

Bars start at zero and share a scale within this chart.

  1. 1. One Touch Star

    1500 mAh

    +300 mAh versus N8

  2. 2. N8

    1200 mAh

Specifications

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1. One Touch Star2. N8

Everyday essentials
Everyday essentials — specifications for One Touch Star, N8.
SpecificationOne Touch StarN8
Dimensions (HxWxD)
  • 117.9 Х 60.8 Х 9.7 mm
  • 113.5 Х 59.1 Х 12.9 mm
Weight
  • 119.5 g
  • 135 g
Technology
  • AMOLED
  • AMOLED
Screen size
  • 4" inch
  • 3.5" inch
Screen resolution
  • 480 x 800 px
  • 360 x 640 px
Internal memory Recorded storage / RAM variants. Entries are alternatives, not a combined maximum. Ambiguous formats stay as recorded.
  • 4 GB (2.4 GB user available)
  • 512 MB RAM
  • 16 GB
  • 256 MB RAM
  • 512 MB ROM
Memory card support
  • microSD
  • up to 32 GB (dedicated slot)
  • microSD
  • up to 32 GB (dedicated slot)
Battery Capacity is not battery life. No endurance test is implied.
  • 1500 mAh
  • Removable Li-Ion
  • 1200 mAh
  • Non-removable Li-Ion
Operating system OS
  • Android 4.1 (Jelly Bean)
  • Symbian^3
  • upgradable to Nokia Belle Refresh
Chipset
  • Mediatek MT6577 (40 nm)
Unknown
Headphone jack
  • Yes
  • Yes
Display
Display — specifications for One Touch Star, N8.
SpecificationOne Touch StarN8
Touchscreen
  • capacitive touchscreen
  • capacitive touchscreen
Display colors
  • 16M
  • 16M
Screen area
  • 45.5 cm2
  • 33.8 cm2
Screen format
  • 5:3 (height:width)
  • 16:9 (height:width)
Screen to body ratio
  • 63.5%
  • 50.3%
PPI /points per inch/
  • 233 PPI
  • 210 PPI
Screen protection
  • Corning Gorilla Glass
  • oleophobic coating
  • Corning Gorilla Glass
Camera and Video
Camera and Video — specifications for One Touch Star, N8.
SpecificationOne Touch StarN8
Rear camera, main
  • 5 MP
  • Single
  • 12 MP
  • Single
Camera specs
  • 5 MP
  • AF
  • 12 MP
  • 1/1.83''
  • AF
Functions
  • LED flash
  • Carl Zeiss optics
  • Xenon flash
  • ND filter
Video
  • 720p@30fps
  • 720p@25fps
  • 720p@30fps (via SW update)
Front camera, selfie
  • 0.3 MP
  • Single
  • 0.3 MP
  • Single
Specifications
  • VGA
  • VGA videocall camera
Performance

Scores marked * are historical catalogue entries. Test conditions are unspecified; no new testing is implied.

Performance — specifications for One Touch Star, N8.
SpecificationOne Touch StarN8
Processor CPU
  • Dual-core 1.0 GHz Cortex-A9
  • 680 MHz ARM 11
Graphics processor GPU
  • PowerVR SGX531u
  • Broadcom BCM2727
Antutu 7 score *
  • 8142
Unknown
General specs
General specs — specifications for One Touch Star, N8.
SpecificationOne Touch StarN8
Release date
  • 2013
  • February
  • 2010
  • April
Colors
  • Black
  • White
  • Pink
  • Dark Grey
  • Silver White
  • Green
  • Blue
  • Orange
  • Pink
  • Bronze
Historical recorded price Legacy catalogue value; date unknown. Not a current offer.
  • 220 EUR
  • 140 EUR
Battery life
  • Stand by time- Up to 300 h (2G) / Up to 280 h (3G) Talking time- Up to 4 h 30 min (2G) / Up to 3 h 30 min (3G)
  • Stand by time- Up to 390 h (2G) / Up to 400 h (3G) Talking time- Up to 12 h (2G) / Up to 5 h 50 min (3G) Music play - Up to 50 h
Communication and Connectivity
Communication and Connectivity — specifications for One Touch Star, N8.
SpecificationOne Touch StarN8
SIM card
  • Single SIM (Micro-SIM)Dual SIM (Micro-SIM
  • dual stand-by)
  • Mini-SIM
Network
  • Show all network frequencies: -2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - 6010 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 - 6010D
  • Show all network frequencies: -2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
Speed
  • HSPA 7.2/5.76 Mbps
  • HSPA 10.2/2 Mbps
GPRS
  • Yes
  • Class 33
Edge
  • Yes
  • Class 33
Wi-Fi
  • Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n
  • Wi-Fi Direct
  • hotspot
  • DLNA
  • Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n
  • UPnP technology
GPS
  • Yes
  • Yes
  • with A-GPS; Ovi Maps 3.0
USB
  • microUSB 2.0
  • microUSB 2.0
  • USB Host
Bluetooth
  • 4.0
  • A2DP
  • 3.0
  • A2DP
Harmful irradiation
  • SAR EU - 0.84 W/kg (head) 1.24 W/kg (body)
  • SAR - 1.09 W/kg (head) 0.85 W/kg (body) SAR EU - 1.02 W/kg (head)
Music and Audio
Music and Audio — specifications for One Touch Star, N8.
SpecificationOne Touch StarN8
Radio
  • FM radio
  • RDS
  • Stereo FM radio
  • RDS; FM trans
Others Unknown
  • Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic
Other features
Other features — specifications for One Touch Star, N8.
SpecificationOne Touch StarN8
Dop
  • Sensors Accelerometer
  • proximity
  • compass - Available as Alcatel One Touch Star D 6010D with dual-SIM card slots
  • Sensors Accelerometer
  • proximity
  • compass - TV-out (720p video) via HDMI with Dolby Digital Plus sound -Anodized aluminum casing