HTC Desire U vs Nokia N8

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.

• Display technology

  OLED versus LCD

  Desire U:

  LCD

  N8:

  OLED

• Weight

  Desire U: 21 g lighter

  Desire U:

  114 g

  N8:

  135 g

• Width

  N8: 3.2 mm narrower

  Desire U:

  62.3 mm

  N8:

  59.1 mm

• Screen diagonal

  N8: 0.5 in smaller diagonal

  Desire U:

  4 in

  N8:

  3.5 in

• Depth

  Desire U: 3.6 mm thinner

  Desire U:

  9.3 mm

  N8:

  12.9 mm

• Height

  N8: 5 mm shorter

  Desire U:

  118.5 mm

  N8:

  113.5 mm

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. Desire U

   Height:

   118.5 mm +5 mm versus N8

   Width:

   62.3 mm +3.2 mm versus N8

   Depth:

   9.3 mm

2. 2. N8

   Height:

   113.5 mm

   Width:

   59.1 mm

   Depth:

   12.9 mm +3.6 mm versus Desire U

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. Desire U

   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

Desire U 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.

Practical features

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

Battery capacity

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

Open a section for more detail. On narrow screens, swipe sideways or use Left/Right arrow keys while the table is focused. Unknown means missing data, not No. Recorded zero values are shown as recorded.