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Nokia N8 vs Nokia N950

Compare recorded specifications, size and practical differences.

Nokia N8

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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.

        • Display technologyOLED versus LCDN8: OLED · N950: LCD
        • Screen diagonalN8: 0.5 in smaller diagonalN8: 3.5 in · N950: 4 in
        • Release year2010 / 2011N8: 2010 · N950: 2011

        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.

        Front
        N8: 113.5 × 59.1 mm 1
        Side
        N8: 113.5 × 12.9 mm 1
        1. 1. N8
          Height
          113.5 mm
          Width
          59.1 mm
          Depth
          12.9 mm
          Weight
          135 g
        2. 2. N950
          Height
          Unknown
          Width
          Unknown
          Depth
          Unknown
          Weight
          Unknown

          Unavailable dimensions are omitted from the drawing.

        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.

        Screen size
        N8: 3.5 in, 16:9, About 33.8 cm² rectangular area 1 N950: 4 in, 16:9, About 44.1 cm² rectangular area 2
        1. 1. N8 3.5 in · 16:9 About 33.8 cm² rectangular area
        2. 2. N950 4 in · 16:9 About 44.1 cm² rectangular area

        N950 has approximately 30.6% 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.

        N8: Original memory entry

        16 GB · 256 MB RAM · 512 MB ROM

        N950: Original memory entry

        8.5 GB user available · 1 GB RAM

        Practical features

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

        1. N8

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

        2. N950

        NFC
        Unknown
        Headphone jack
        Yes
        Memory card support
        No

        Battery capacity

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

        Recorded capacity

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

        1. 1. N81200 mAh
        2. 2. N9501320 mAh

          +120 mAh versus N8

        Specifications

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        1. N82. N950

        Everyday essentials
        Everyday essentials
        SpecificationN8N950
        Dimensions (HxWxD)
        • 113.5 Х 59.1 Х 12.9 mm
        • Х Х mm
        Weight
        • 135 g
        • 0 g
        Technology
        • AMOLED
        • LCD
        Screen size
        • 3.5" inch
        • 4" inch
        Screen resolution
        • 360 x 640 px
        • 480 x 854 px
        Internal memoryRecorded storage / RAM variants. Entries are alternatives, not a combined maximum. Ambiguous formats stay as recorded.
        • 16 GB
        • 256 MB RAM
        • 512 MB ROM
        • 8.5 GB user available
        • 1 GB RAM
        Memory card support
        • microSD
        • up to 32 GB (dedicated slot)
        • No
        BatteryCapacity is not battery life. No endurance test is implied.
        • 1200 mAh
        • Non-removable Li-Ion
        • 1320 mAh
        • Removable Li-Ion
        Operating system OS
        • Symbian^3
        • upgradable to Nokia Belle Refresh
        • MeeGo 1.2 Harmattan OS
        Chipset Unknown
        • TI OMAP 3630
        Headphone jack
        • Yes
        • Yes
        Display
        Display
        SpecificationN8N950
        Touchscreen
        • capacitive touchscreen
        • capacitive touchscreen
        Display colors
        • 16M
        • 16M
        Screen area
        • 33.8 cm2
        • 44.1 cm2
        Screen format
        • 16:9 (height:width)
        • 16:9 (height:width)
        Screen to body ratio
        • 50.3%
        		 Unknown
        PPI /points per inch/
        • 210 PPI
        • 245 PPI
        Screen protection
        • Corning Gorilla Glass
        		 Unknown
        Camera and Video
        Camera and Video
        SpecificationN8N950
        Rear camera, main
        • 12 MP
        • Single
        • 12 MP
        • Single
        Camera specs
        • 12 MP
        • 1/1.83''
        • AF
        • 12 MP
        • AF
        Functions
        • Carl Zeiss optics
        • Xenon flash
        • ND filter
        • Dual-LED flash
        Video
        • 720p@25fps
        • 720p@30fps (via SW update)
        • Yes
        Front camera, selfie
        • 0.3 MP
        • Single
        • 0.3 MP
        • Single
        Specifications
        • VGA videocall camera
        		 Unknown
        Performance
        Performance
        SpecificationN8N950
        Processor CPU
        • 680 MHz ARM 11
        • 1.0 GHz Cortex-A8
        Graphics processor GPU
        • Broadcom BCM2727
        • PowerVR SGX530
        General specs
        General specs
        SpecificationN8N950
        Release date
        • 2010
        • April
        • 2011
        • June
        Colors
        • Dark Grey
        • Silver White
        • Green
        • Blue
        • Orange
        • Pink
        • Bronze
        • Black
        Historical recorded priceLegacy catalogue value; date unknown. Not a current offer.
        • 140 EUR
        		 Unknown
        Battery life
        • 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
        		 Unknown
        Communication and Connectivity
        Communication and Connectivity
        SpecificationN8N950
        SIM card
        • Mini-SIM
        • Mini-SIM
        Network
        • Show all network frequencies: -2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
        • Show all network frequencies: -2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
        Speed
        • HSPA 10.2/2 Mbps
        • HSPA 14.4/5.76 Mbps
        GPRS
        • Class 33
        • Yes
        Edge
        • Class 33
        • Yes
        Wi-Fi
        • Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n
        • UPnP technology
        • Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n
        GPS
        • Yes
        • with A-GPS; Ovi Maps 3.0
        • Yes
        • with A-GPS; Ovi Maps
        USB
        • microUSB 2.0
        • USB Host
        • microUSB 2.0
        Bluetooth
        • 3.0
        • A2DP
        • 2.1
        • A2DP
        • EDR
        Harmful irradiation
        • SAR - 1.09 W/kg (head) 0.85 W/kg (body) SAR EU - 1.02 W/kg (head)
        • SAR - 0.80 W/kg (head) 1.24 W/kg (body)
        Music and Audio
        Music and Audio
        SpecificationN8N950
        Radio
        • Stereo FM radio
        • RDS; FM trans
        • No
        Others
        • Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic
        		 Unknown
        Other features
        Other features
        SpecificationN8N950
        Dop
        • Sensors Accelerometer
        • proximity
        • compass - TV-out (720p video) via HDMI with Dolby Digital Plus sound -Anodized aluminum casing
        • Sensors Accelerometer
        • proximity
        • compass - MP3/WAV/eAAC+/WMA/FLAC player -MP4/H.264/WMV player -Document viewer (Word
        • Excel
        • PowerPoint
        • PDF viewer) -Video/photo editor -Predictive text input (Swype) - This is a developers-only device
        • not available commercially