Nokia N8 vs Palm Treo 680

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

    N8: 22 g lighter

    N8:
    135 g
    Treo 680:
    157 g
  • Screen diagonal

    Treo 680: 1 in smaller diagonal

    N8:
    3.5 in
    Treo 680:
    2.5 in
  • Depth

    N8: 7.4 mm thinner

    N8:
    12.9 mm
    Treo 680:
    20.3 mm
  • Release year

    N8:
    2010
    Treo 680:
    2006

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. N8

    Height:
    113.5 mm
    Width:
    59.1 mm
    Depth:
    12.9 mm
  2. 2. Treo 680

    Height:
    111.8 mm
    Width:
    58.4 mm
    Depth:
    20.3 mm +7.4 mm versus N8

Weight

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

  1. 1. N8

    135 g

  2. 2. Treo 680

    157 g

    +22 g versus N8

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. N8

    Screen diagonal:
    3.5 in
    Aspect ratio (height:width):
    16:9
    Approximate rectangular screen area:
    33.8 cm²
  2. 2. Treo 680

    Screen diagonal:
    2.5 in
    Aspect ratio (height:width):
    1:1
    Approximate rectangular screen area:
    20.2 cm²

N8 has approximately 67.5% more rectangular screen area than Treo 680.

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

Treo 680: Original memory entry

64 MB

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. Treo 680

NFC:
Unknown
Headphone jack:
No
Memory card support:
See details SD/MMC · up to 4 GB

Battery capacity

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

At least two unambiguous positive capacity values are needed for a chart. Original entries remain in the specifications.

Specifications

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1. N82. Treo 680

Everyday essentials
Everyday essentials — specifications for N8, Treo 680.
SpecificationN8Treo 680
Dimensions (HxWxD)
  • 113.5 Х 59.1 Х 12.9 mm
  • 111.8 Х 58.4 Х 20.3 mm
Weight
  • 135 g
  • 157 g
Technology
  • AMOLED
  • TFT
Screen size
  • 3.5" inch
  • 2.5" inch
Screen resolution
  • 360 x 640 px
  • 320 x 320 px
Internal memory Recorded storage / RAM variants. Entries are alternatives, not a combined maximum. Ambiguous formats stay as recorded.
  • 16 GB
  • 256 MB RAM
  • 512 MB ROM
  • 64 MB
Memory card support
  • microSD
  • up to 32 GB (dedicated slot)
  • SD/MMC
  • up to 4 GB
Battery Capacity is not battery life. No endurance test is implied.
  • 1200 mAh
  • Non-removable Li-Ion
  • 0 mAh,
Operating system OS
  • Symbian^3
  • upgradable to Nokia Belle Refresh
  • Palm OS 5.4.9
Headphone jack
  • Yes
  • No
Display
Display — specifications for N8, Treo 680.
SpecificationN8Treo 680
Touchscreen
  • capacitive touchscreen
  • resistive touchscreen
Display colors
  • 16M
  • 65K
Screen area
  • 33.8 cm2
  • 20.2 cm2
Screen format
  • 16:9 (height:width)
  • 1:1 (height:width)
Screen to body ratio
  • 50.3%
  • 30.9%
PPI /points per inch/
  • 210 PPI
  • 181 PPI
Screen protection
  • Corning Gorilla Glass
Unknown
Camera and Video
Camera and Video — specifications for N8, Treo 680.
SpecificationN8Treo 680
Rear camera, main
  • 12 MP
  • Single
  • 0.3 MP
  • Single
Camera specs
  • 12 MP
  • 1/1.83''
  • AF
Unknown
Functions
  • Carl Zeiss optics
  • Xenon flash
  • ND filter
Unknown
Video
  • 720p@25fps
  • 720p@30fps (via SW update)
  • CIF
Front camera, selfie
  • 0.3 MP
  • Single
  • 0 MP,
Specifications
  • VGA videocall camera
Unknown
Performance
Performance — specifications for N8, Treo 680.
SpecificationN8Treo 680
Processor CPU
  • 680 MHz ARM 11
  • Intel PXA270 312 MHz
Graphics processor GPU
  • Broadcom BCM2727
Unknown
General specs
General specs — specifications for N8, Treo 680.
SpecificationN8Treo 680
Release date
  • 2010
  • April
  • 2006
  • October
Colors
  • Dark Grey
  • Silver White
  • Green
  • Blue
  • Orange
  • Pink
  • Bronze
  • Graphite
  • Crimson
  • Arctic
  • copper
Historical recorded price Legacy catalogue value; date unknown. Not a current offer.
  • 140 EUR
  • 220 EUR
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
  • Stand by time- Up to 300 h Talking time- Up to 4 h
Communication and Connectivity
Communication and Connectivity — specifications for N8, Treo 680.
SpecificationN8Treo 680
SIM card
  • Mini-SIM
  • Mini-SIM
Network
  • Show all network frequencies: -2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
Unknown
Speed
  • HSPA 10.2/2 Mbps
Unknown
GPRS
  • Class 33
  • Class 10
Edge
  • Class 33
  • Class 10
Wi-Fi
  • Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n
  • UPnP technology
  • No
GPS
  • Yes
  • with A-GPS; Ovi Maps 3.0
  • No
USB
  • microUSB 2.0
  • USB Host
  • Proprietary
Bluetooth
  • 3.0
  • A2DP
  • 1.2
  • A2DP
Harmful irradiation
  • SAR - 1.09 W/kg (head) 0.85 W/kg (body) SAR EU - 1.02 W/kg (head)
Unknown
Music and Audio
Music and Audio — specifications for N8, Treo 680.
SpecificationN8Treo 680
Radio
  • Stereo FM radio
  • RDS; FM trans
  • No
Others
  • Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic
  • 5-way navigation button
Other features
Other features — specifications for N8, Treo 680.
SpecificationN8Treo 680
Dop
  • Sensors Accelerometer
  • proximity
  • compass - TV-out (720p video) via HDMI with Dolby Digital Plus sound -Anodized aluminum casing
  • Infrared port - Document editor (Word
  • Excel
  • PowerPoint
  • PDF) -MP3 player -Organizer -Voice memo