It is a long time since the two smartphones-Nokia N8 and Samsung Galaxy S came into the market, The Nokia N8 has been proving itself to be a major contender and has won a couple of big phone fights already. But will it win over the leading smartphone-The Samsung Galaxy S? as Samsung Galaxy S being one of the best Android handsets, it’s really a tough task for the N8 to beat it. Below let see some comparisons between these two phones.
1. Appearance
The Nokia N8 and the Samsung Galaxy S are both touchscreen-only devices with excellent workmanship. The Samsung Galaxy S wows you and is extremely thin at just 0.39 inches (9.9 mm ), compared to the Nokia N8's 0.51 inches (12.9 mm ).The Nokia N8 is crafted from a single sheet of anodized aluminum, giving it a certain amount of heft, while the Samsung Galaxy S is made from plastic, making it lightweight, lighter and less rigid thаn metal.
2. Display
3. Performance:
As far as performance goes, the N8’ s core uses a 680MHz ARM 11 chip, while the Galaxy S uses a ARM Cortex A8 processor, rated at 1GHz. The Nokia N8 uses Symbian, while the Galaxy S runs Android 2.1. The major disadvantage for the Nokia N8 and all Symbian phones is the uncertainty of Symbian’s future. Whereas Google’s Android is gobbling up market share like a pack of hungry, hippos, Symbian is on a steep decline.
4. Navigation and User Interface:
Both of these mobile operating systems are excellent smartphone platforms, with mobile web browsing, pinch to zoom, navigation and maps, excellent keyboards and multitasking. However, Android tends to do this with a little bit more finesse and eye candy. Nokia’s Symbian platform is functional, but Android is just more touch-friendly and easy to use.
5. Camera:
First up, the N8’ s 12.0 Megapixel camera features with Carl Zeiss optics, a Xenon flash, autofocus, geo-tagging, face/smile detection, plus 720p HD video capture and editing. It has a max resolution of 4290 x 2800 pixels. For video calls, there’s also a second, front-mounted camera.
6. Video Playback:
Speaking of video playback, both handsets support a large number of formats, including DivX/Xvid, and the chipsets are powerful enough to play HD resolutions without notable issues. The big, vivid screen of the Samsung Galaxy S definitely has the upper hand for watching videos on the go. You may not want to waste the large number of online videos since you have this powerful Samsung Galaxy S. As the world’s most famous website, it is not surprised that YouTube comes to your first choice to watch videos. But as a portable device, it still has the limitation of video and audio formats. For people who want to enjoy online videos on it, but when you are out for a journey, internet connectivity will be a barrier for you to enjoy online videos. Here I suggest a third party software-YouTube Downloader, which is fit for users to accelerate and download YouTube to Samsung Galaxy S as well as Nokia N8 and watch YouTube videos on the go.
7.Battery life:
Juiced up to full capacity, Nokia claims 12.0 hours of talktime for the N8, compared to 6.55 hours for the Galaxy S. Standby times are 390 hours and 576 hours respectively. The Galaxy S loses this one.
Nokia and Samsung are two of the top handset manufacturers worldwide. So now that we've compared the two companies' flagship smartphones, it seems like both offerings are worth your while. Again, it is up to you to decide which features you need the most, but either way you'll end up owning one helluva smarphone.
