Nokia 8 Sirocco vs Apple iPhone 6s Plus Comparison and Differences

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Nokia 8 Sirocco

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Nokia 8 Sirocco or Apple iPhone 6s Plus Specs Comparison

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Common specs

Brand and model Nokia 8 Sirocco Apple iPhone 6s Plus
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Release date 2018, February 2015, September
Dimensions (HxWxD) 140.9 x 73 x 7.5 mm | 5.55 x 5.55 x 2.87 in 158.2 x 77.9 x 7.3 mm | 6.23 x 6.23 x 3.07 in
Weight 177 g | 6.24 oz 192 g | 6.77 oz
Body Build Front/back Gorilla Glass 5, stainless steel frame Front glass, aluminum body
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Colors Black Space Gray, Silver, Gold, Rose Gold
Battery 3260 mAh,  Non-removable Li-Ion 2750 mAh,  Non-removable Li-Ion
Battery life Stand by time - Up to 495 h (3G)
Talking time - Up to 22 h (3G)
Music play - Up to 11 h
Stand by time - Up to 384 h (3G)
Talking time - Up to 24 h (3G)
Music play - Up to 80 h
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Screen

Technology P-OLED LED-backlit IPS LCD
Touchscreen capacitive touchscreen capacitive touchscreen
Display colors 16M 16M
Screen size 5.5" in 5.5" in
Screen area 83.4 cm2 83.4 cm2
Screen format 16:9 (height:width) 16:9 (height:width)
Screen to body ratio 81.1% 67.7%
Screen resolution 1440 x 2560 px 1080 x 1920 px
Screen PPI /points per inch/ 534 PPI 401 PPI
Screen protection Corning Gorilla Glass 5 Ion-strengthened glass, oleophobic coating
Other specs - Always-on display - 3D Touch display
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Camera and Video

Rear camera, main 12 MP, Dual 12 MP, Single
Camera specs -12 MP, f/1.8, 25mm (wide), 1/2.55'', 1.4µm, dual pixel PDAF
-13 MP, f/2.6, 1/3.4'', 1.0µm, 2x optical zoom, AF
-12 MP, f/2.2, 29mm (standard), 1/3'', 1.22µm, OIS, PDAF
Functions Zeiss optics, dual-LED dual-tone flash, panorama, HDR Dual-LED dual-tone flash, HDR
Video 2160p@30fps, 1080p@30fps 2160p@30fps, 1080p@60fps, 1080p@120fps, 720p@240fps
DxOMark Main Score 84
DxOMark Photo 85
DxOMark Video 82
Front camera, selfie 5 MP, Single 5 MP, Single
Specifications 5 MP, f/2.0, 1/4'', 1.4µm 5 MP, f/2.2, 31mm (standard)
Functions Face detection, HDR, panorama
Video 1080p@30fps 1080p@30fps

Performance

Operating system - OS Android 8.0 (Oreo), upgradable to Android 9.0 (Pie); Android One iOS 9, upgradable to iOS 12.1.3
Chipset - Qualcomm MSM8998 Snapdragon 835 (10 nm) - Apple A9 (14 nm)
CPU - Octa-core (4x2.5 GHz Kryo & 4x1.8 GHz Kryo) - Dual-core 1.84 GHz Twister
GPU Adreno 540 PowerVR GT7600 (six-core graphics)
External memory No No
Internal memory 128 GB, 6 GB RAM 16/32/64/128 GB, 2 GB RAM

Benchmark

Antutu 10 Total 231491
Antutu 10 CPU 69288
Antutu 10 GPU 69989
Antutu 10 Mem 38586
Antutu 10 UX 69288
Antutu 8 Total 207368 171835
Antutu 7 Total
GeekBench 6 Single Core 602
GeekBench 6 Multi Core 838
GeekBench 6 Metal 2849
GeekBench 5 Single Core 535
GeekBench 5 Multi-Core 983

Communication and Connectivity

SIM card Single SIM (Nano-SIM)Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) Nano-SIM
Network GSM / CDMA / HSPA / EVDO / LTE GSM / CDMA / HSPA / EVDO / LTE
Bands -2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (dual-SIM model only) 
CDMA 800 & TD-SCDMA
-3G - HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100  
CDMA2000 1xEV-DO
-4G - LTE band 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 20(800), 28(700), 34(2000), 38(2600), 39(1900), 40(2300), 41(2500)
-2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900  
CDMA 800 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100
-3G - HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100  
CDMA2000 1xEV-DO
-4G - LTE band 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 12(700), 13(700), 17(700), 18(800), 19(800), 20(800), 25(1900), 26(850), 28(700), 29(700), 30(2300) - A1633 
LTE band 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 12(700), 13(700), 17(700), 18(800), 19(800), 20(800), 25(1900), 26(850), 28(700), 29(700), 30(2300), 38(2600), 39(1900), 40(2300), 41(2500) - A1634
Speed HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A (3CA) Cat12 600/150 Mbps HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A (2CA) Cat6 300/50 Mbps, EV-DO Rev.A 3.1 Mbps
GPRS Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, WiFi Direct, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, hotspot
GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO, QZSS
NFC Yes Yes (Apple Pay only)
USB 3.1, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector 2.0, proprietary reversible connector
Bluetooth 5.0, A2DP, LE 4.2, A2DP, LE
Harmful irradiation
SAR EU - 0.59 W/kg (head)     1.54 W/kg (body)    
SAR - 1.12 W/kg (head)     1.14 W/kg (body)    
SAR EU - 0.93 W/kg (head)     0.98 W/kg (body)    

Music and Audio

Radio No No
Headphone jack No Yes
Others - 24-bit/192kHz audio
-Nokia OZO audio with 3 mics
-Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic
- 16-bit/44.1kHz audio
-Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic

Other features

Sensors - Fingerprint (rear-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer - Fingerprint (front-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer
Other extras
- Fast battery charging (Quick Charge 4.0)
-Wireless charging (Qi)
- IP67 dust/water resistant (up to 1.5m for 30 mins)

- Siri natural language commands and dictation
--Apple Pay (Visa, MasterCard, AMEX certified)

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