Nokia Lumia 1020 vs Nokia N8 Comparison and Differences

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Nokia Lumia 1020

Nokia Lumia 1020

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Nokia N8

Nokia N8

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Nokia Lumia 1020 or Nokia N8 Specs Comparison

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Common specs

Brand and model Nokia Lumia 1020 Nokia N8
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Release date 2013, July 2010, April
Dimensions (HxWxD) 130.4 x 71.4 x 10.4 mm | 5.13 x 5.13 x 2.81 in 113.5 x 59.1 x 12.9 mm | 4.47 x 4.47 x 2.33 in
Weight 158 g | 5.57 oz 135 g | 4.76 oz
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Colors Yellow, white, black, red (AT&T exclusive) Dark Grey, Silver White, Green, Blue, Orange, Pink, Bronze
Battery 2000 mAh,  Non-removable Li-Ion 1200 mAh,  Non-removable Li-Ion
Battery life Stand by time - Up to 384 h (3G)
Talking time - Up to 19 h (2G) / Up to 13 h 20 min (3G)
Music play - Up to 63 h
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
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Screen

Technology AMOLED AMOLED
Touchscreen capacitive touchscreen capacitive touchscreen
Display colors 16M 16M
Screen size 4.5" in 3.5" in
Screen area 57.6 cm2 33.8 cm2
Screen format 5:3 (height:width) 16:9 (height:width)
Screen to body ratio 61.9% 50.3%
Screen resolution 768 x 1280 px 360 x 640 px
Screen PPI /points per inch/ 332 PPI 210 PPI
Screen protection Corning Gorilla Glass 3 Corning Gorilla Glass
Other specs - PureMotion HD+ ClearBlack display
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Camera and Video

Rear camera, main 41 MP, Single 12 MP, Single
Camera specs -41 MP, f/2.2, 26mm (wide), 1/1.5'', 1.12µm, OIS, AF -12 MP, 1/1.83'', AF
Functions Carl Zeiss optics, Xenon & LED flash, panorama Carl Zeiss optics, Xenon flash, ND filter
Video 1080p@30fps, 4x lossless digital zoom 720p@25fps, 720p@30fps (via SW update)
Front camera, selfie 1.2 MP, Single 0.3 MP, Single
Specifications 1.2 MP VGA videocall camera
Video 720p@30fps

Performance

Operating system - OS Microsoft Windows Phone 8, upgradable to 8.1 Symbian^3, upgradable to Nokia Belle Refresh
Chipset - Qualcomm MSM8960 Snapdragon S4 Plus
CPU - Dual-core 1.5 GHz Krait - 680 MHz ARM 11
GPU Adreno 225 Broadcom BCM2727
External memory No microSD, up to 32 GB (dedicated slot)
Internal memory 32 GB, 2 GB RAM / 64 GB (Telefonica exclusive) 16 GB, 256 MB RAM, 512 MB ROM

Benchmark

Antutu 7 Total
GeekBench 4 Single Core 438
GeekBench 4 Multi-Core 869

Communication and Connectivity

SIM card Micro-SIM Mini-SIM
Network GSM / HSPA / LTE GSM / HSPA
Bands -2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - all versions
-3G - HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 - RM-875, RM-877 
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100 - RM-876
-4G - LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 7(2600), 8(900), 20(800) - RM-875 
LTE band 2(1900), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 17(700) - RM-877
-2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
Speed HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat3 100/50 Mbps HSPA 10.2/2 Mbps
GPRS Yes Class 33
Edge Up to 236.8 kbps Class 33
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band, DLNA, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, UPnP technology
GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS; Ovi Maps 3.0
NFC Yes
USB microUSB 2.0 microUSB 2.0, USB Host
Bluetooth 4.0, A2DP, EDR, LE/ aptX after WP8 Denim update 3.0, A2DP
Harmful irradiation SAR - 1.23 W/kg (head)     0.97 W/kg (body)    
SAR EU - 0.76 W/kg (head)     0.67 W/kg (body)    
SAR - 1.09 W/kg (head)     0.85 W/kg (body)    
SAR EU - 1.02 W/kg (head)    

Music and Audio

Radio Stereo FM radio, RDS Stereo FM radio, RDS; FM trans
Headphone jack Yes Yes
Others - Dolby Digital Plus audio enhancement
-Dolby Headphone
-Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic
- Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic

Other features

Sensors - Accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer - Accelerometer, proximity, compass
Other extras
- TV-out (720p video) via HDMI with Dolby Digital Plus sound
-Anodized aluminum casing
Versions
- Also known as Nokia EOS, Nokia 909, Nokia RM-875, Nokia RM-877, Nokia RM-876

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