HTC Thunderbolt – Nokia N8 Compare

HTC Thunderbolt – Nokia N8 Compare

Comparing the HTC Thunderbolt with the Nokia N8

The HTC Thunderbolt runs on CDMA which is primarily used on Verizon networks.

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Here are the full specs, side by side.

HTC ThunderboltNokia N8
General2G NetworkCDMA 800 / 1900GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G NetworkCDMA2000 1xEV-DOHSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100
4G NetworkLTE 700
Announced2011, January2010, April
StatusAvailable. Released 2011, MarchAvailable. Released 2010, October
BodyDimensions122 x 66 x 13 mm113.5 x 59.1 x 12.9 mm, 86 cc
Weight164 g135 g
DisplayTypeTFT capacitive touchscreen, 16M colorsAMOLED capacitive touchscreen, 16M colors
Size480 x 800 pixels, 4.3 inches (~217 ppi pixel density)360 x 640 pixels, 3.5 inches (~210 ppi pixel density)
MultitouchYesYes
ProtectionCorning Gorilla GlassCorning Gorilla Glass
- HTC Sense 2.0 UI
SoundAlert typesVibration, MP3, WAV ringtonesVibration; MP3, WAV ringtones
LoudspeakerYesYes
3.5mm jackYesYes
- DNSe (Dolby mobile sound enhancement)
MemoryCard slotmicroSD, up to 32GB, 32GB included, buy memorymicroSD, up to 32GB, buy memory
Internal4 GB storage, 768 MB RAM16 GB storage, 256MB RAM, 512 MB ROM
DataGPRSNoClass 33
EDGENoClass 33
SpeedRev. A, up to 3.1 Mbps, LTEHSDPA, 10.2 Mbps; HSUPA, 2.0 Mbps
WLANWi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspotWi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, UPnP technology
BluetoothYes, v2.1 with A2DP, EDRYes, v3.0 with A2DP
Infrared portNoNo
USBYes, microUSB v2.0Yes, microUSB v2.0, USB On-the-go support
CameraPrimary8 MP, 3264×2448 pixels, autofocus, dual-LED flash12 MP, 4000×3000 pixels, Carl Zeiss optics, autofocus, Xenon flash
FeaturesGeo-tagging, face detection1/1.83” sensor size, ND filter, geo-tagging, face detection
VideoYes, 720pYes, 720p@25fps (720p@30fps via an update)
SecondaryYes, 1.3 MPVGA videocall camera
FeaturesOSAndroid OS, v2.2 (Froyo)Symbian^3 OS, upgradable to Symbian Anna OS
ChipsetQualcomm MSM8655 Snapdragon
CPU1GHz Scorpion680 MHz ARM 11
GPUAdreno 205Broadcom BCM2727
SensorsAccelerometer, proximity, compassAccelerometer, proximity, compass
MessagingSMS(threaded view), MMS, Email, Push Email, IMSMS (threaded view), MMS, Email, Push Email, IM
BrowserHTML, Adobe FlashWAP 2.0/xHTML, HTML, Adobe Flash Lite
RadioStereo FM radio with RDSStereo FM radio with RDS; FM transmitter
GPSYes, with A-GPS supportYes, with A-GPS support; Ovi Maps 3.0
JavaYes, via Java MIDP emulatorYes, MIDP 2.1
ColorsBlackDark Grey, Silver White, Green, Blue, Orange, Pink, Bronze
- Video Skype & SNS integration- TV-out (720p video) via HDMI with Dolby Digital Plus sound
- built-in kickstand- Anodized aluminum casing
- Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic- Active noise cancellation with a dedicated mic
- Google Search, Maps, Gmail- MP3/WMA/WAV/eAAC+ player
- YouTube, Google Talk, Picasa integration- DivX/XviD/MP4/H.264/H.263/WMV player
- MP3/AAC+/WAV/WMA9 player- Voice command/dial
- DivX/Xvid/MP4/H.263/H.264/WMV9/player- Document viewer (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, PDF)
- Organizer- Video/photo editor
- Document viewer- Predictive text input
- Voice memo/dial/commands
- Predictive text input
BatteryStandard battery, Li-Ion 1400 mAhStandard battery, Li-Ion 1200 mAh (BL-4D)
Stand-byUp to 330 hUp to 390 h (2G) / Up to 400 h (3G)
Talk timeUp to 6 h 30 minUp to 12 h (2G) / Up to 5 h 50 min (3G)
Music playUp to 50 h

Nokia N8 updates can be found here

HTC Thunderbolt updates can be found here