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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 Thunderbolt | Nokia N8 | ||
| General | 2G Network | CDMA 800 / 1900 | GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 |
| 3G Network | CDMA2000 1xEV-DO | HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100 | |
| 4G Network | LTE 700 | ||
| Announced | 2011, January | 2010, April | |
| Status | Available. Released 2011, March | Available. Released 2010, October | |
| Body | Dimensions | 122 x 66 x 13 mm | 113.5 x 59.1 x 12.9 mm, 86 cc |
| Weight | 164 g | 135 g | |
| Display | Type | TFT capacitive touchscreen, 16M colors | AMOLED capacitive touchscreen, 16M colors |
| Size | 480 x 800 pixels, 4.3 inches (~217 ppi pixel density) | 360 x 640 pixels, 3.5 inches (~210 ppi pixel density) | |
| Multitouch | Yes | Yes | |
| Protection | Corning Gorilla Glass | Corning Gorilla Glass | |
| - HTC Sense 2.0 UI | |||
| Sound | Alert types | Vibration, MP3, WAV ringtones | Vibration; MP3, WAV ringtones |
| Loudspeaker | Yes | Yes | |
| 3.5mm jack | Yes | Yes | |
| - DNSe (Dolby mobile sound enhancement) | |||
| Memory | Card slot | microSD, up to 32GB, 32GB included, buy memory | microSD, up to 32GB, buy memory |
| Internal | 4 GB storage, 768 MB RAM | 16 GB storage, 256MB RAM, 512 MB ROM | |
| Data | GPRS | No | Class 33 |
| EDGE | No | Class 33 | |
| Speed | Rev. A, up to 3.1 Mbps, LTE | HSDPA, 10.2 Mbps; HSUPA, 2.0 Mbps | |
| WLAN | Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot | Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, UPnP technology | |
| Bluetooth | Yes, v2.1 with A2DP, EDR | Yes, v3.0 with A2DP | |
| Infrared port | No | No | |
| USB | Yes, microUSB v2.0 | Yes, microUSB v2.0, USB On-the-go support | |
| Camera | Primary | 8 MP, 3264×2448 pixels, autofocus, dual-LED flash | 12 MP, 4000×3000 pixels, Carl Zeiss optics, autofocus, Xenon flash |
| Features | Geo-tagging, face detection | 1/1.83” sensor size, ND filter, geo-tagging, face detection | |
| Video | Yes, 720p | Yes, 720p@25fps (720p@30fps via an update) | |
| Secondary | Yes, 1.3 MP | VGA videocall camera | |
| Features | OS | Android OS, v2.2 (Froyo) | Symbian^3 OS, upgradable to Symbian Anna OS |
| Chipset | Qualcomm MSM8655 Snapdragon | ||
| CPU | 1GHz Scorpion | 680 MHz ARM 11 | |
| GPU | Adreno 205 | Broadcom BCM2727 | |
| Sensors | Accelerometer, proximity, compass | Accelerometer, proximity, compass | |
| Messaging | SMS(threaded view), MMS, Email, Push Email, IM | SMS (threaded view), MMS, Email, Push Email, IM | |
| Browser | HTML, Adobe Flash | WAP 2.0/xHTML, HTML, Adobe Flash Lite | |
| Radio | Stereo FM radio with RDS | Stereo FM radio with RDS; FM transmitter | |
| GPS | Yes, with A-GPS support | Yes, with A-GPS support; Ovi Maps 3.0 | |
| Java | Yes, via Java MIDP emulator | Yes, MIDP 2.1 | |
| Colors | Black | Dark 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 | |||
| Battery | Standard battery, Li-Ion 1400 mAh | Standard battery, Li-Ion 1200 mAh (BL-4D) | |
| Stand-by | Up to 330 h | Up to 390 h (2G) / Up to 400 h (3G) | |
| Talk time | Up to 6 h 30 min | Up to 12 h (2G) / Up to 5 h 50 min (3G) | |
| Music play | Up to 50 h |
Nokia N8 updates can be found here
HTC Thunderbolt updates can be found here
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