Price, Specifications, Features Compared, which is the best between Nokia 8, OnePlus 5 and Samsung Galaxy S8?

After a long wait, Nokia brand’s flagship smartphone Nokia 8 was launched. It has been promised that this phone will be available in the international market from the beginning of September. An official of HMD Global Company, which makes Nokia brand phones, had informed Gadgets 360 that the smartphone will arrive in India in the beginning of October. The price of the handset will be revealed as the launch date approaches. The most important feature of this smartphone is the Bothys feature, with the help of which users will be able to take pictures and capture videos simultaneously from the front and rear cameras. It is also possible to live stream these.

Nokia 8 is a flagship smartphone. In such a situation, it is in direct competition with other Android smartphones. We have selected popular handsets running on Qualcomm Snapdragon 835 for your convenience. We are talking about OnePlus 5 and Samsung Galaxy S8 which are proving popular for their company. We will compare Nokia 8 with these two flagship smartphones.

Nokia 8, OnePlus 5, Samsung Galaxy S8: Price
Talking about the price, the starting variant of OnePlus 5 is available in India for Rs 32,999. The price of Nokia 8 smartphone is 599 Euro (about Rs 45,000), while the price of Samsung Galaxy S8 is Rs 57,900. The 128 GB variant of OnePlus 5 is also cheaper than the other two handsets.

Nokia 8, OnePlus 5, Samsung Galaxy S8: Design
OnePlus 5 and Nokia 8 come with dual camera setup. The Samsung Galaxy S8 has a single camera setup. Samsung has the fingerprint sensor on the back, whereas the other two companies have placed the sensor on the front panel. The most important feature of Samsung handset is Infinity Display. Because of this the smartphone appears bezel-less. The other two have decent bezels. If we talk about thickness, the thickness of OnePlus is 7.25 mm. The thickness of Galaxy S8 is 8 millimeters.

Nokia 8, OnePlus 5, Samsung Galaxy S8: Specifications
Nokia 8 has the smallest display, at 5.3 inches. But OnePlus lags behind in terms of resolution. The latest Snapdragon processor has been used in all three smartphones. But in India, Samsung’s handset comes with Exynos 8895 chipset. Nokia and Samsung will give you 4 GB RAM. At the same time, OnePlus will give you the option to choose between 6 GB and 8 GB RAM. All three phones have 64 GB storage. By the way, 128 GB storage option of OnePlus 5 is also available. You will get microSD card slots in Samsung and Nokia. But OnePlus does not have this feature.

Probably the biggest decision will be on dual camera setup. On paper, the OnePlus 5 makes a strong case. This phone has a telephoto lens. Monochrome and RGB sensors have been used in Nokia 8. As we told you earlier, you will get the unique Bothies feature in Nokia 8. However, be it dual camera or one. We can’t say much about the camera quality just based on the specifications. For this you will have to wait for the review.

OnePlus 5 has the largest battery of 3300 mAh. The battery of Nokia 8 is 3090 mAh and that of Samsung Galaxy S8 is 3000 mAh.

Nokia 8, OnePlus 5, Samsung Galaxy S8: Software
Talking about software, there is a tremendous challenge in all three phones. All three phones run on Android 7.1.1 Nougat. However, OnePlus cannot be completely trusted with updates. For this we will have to wait until OnePlus 5 gets the Android O update. Regarding Nokia, Finnish company HMD Global has earlier assured that it will not make any mistake in Android updates. Samsung, on the other hand, is slow with updates. But the company can be trusted.

You will get stock Android in Nokia. OnePlus runs Oxygen OS with customization on top of Android Nougat. Samsung does not have stock Android. Compared to before, there are less unwanted apps but customization still remains.

You can see that all three phones give a strong challenge to each other on paper. The biggest differences are the camera and display. Talking about price, OnePlus 5 wins. But we will have to wait for the price of Nokia 8. According to us, the most important thing that customers consider before buying a mobile is the price.