We thought of bringing a spec to spec comparison of N8 the reigning King and 808 pureview its designated successor. So, is 808 worthy of the throne. See for yourself. We think it passes the test with flying colors.

Camera Resolution4000 x 3000 pixels7728[1] x 5368[2] pixels
CMOS Sensor12.0 Megapixels41.0 Megapixels
Camera Digital Zoom2 x-3x, lossless slide zoom
Camera Focal length28 mm8.02[3] mm
Camera F-Stop/Aperturef/2.8f/2.4
Camera Focus range10 cm to infinity15 cm to infinity
Camera Image FormatsJPEG/ExifJPEG/Exif
Camera FeaturesAuto Exposure, Auto Focus, Carl Zeiss Optics, Exposure Compensation, Face Detection, Full Screen Viewfinder, Geotagging, Red-Eye Reduction, Self Timer, Still Image Editor, Xenon FlashAuto Exposure, Auto Focus[4], Carl Zeiss Optics, Continuous Auto Focus, Exposure Compensation, Face Detection, Full Screen Viewfinder, Geotagging, Red-Eye Reduction, Self Timer, Still Image Editor, Touch Focus, Video Light, Xenon Flash
Video Recording Resolution1280 x 720 pixels1920[5] x 1088[6] pixels
Video Recording Frame Rate30 fps30 fps
Video Digital Zoom3 x-4x for 1080 P,6x for 720 P
Video Recording FormatsH.263[1], H.264/AVC[2], MPEG-4H.263, H.264/AVC, MPEG-4
Video FeaturesVideo Call Video Editor Video Player Video Recorder Video Sharing Video Stabilization Video StreamingVideo Call Video Editor Video Player Video Recorder Video Sharing Video Stabilization Video Streaming
Video Playback Formats3GPP formats (H.263), Flash Video, H.264/AVC[3], MPEG-4[4], RealVideo 10[5], Sorenson Spark, VC-1, VP6, WMV 93GPP formats (H.263), ASF, AVI, Flash Video, H.264/AVC, Matroska, MPEG-4, RealVideo 10, Sorenson Spark, VC-1, VP6, WMV 9
Video Playback Frame Rate30 fps30 fps
Graphic FormatsBMP, EXIF, GIF87a, GIF89a, JPEG, JPEG 2000, MBM, OTA, PNG, TIFF, WBMP, WMFBMP, EXIF, GIF87a, GIF89a, JPEG, JPEG 2000, MBM, OTA, PNG, TIFF, WBMP, WMF
Audio FeaturesAudio Equalizer Audio Recording AAC Audio Streaming Bluetooth Stereo Dolby Digital Plus FM Transmitter (88.1 – 107.9 MHz) Handsfree Speaker Loudness Music Player Stereo Audio Recording Stereo FM RDS Radio Stereo WideningAudio Equalizer Audio Streaming Bluetooth Stereo Dolby Headphone FM Transmitter (88.1 – 107.9 MHz) Handsfree Speaker Loudness Music Player Stereo Audio Recording Stereo FM RDS Radio Stereo Widening Uplink Noise Cancellation
Audio FormatsAAC, AC-3, AMR-NB, AMR-WB, E-AC-3, EFR, FR, HE-AAC v1, HE-AAC v2, MP3, WMAAAC, AMR-NB, AMR-WB, HE-AAC v1, HE-AAC v2, MIDI, MIDI Tones (poly 64), Mobile XMF, MP3, RealAudio 10, SP-MIDI, True tones, WAV, WMA
Speech Codecs–AMR-NB AMR-WB EFR GSM FR GSM HR
Secondary Camera Resolution640 x 480 pixels640 x 480 pixels
Secondary Camera F-Stop/Aperturef/2.8f/2.8
Secondary Camera Focus range20 cm to infinity–
Secondary Camera Image FormatsJPEGJPEG
Secondary Camera Video Recording Resolution176 x 144 pixels640[7] x 480 pixels
Secondary Camera Video Recording Frame Rate15 fps30 fps
Secondary Camera Video Recording FormatH.263H.263
Notes1QCIF 15fps 60kbps, audio 3gpp 12.2kbps 8kHz. 2H.264 baseline profile 3.1 720p 25fps 6Mbps mp4, audio AAC-LC 128kbps 48kHz stereo. 3H.264 Baseline, Main & High profiles 3.1 30fps 14Mbps. 4Advanced simple profile level 6 30fps 12Mbps. Audio: stereo 48kHz 128kbps. 5@ QVGA 30fps.17728 x 5368 pixel (total effective pixels), 7152 x 5368 in 4:3, 7728 x 4354 in 16:9 23x lossless, slide zoom for 5MP output. 38.02 mm (35mm film equivalent 26mm 16:9, 28mm 4:3) 4Focus modes: Hyperfocal, Macro, Infinity and Auto 5Video resolutions: Full HD/1080p (1920×1088) 30fps (Default), HD/720p (1280×720) 30fps, nHD/360p (640×360) 30fps 6Slide zoom for video recording: 4x 1080p [Default], 6x 720p, 12x 360p 7Secondary camera is not supported in Nokia native camera application. Only video call.

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