Phone Comparison - Nokia 216 vs Nokia 6 vs Nokia 8

general General Info

Manufacturer Nokia Nokia Nokia
Announced September 2016 January 2017 August 2017
Status Available - October 2016 Available - May 2017 Coming Soon - September 2017
Price Rs. 2,495 ($36.69) [Similarly Priced] Rs. 14,999 ($245.00) [Similarly Priced] Rs. 44,900 ($700.00) [Similarly Priced]
Colors Black, Gray, Mint Black, Silver Various
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 118 x 50.2 x 13.5 mm
(4.65 x 1.98 x 0.53 in)
154 x 75.8 x 8.4 mm
(6.06 x 2.98 x 0.33 in)
151.5 x 73.7 x 7.9 mm
(5.96 x 2.9 x 0.31 in)
Weight 82.6 g (2.89.0.21 oz) 169 g (5.96 oz) 160 g (5.64 oz)
SIM Type - Dual-SIM Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)
2G Network GSM 900 / 1800 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (dual-SIM model only) GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2
3G Network N/A HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
4G Network - LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 7(2600), 38(2600), 39(1900), 40(2300), 41(2500) LTE
Messaging SMS, MMS SMS, MMS, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, EMail, IM
Build Features - Flashlight - Fingerprint Sensor
- Metal Build
- Dual Speakers
- Dolby Technology Dolby Atmos
- Fingerprint Sensor
- 2.5D Curved Glass
Notification LED - Yes Yes

hardware Hardware and OS

OS - Android OS, v7.1 (Nougat) Android OS, v7.1 (Nougat)
Processor - Octa-core 1.4 GHz Cortex-A53, Qualcomm MSM8937 Snapdragon 430 Octa-core (4x2.45 GHz Kryo & 4x1.9 GHz Kryo), Qualcomm MSM8998 Snapdragon 835
GPU - Adreno 505 Adreno 540
RAM 16 MB 4 GB 4/6 GB
Internal Memory N/A 64 GB 64/128 GB
External Memory microSD, up to 32 GB (dedicated slot) microSD, up to 128 GB microSD, up to 256 GB

display Display

Type TFT IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen, Gorilla Glass 3, 2.5D Curved Glass IPS LCD Capacitive Touchscreen
Colors - 16M colors 16M colors
Size 2.4 inches 5.5 inches 5.3 inches
Resolution 240 x 320 pixels (167 ppi) 1080 x 1920 pixels (401 ppi) 1440 x 2560 pixels (554 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 29.99% 71.27% 69.40%
Multi-Touch no yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

3.5mm Jack yes yes yes
Radio Stereo FM radio Stereo FM Radio with Recording No
Games Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable
Loud Speaker yes yes yes

camera Camera

Rear Camera VGA 16 MP Dual 13 MP
Flash LED Flash Dual-LED (Dual Tone) Dual-LED (dual Tone)
Features - Phase Detection Autofocus, f/2.0 Aperture, 1.0um Sensor, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face/smile Detection, HDR, Panorama, Time Lapse, Slow Motion PDAF, Laser AF, 1.55-micron pixel, OIS, EIS, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, HDR, Panorama
Video 240p@15fps 1080p@30fps 2160p@30fps, 1080p@30fps
Front Camera VGA [Similar] 8 MP, 1080p, 1.12um Sensor, f/2.0 Aperture, Large Wide-angle 84˚ [Similar] 13 MP, AutoFocus [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Up to 85.6 kbps Yes Yes
Edge Up to 236.8 kbps Yes Yes
3G N/A HSPA, LTE, VoLTE HSPA, LTE, VoLTE
Bluetooth v3.0, A2DP v4.1, A2DP, LE v4.2, A2DP, LE, ANT+
Wi-Fi No Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, WiFi Direct, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, WiFi Direct, hotspot
USB microUSB v1.1 microUSB v2.0, USB Host, Fast Charging Type-C 1.0 reversible connector
GPS No Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS
Browser WAP 2.0/xHTML HTML5 HTML5

memory User Memory

Phonebook 2000 entries Practically unlimited entries and fields, Photocall Practically unlimited entries and fields, Photocall
Call Records Yes Practically unlimited Practically unlimited
Internal 16 MB RAM 64 GB, 4 GB RAM 64/128 GB, 4/6 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 32 GB (dedicated slot) microSD, up to 128 GB microSD, up to 256 GB
USB OTG - Supported Supported

Apps Sensors

Fingerprint fingerprint not supported fingerprint supported fingerprint supported
Proximity Sensor proximity sensor not present proximity sensor present proximity sensor present
Accelerometer Sensor accelerometer sensor not present accelerometer sensor present accelerometer sensor present
NFC NFC not supported NFC not supported NFC supported

battery Battery

Type Removable Li-Ion Battery Non-removable Li-Po Battery Non-removable Li-Po Battery
Capacity 1020 mAh 3000 mAh 3090 mAh
Stand by Up to 456 h Up to 768 h (3G) -
Talk Time Up to 18 h Up to 18 h (3G) -