Samsung GALAXY Gio vs Nokia N8

Reasons to consider the GALAXY Gio 3.5G, Google Android 2.3 (Gingerbread)
	Many more apps available	Android App Market	vs	Nokia Ovi Store	The Android App Market has over 400,000 apps vs 43,535 (more than 9x more)


	Significantly more standby time	25.4 days	vs	16.2 days	Around 60% more standby time, less frequent charging
					Around 60% more standby time, less frequent charging

	Lighter	102 g	vs	135 g	More than 20% lighter
					More than 20% lighter

	Slightly faster processor	800 MHz, 800 MHz	vs	Arm Arm11, 680 MHz	More powerful processor, snappier and more responsive (around 20% faster)


	Slightly smaller	57x110x12 mm	vs	59x113x12 mm	More than 10% smaller
					More than 10% smaller

	Slightly thinner	12 mm	vs	13 mm	Around 10% thinner
					Around 10% thinner


Reasons to consider the N8 3.5G, symbian-platform-3
	Includes an FM transmitter	Yes	vs	No	Listen to music through your car stereo without cables
					Listen to music through your car stereo without cables

	Much higher resolution camera	12.1 MP	vs	3 MP	Take photos with more than 4x more detail for larger prints
					Take photos with more than 4x more detail for larger prints

	Significantly more internal storage	16 GB	vs	158 MB	More than 103.5x more internal storage, which means more music, photos and movies


	Significantly newer bluetooth support	3.0	vs	2.1	Typically faster data transfer and lower power consumption connecting to other bluetooth devices


	Higher resolution movies	720p @ 25fps	vs	320 x 240 @ 15fps	Shoots high resolution HD (720p) video at a higher frame rate


	Higher PPI screen	208 PPI	vs	179 PPI	Around 20% crisper display of text, images and video
					Around 20% crisper display of text, images and video

	More talk time	12 hours	vs	10.6 hours	More than 10% more talk time per battery charge
					More than 10% more talk time per battery charge

	Higher resolution screen	640x360	vs	480x320	50% higher resolution screen
					50% higher resolution screen

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Compared to recent cellphones

Pros

Cons

Very long talk time

GALAXY Gio:	10.6 hours
N8:	12 hours

	Both support multi-touch
	Intuitive gestures such as pinch to zoom

	Have assisted GPS
	Assisted GPS

	Both have fairly fast wifi support
	802.11n (150 mbps)

	Touch sensitive screens
	Easy to use with your fingers

	Works with many headphones
	1.0

Thin

GALAXY Gio:	12 mm
N8:	13 mm

Both have an app store, makes it easy to add new games and programs

GALAXY Gio:	Android App Market
N8:	Nokia Ovi Store

	Neither has a numeric keypad
	Its often harder to dial numbers with a touch screen or keyboard

Which phone do you like, and why?

Samsung GALAXY Gio vs Nokia N8

Reasons to consider the GALAXY Gio

Reasons to consider the N8

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Common Pros and Cons

Compared to recent cellphones

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