Nokia N8 vs Motorola StarTAC Rainbow
Side by side comparison between Nokia N8 vs Motorola StarTAC Rainbow phones, differences, pros, cons and full specifications. What's the better?
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3.5"
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360x640
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256MB
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1200
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What's the better phone? Nokia N8
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30 Advantages 
2 Advantages | 2 Common items in both devices |
| Flash (EEPROM) |
| Plastic body, glass front / Plastic body |
| + specs and more in the table below |
Check the comparison table below for more items that are not evaluated in comparison score above.
Highlight differences Clear highlight📱 Model features | ||
| Nokia N8 | Motorola StarTAC Rainbow | |
| Change model | ||
| Model | Nokia N8 | StarTAC Rainbow |
| Other model names | Nokia N8-00 RM-596, Nokia Vasco | Motorola StarTAC Rainbow |
| Country or region available |  (Global, International) |  USA |
| Brand | Nokia | Motorola |
| Release date | 9/29/2010 | 2/1/1997 |
| Depth | 12.9 millimeters (0.51 inches) | 23 millimeters (0.91 inches) |
| Size (width x height) | 59 x 113.5 millimeters (2.32 x 4.47 in) | 57 x 98 millimeters (2.24 x 3.86 in) |
| Weight | 135 grams (4.73 ounces) | 112 grams (3.92 ounces) |
| Build, materials | Plastic body, glass front | Plastic body |
| Protection against water and others | Not supported | Not supported |
📲 Display | ||
| Nokia N8 | Motorola StarTAC Rainbow | |
| Display type | AMOLED | Monochromatic |
| Screen size | 3.5" inches | 1.3" inches |
| Screen-to-body ratio | ~50.4% (screen-to-body ratio) | ~3.2% (screen-to-body ratio) |
| Display resolution | 360x640 pixels | 2x12 pixels |
| Touchscreen | Capacitive Multitouch | Not supported |
| Pixel density (dot pitch) | 210 PPI | 9 PPI |
| Colors | 16 million | 2 |
| Scratch-resistant glass | Gorilla Glass | Not supported |
| Refresh rate | feature not registered | feature not registered |
| Display features | feature not registered | Not supported |
🤖 Operating System | ||
| Nokia N8 | Motorola StarTAC Rainbow | |
| System version | Symbian ^3 S60 5.2 | Proprietary OS |
| Firmware update | Symbian ^3 Nokia Belle | feature not registered |
| User Interface | feature not registered | feature not registered |
⚙️ Processor | ||
| Nokia N8 | Motorola StarTAC Rainbow | |
| Chipset | 32bit: Samsung K5W4G2GACA-AL54 ASIC | 16bit |
| CPU | Single-core, 1 processor: 1x 680MHz ARM1176JZF-S (Single-core) | Single-core, 1 processor: Single-core |
| GPU graphical controller | Broadcom BCM2727 | feature not registered |
| Performance (benchmark) | feature not registered | feature not registered |
💽 Memory and storage | ||
| Nokia N8 | Motorola StarTAC Rainbow | |
| RAM memory | 256MB LPDDR | 1MB SDRAM |
| Internal storage | 16GB Flash (EEPROM) | 1KB Flash (EEPROM) |
| External storage | Until 32GB microSD, microSDHC (dedicated slot) | Not supported |
📶 Mobile networks | ||
| Nokia N8 | Motorola StarTAC Rainbow | |
| Dual-SIM | Not supported | Not supported |
| SIM card | 1 slot (Single-SIM) Standard mini-SIM (2FF) | 1 slot (Single-SIM) Standard mini-SIM (2FF) |
| Maximum Download / Upload | 10.2/2 Mbps | feature not registered |
| Network technology | 2G, 3G | 2G |
| Frequency, bands | Expand band details Collapse details | |
| GSM MHz band | Quad-Band 850/900/1800/1900 | Mono-Band 900 |
| Primary 2G network | GSM 850/900/1800/1900 | GSM 900 |
| Primary 3G network | UMTS 850/900/1700/1900/2100 | Not supported |
| Primary 4G network | Not supported | Not supported |
| Primary 5G network | Not supported | Not supported |
| Primary data network | CSD, HSCSD, GPRS, EDGE, UMTS, HSDPA, HSUPA | Not supported |
| Secondary 2G network | Not supported | Not supported |
| Secondary 3G network | Not supported | Not supported |
| Secondary 4G network | Not supported | Not supported |
| Secondary data network | Not supported | Not supported |
📷 Camera | ||
| Nokia N8 | Motorola StarTAC Rainbow | |
| Back camera (main camera) | 12 megapixels | Not supported |
| Main camera resolution | 4000x3000 pixels | Not supported |
| Video recording (primary) | HD (1280x720) 30 fps | Not supported |
| Flash | Xenon flash | Not supported |
| Focal aperture | f/2.8 (aperture) | feature not registered |
| Focal length | feature not registered | feature not registered |
| Sensor size | 1/1.83" inches | feature not registered |
| Pixel size | feature not registered | feature not registered |
| Autofocus | Autofocus | Not supported |
| Touch focus | Not supported | Not supported |
| Image stabilization | EIS: Digital stabilization | Not supported |
| Zoom | Only digital zoom | Not supported |
| Face/smile detection | Face detection | Not supported |
| BSI sensor | Not supported | Not supported |
| HDR | Not supported | Not supported |
| Camera extras | feature not registered | feature not registered |
📸 Front camera | ||
| Nokia N8 | Motorola StarTAC Rainbow | |
| Front camera (secondary) | 0.3 megapixels | Not supported |
| Front camera resolution | 640x480 pixels | Not supported |
| Video recording (secondary) | QCIF (176x144) | Not supported |
| Front flash | Not supported | Not supported |
| Focal aperture | feature not registered | feature not registered |
| Focal length | feature not registered | feature not registered |
| Sensor size | feature not registered | feature not registered |
| Pixel size | feature not registered | feature not registered |
🔉 Sound and multimedia | ||
| Nokia N8 | Motorola StarTAC Rainbow | |
| Loudspeaker | Supported | feature not registered |
| Active noise cancellation | 2 microphones or more | Not supported |
| Radio | FM (RDS) | Not supported |
| TV | Not supported | Not supported |
| Video formats | MP4, H.264, H.263, XviD | feature not registered |
| Audio formats | MP3, WAV, WMA, eAAC+ | feature not registered |
🔌 Connectivity | ||
| Nokia N8 | Motorola StarTAC Rainbow | |
| USB | MicroUSB 2.0, USB OTG On-The-Go | Not supported |
| Audio output | 3.5mm jack | Not supported |
| TV output | Micro HDMI Type D | Not supported |
| Bluetooth | 3.0 + A2DP | Not supported |
| WiFi | 802.11 b/g/n [wifi4] (2.4GHz) | Not supported |
| DLNA | Not supported | Not supported |
| GPS | A-GPS, GeoTagging | Not supported |
| NFC | Not supported | Not supported |
| Infrared port | Not supported | Not supported |
🧭 Sensors | ||
| Nokia N8 | Motorola StarTAC Rainbow | |
| Sensors | Accelerometer Ambient light sensor Compass Proximity sensor | Not supported |
| Vibrating alert | Supported | Not supported |
🔋 Battery | ||
| Nokia N8 | Motorola StarTAC Rainbow | |
| Battery type | Li-Ion: lithium-ion (Non removable) BL-4D | Li-Ion: lithium-ion (Removable) |
| Battery capacity | 1200 mAh | 500 mAh |
| Charger, watts | Wired charging | Wired charging |
| Inductive / wireless charging | feature not registered | Not supported |
| Talk time autonomy | 5.8 hours | 2 hours |
| Standby | 400 hours (16.7 days) | 40 hours (1.7 days) |
➕ Other features | ||
| Nokia N8 | Motorola StarTAC Rainbow | |
| Call control | Voice dialing, Voice recorder | Not supported |
| Messaging | SMS (T9), MMS, E-mail, Push mail | SMS |
| Hands-free calling | Supported | Not supported |
| Video calling | Supported | Not supported |
| Ringtones | Polyphonic and customized | Monophonic |
| Web browser | HTML, XHTML, Flash player | Not supported |
| Antenna | Internal antenna | External retractable antenna |
| Qwerty physical keyboard | Not supported | Not supported |
| Miscellaneous | • Colors: Dark Grey, Silver White, Green, Blue, Orange, Pink, Bronze • 8GB microsSD included • OpenGL ES 1.1 and 2.0 • OpenVG 1.0 • Dolby Digital Plus surround sound • Ovi Maps 3.0 • 30FPS video recording only via an update Java framework | • 16 Languages • Phonebook with 100 entries • Call records 10 dialed, 5 received, 5 missed calls |
☢️ Radiation rate | ||
| Nokia N8 | Motorola StarTAC Rainbow | |
| SAR 1.6W/kg (USA, Mexico, etc.) | 1.09W/kg (head), 0.85W/kg (body) | feature not registered |
| SAR 2W/kg (Europe, UK, etc.) | 1.02W/kg (head) | feature not registered |