Here comes the battle between the upcoming Samsung Galaxy S9 Mini vs Nokia 8 – beast of the year. These devices sport a 6GB RAM and dual 16MP cameras to keep the race running on the heat. Since it is difficult for now to know who wins this battle today, let’s find out in the article below!

Samsung Galaxy S9 Mini vs Nokia 8 specs: Snapdragon 845, 4200mAh batt.

Samsung Galaxy S9 Mini is the sibling of Samsung Galaxy S9, and both Samsung smartphones are ready to launch in early 2018. Meanwhile, Nokia 8 is the ongoing flagship of Nokia, which just becomes the hot talk in town. Samsung Galaxy S9 Mini specs include two chipset options: a Samsung Exynos chipset or a Qualcomm Snapdragon 845 chipset. On the other hand, Nokia 8 sports the only Qualcomm Snapdragon 835 chipset. Nokia 8 comes with 4GB RAM + 64GB ROM or 6GB RAM + 128GB ROM. However, the Samsung handset comes with 6GB RAM + 128GB ROM. Because both devices are expandable to 256GB, Samsung S9 Mini win this round for better performance.

Also, Samsung mini smartphone owns dual 16MP rear cameras while Nokia 8 specs feature dual 13MP cameras. Both devices offer a 13MP selfie snapper, which gets Samsung S9 Mini to be the winner of this round for camera features. Besides, both devices run Android Nougat 7.1 from the start, but the manufacturers plan to upgrade to Android Oreo 8.0. Moreover, Nokia 8 features a front-mounted fingerprint reader, while Samsung mini handset has its under-screen fingerprint scanner to happen.

Nokia 8 comes with 5.3” IPS LCD screen along with screen resolutions of 1440 x 2560 pixels and 16:9 aspect ratio. Meanwhile, Samsung S9 Mini provides a smaller 4.7” IPS LCD screen with higher screen resolutions of 2160 x 3840 pixels. Samsung Galaxy S9 Mini battery of 4200mAh also exceeds the 3090mAh battery of Nokia 8. As a result, Samsung Galaxy S9 Mini has done a better job than Nokia 8 for higher screen resolution and battery.

Samsung Galaxy S9 Mini vs Nokia 8 release date and price

Samsung Galaxy S9 Mini release date falls in March of 2018, while Nokia 8 is now available since October of 2017. While Samsung Galaxy S9 Mini price starts from $980 (~ Rs. 63935), Nokia 8 price begins only a half at $520 (Rs. 33999). Overall, Samsung Galaxy S9 Mini seems to be a better option with more outstanding features available. What do you think? Drop a comment to share with us!