| Manufacture | Nokia | Samsung |
| Model | N86 8MP | 723 S7230 |
| Form factor | Slider | Block |
| Weight | 149 gram | NA |
| Dimensions (HxWxD) | 103 x 51 x 17 | 110.00 x 54.00 x 12.00 |
| Operating System | Symbian S60 | Bada |
| Networks | 2G - 850/900/1800/1900
3G - 900/2100 | 2G - 900
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| HSCSD |  |  |
| GPRS | | |
| EDGE | | |
| UMTS | | |
| HSDPA | | |
| HSPA+ | | |
| WiMAX | | |
| LTE (4G light) | | |
| WLAN / Wi-Fi | | |
| Wi-Fi Hotspot | | |
| Wi-Fi Direct | | |
| SMS | | |
| MMS | | |
| Email | | |
| HDMI out | | |
| USB port | | |
| MHL | | |
| Bluetooth | | |
| Bluetooth version | NA | NA |
| DLNA | | |
| GPS | | |
| Glonass | | |
| ANT+ | | |
| IrDA | | |
| NFC | | |
| 3.5 mm audio connector | | |
| Camera | | |
| Camera resolution | 8 megapixel (3280 x 2464 pixels) | 5 megapixel, autofocus, smile detection, geo tagging |
| Image Stabilization | | |
| BSI sensor | | |
| Camera Flash/Light | | |
| Flash type | NA | NA |
| Video recording | | |
| Video capture resolution | NA | NA |
| Second Camera | CIF (352 x 288) video recording, 15fps | NA |
| Display size | 2.6 inches | 3.20 |
| Touchscreen | | |
| Colour display | | |
| Number of colours | 16700000 | 256000 |
| Display width | 240 | 400 |
| Display height | 320 | 240 |
| PPI | 153.85 | 145.77 |
| Second Display | NA | NA |
| CPU | NA | NA |
| GPU | NA | NA |
| Memory | 8 GB. Expandable up to 16 GB with microSD card | 90 MB. Expandable up to 16 GB with microSD card |
| Micro SIM | | |
| Dual SIM | | |
| MP3 | | |
| Ringtones / Music file format | MP3, AAC, AAC+ polyphonic, AMR, WMA | MP3, eAAC+, WAV |
| Java | | |
| Games | Yes | Yes |
| FM Radio | | |
| Battery | 1200 mAh | 1200 mAh |
| Standby time (h) | 315 | NA |
| Talktime (m) | 378 | NA |
| Wireless Charging | | |
| Browser | 2.0 XHTML, HTML | 2.0 XHTML, HTML |
| Calendar | | |
| Voicedialing | | |
| IP Code | NA | NA |
| Predictive text | | |
| RSS reader | NA | |
| Voicememo | | |
| PC Synchronization | | NA |
| SyncML | | NA |
| Website | Website | Website |
