| Nokia N8 | HTC EVO Shift 4g |
| Manufacture | Nokia | HTC |
| Model | N8 | EVO Shift 4g |
| Form factor | Block | QWERTY Slider |
| Weight | 135 gram | 167.00 |
| Dimensions (HxWxD) | 114 x 59 x 13 | 117.00 x 58.00 x 15.00 |
| Operating System | Other | Android |
| Networks | 2G - 850/900/1800/1900 3G - 1700/2100 | 2G - 800/1900 3G - CDMA2000 1xEV-DO |
| HSCSD |  | |
| GPRS |  | |
| EDGE | | |
| UMTS | | |
| HSDPA | | |
| HSPA+ | | |
| WiMAX | | |
| LTE (4G light) | | |
| WLAN / Wi-Fi | | |
| Wi-Fi Hotspot | | |
| Wi-Fi Direct | | |
| SMS | | |
| MMS | | |
| | |
| HDMI out | | |
| USB port | | |
| MHL | | |
| Bluetooth | | |
| Bluetooth version | NA | NA |
| DLNA | | |
| GPS | | |
| Glonass | | |
| ANT+ | | |
| IrDA | | |
| NFC | | |
| 3.5 mm audio connector | | |
| Camera | | |
| Camera resolution | 12 megapixel, 2x digital zoom, autofocus, face recognition, geotagging | 5 megapixel, autofocus |
| Image Stabilization | | |
| BSI sensor | | |
| Camera Flash/Light | | |
| Flash type | NA | NA |
| Video recording | | |
| Video capture resolution | NA | NA |
| Second Camera | VGA (640 x 480) | NA |
| Display size | 3.5 inches | 3.60 |
| Touchscreen | | |
| Colour display | | |
| Number of colours | 16700000 | 65000 |
| Display width | 360 | 480 |
| Display height | 640 | 800 |
| PPI | 209.8 | 259.15 |
| Second Display | NA | NA |
| CPU | NA | 800 MHz Qualcomm MSM 7630 |
| GPU | NA | NA |
| Memory | 16 GB. Expandable up to 32 GB with microSD card | 512 MB. 2 GB storage. Expandable up to 32 GB with microSD card |
| Micro SIM | | |
| Dual SIM | | |
| MP3 | | |
| Ringtones / Music file format | MP3, AAC, AAC+, eAAC+, WMA, WAV, AMR-NB, AMR-WB | MP3, AAC, AAC+, eAAC+, WMA, WAV, M4A, AMR, MIDI |
| Java | | |
| Games | Yes | Yes |
| FM Radio | | |
| Battery | 1200 mAh | 1500 mAh |
| Standby time (h) | 390 | NA |
| Talktime (m) | 720 | 360 |
| Wireless Charging | | |
| Browser | 2.0 XHTML, HTML | Android HTML Webkit |
| Calendar | | |
| Voicedialing | | |
| IP Code | NA | NA |
| Predictive text | | |
| RSS reader | NA | NA |
| Voicememo | | |
| PC Synchronization | | NA |
| SyncML | | |
| Website | Website | Website |