Phone Comparison - Essential PH-1 vs Nubia Z17S vs Nokia 8 Sirocco

general General Info

Manufacturer Essential ZTE Nokia
Announced May 2017 October 2017 February 2018
Status Coming Soon - June 2017 Available - October 2017 Coming Soon - April 2018
Price Rs. 45,000 ($699.00) [Similarly Priced] Rs. 29,900 ($459.00) [Similarly Priced] Rs. 59,500 ($920.00) [Similarly Priced]
Colors Black Moon, Pure White, Stellar Gray, Ocean Depths Black, Blue Tempered Blue, Polished Blue, Steel, Polished Copper
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 141.5 x 71.1 x 7.8 mm
(5.57 x 2.8 x 0.31 in)
147.46 x 72.68 x 8.5 mm
(5.81 x 2.86 x 0.33 in)
140.9 x 73 x 7.5 mm
(5.55 x 2.87 x 0.3 in)
Weight 185 g (6.53 oz) 170 g (6 oz) -
SIM Type Single-SIM Dual-SIM Single SIM (Nano-SIM), Hybrid Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (dual-SIM model only) GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (dual-SIM model only)
3G Network HSDPA HSDPA HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
4G Network LTE LTE LTE band 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 20(800), 28(700), 34(2000), 38(2600), 39(1900), 40(2300), 41(2500)
Messaging SMS, MMS, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, EMail, IM
Build Features - - TAS2555 smart Amplifier
- 7.1 channel DTS audio
- Fingerprint Sensor
- IP67 certified - dust and water resistant
- Water resistant up to 1 meter and 30 minutes
Notification LED Yes Yes -

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v7.1 (Nougat) Android OS, v7.1.1 (Nougat) Android 8.0 (Oreo)
User Interface Ambient OS Nubia UI 5.1 -
Processor Octa-core (4x2.45 GHz Kryo & 4x1.9 GHz Kryo 280), Qualcomm MSM8998 Snapdragon 835 Octa-core (4x2.35 GHz Kryo & 4x1.9 GHz Kryo), Qualcomm MSM8998 Snapdragon 835 Octa-core (4x2.5 GHz Kryo & 4x1.8 GHz Kryo), Qualcomm MSM8998 Snapdragon 835
GPU Adreno 540 Adreno 540 Adreno 540
RAM 4 GB 6/8 GB 6 GB
Internal Memory 128 GB 64/128 GB 128 GB
External Memory No No microSD, up to 256 GB (uses SIM 2 slot)

display Display

Type LTPS capacitive touchscreen, Corning Gorilla Glass 5 LTPS Capacitive Touchscreen, Gorilla Glass Protection P-OLED Capacitive Touchscreen, Corning Gorilla Glass 5
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 5.71 inches 5.73 inches 5.5 inches
Resolution 1312 x 2560 pixels (504 ppi) 1080 x 2040 pixels (403 ppi) 1440 x 2560 pixels (534 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 84.79% 81.66% 81.09%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

3.5mm Jack no yes yes
Radio No No No
Games Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable
Loud Speaker yes yes yes

camera Camera

Rear Camera Dual 13 MP Dual 12 MP + 23 MP Dual 12 MP + 13 MP
Flash Dual-LED (Dual Tone) Dual-LED (Dual Tone) Dual-LED Dual-tone Flash
Features Phase Detection Autofocus, Laser assisted AutoFocus, Monochrome + RGB, f/1.85 lens, Touch Focus, Face/smile Detection, Auto HDR, Panorama Phase Detection Autofocus, Sony IMX362 sensor, 1.4μm pixel size, f/1.8 aperture, secondary Sony IMX318 sensor, f/2.0 aperture, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face/smile Detection, Auto HDR, Panorama Dual Pixel Phase Detection Autofocus, 1.4 µm, f/1.75 aperture, 2x Optical Zoom, Carl Zeiss Optics, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, HDR, Panorama
Video 2160p@30fps, 1080p@60fps, 720p@120fps 2160p@60fps, 1080p@60fps 2160p@30fps, 1080p@30fps
Front Camera 8 MP, 2160p@30fps [Similar] Dual 5 MP + 5 MP, 1080p, f/2.2 [Similar] 5 MP (f/2.0, 1.4 µm), 1080p [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes Yes
3G HSPA, LTE, VoLTE HSPA, LTE, VoLTE HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A (3CA) Cat13 600/150 Mbps
Bluetooth v4.2, A2DP, LE, aptX v4.2, A2DP, LE, aptX 5.0, A2DP, LE, aptX
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, WiFi Direct, hotspot
USB v3.1, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector v3.1, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector 3.1, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector
GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS
Browser HTML5 HTML5 HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal 128 GB, 4 GB RAM 64/128 GB, 6/8 GB RAM 128 GB, 6 GB RAM
Expandable Storage No No microSD, up to 256 GB (uses SIM 2 slot)
USB OTG Supported Supported Not Supported

Apps Sensors

Fingerprint fingerprint supported fingerprint supported fingerprint supported
Proximity Sensor proximity sensor present proximity sensor present proximity sensor present
Accelerometer Sensor accelerometer sensor present accelerometer sensor present accelerometer sensor present
Light Sensor light sensor present light sensor present light sensor present
Magnetic-Field Sensor (Compass) magnetic field sensor present magnetic field sensor present magnetic field sensor present
Gyroscope Sensor gyroscope sensor present gyroscope sensor present gyroscope sensor present
Infrared Sensor infrared sensor not present infrared sensor not present infrared sensor not present
Barometer Sensor barometer sensor not present barometer sensor barometer sensor present
NFC NFC supported NFC supported NFC supported

battery Battery

Type Non-removable Li-Ion battery Non-removable Li-Ion Battery, Fast Charging Non-removable Li-Ion Battery
Capacity 3040 mAh 3100 mAh 3260 mAh
Stand by - - Up to 495 h (3G)
Talk Time - - Up to 22 h (3G)