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| Global Score | |
| 75.9 | 75.8 |
| Basic Information | |
| Nokia | Samsung |
| Android 10, 9.0 Pie | -- |
| 2019-09-30 | 2017-01-13 |
| 6.29 x 2.96 x 0.32 inches | 5.75 x 2.81 x 0.31 inches |
| 6.35 ounces | 5.61 ounces |
| Charcoal, Cyan green and Ice | Black sky, Blue mist, Gold sand and Peach cloud |
| Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 3) and Plastic | Glass and Metal |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.3 inches | 5.2 inches |
| 2340 x 1080 pixels | 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) |
| IPS LCD | Super AMOLED |
| 409 pixels per inch | 424 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.1 | 8.1 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 660 SDM660 chipset | Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7880 chipset |
| Kryo 260, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 2200 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 1900 MHz) processor |
| 6 GB RAM | 3 GB RAM |
| Adreno 512 GPU | Mali-T830 MP3 GPU |
| 9.27 | 9 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 32 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot |
| 14.14 | 8.88 |
| Camera | |
| 48.00 MP + 20.00 MP | 16.00 MP + 16.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/1.90 aperture |
| -- | 27.00mm focal length |
| 0.5 inches (1/2") sensor | -- |
| 1920 x 1080 (Full HD) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 9.9 | 9.24 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | -- |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G) and HSPA |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 6.7 | 5.5 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3500mAh Battery | 3000mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 5.44 | 4.96 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 4.2 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| FM Radio | FM Radio |
Comparison review
Nokia 7.2 is slightly better than Galaxy A5 (2017), getting a 75.9 score against 75.8. Nokia 7.2's body is extremely newer, but just a bit thicker and somewhat heavier than Galaxy A5 (2017). The Nokia 7.2 features a bit more powerful processing unit than Samsung Galaxy A5 (2017), and although they both have the same number of cores, the Nokia 7.2 also has 3 GB more RAM memory.
Samsung Galaxy A5 (2017) has a screen that is very similar to Nokia 7.2's screen, because although the Samsung Galaxy A5 (2017) has a little bit smaller screen and a bit worse 1080 x 1920 pixels resolution, it also counts with a just a bit better number of pixels in each display inch. Nokia 7.2 has a way bigger memory capacity to install applications and games or saving photos and videos than Galaxy A5 (2017), because it has an external memory slot that supports a maximum of 512 GB and 128 GB internal memory.
Nokia 7.2 shoots a bit better photographs and videos than Galaxy A5 (2017), and although they both have the same video frame rates and the same (Full HD) video definition, the Nokia 7.2 also has a back-facing camera with much more MP and a larger aperture to capture better images and video in low-light situations.
The Nokia 7.2 has a bit better battery performance than Galaxy A5 (2017), because it has 3500mAh of battery capacity against 3000mAh.
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