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| Global Score | |
| 75.9 | 80.2 |
| Basic Information | |
| Nokia | Samsung |
| Android 10, 9.0 Pie | -- |
| 2019-09-30 | 2015-08-21 |
| 6.29 x 2.96 x 0.32 inches | 6.03 x 3.00 x 0.30 inches |
| 6.35 ounces | 6.03 ounces |
| Charcoal, Cyan green and Ice | Black sapphire, Gold platinum, Silver titan and White pearl |
| Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 3) and Plastic | Glass and Metal |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.3 inches | 5.7 inches |
| 2340 x 1080 pixels | 2560 x 1440 pixels (Quad HD / 2K) |
| IPS LCD | Super AMOLED |
| 409 pixels per inch | 515 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.1 | 8.6 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 660 SDM660 chipset | Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7420 chipset |
| Kryo 260, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 2200 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A57 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 2100 MHz) processor |
| 6 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Adreno 512 GPU | Mali-T760 MP8 GPU |
| 9.27 | 9.18 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 14.14 | 7.7 |
| Camera | |
| 48.00 MP + 20.00 MP | 16.00 MP + 5.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/1.90 aperture |
| -- | 28.00mm focal length |
| 0.5 inches (1/2") sensor | 0.38 inches (1/2.6") sensor |
| 1920 x 1080 (Full HD) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| -- | 2560 x 1440 (60 fps) (Quad HD / 2K) slow motion video |
| 9.9 | 10.01 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 6.7 | 6.3 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3500mAh Battery | 3000mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | Wireless Charging |
| 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 | -- |
Comparison review
Galaxy Note5 has an overall score of 80.2, which is a bit better than the Nokia 7.2's 75.9 overall score. Even though Galaxy Note5 is noticeably older than the Nokia 7.2, it's construction is a little bit thinner and just a little lighter. The Galaxy Note5 counts with a bit more vivid display than Nokia 7.2, because although it has a little bit smaller screen, it also counts with a higher 1440 x 2560 pixels resolution and a greater display density.
The Nokia 7.2 counts with just a little better performance than Samsung Galaxy Note5, and although they both have a Octa-Core processing unit, the Nokia 7.2 also has a larger amount of RAM memory. Nokia 7.2 has a lot bigger memory capacity to install applications and games or saving photos and videos than Samsung Galaxy Note5, because it has a SD memory slot that admits a maximum of 512 GB and 128 GB internal memory capacity.
The Nokia 7.2 counts with a bit longer battery duration than Samsung Galaxy Note5, because it has a 3500mAh battery capacity against 3000mAh. Galaxy Note5 has a bit better camera than Nokia 7.2, because although it has a tinier aperture, a way tinier sensor providing a way worse image quality and a much lower resolution back camera, it also counts with a way better (4K) video resolution.
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