Compare phones
| Global Score | |
| 72.1 | 76.2 |
| Basic Information | |
| Nokia | Samsung |
| Android 10, 9.0 Pie | Android 14 |
| 2018-12-21 | -- |
| 6.09 x 2.98 x 0.31 inches | 6.47 x 3.07 x 0.31 inches |
| 6.35 ounces | 7.05 ounces |
| Blue, Brown and Silver | Blue Black, Gold, Light Gray and Light Green |
| Glass and Plastic | Plastic and Plastic |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| -- | $ 230.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.2 inches | 6.7 inches |
| 2280 x 1080 pixels | 2340 x 1080 pixels |
| IPS LCD | Super AMOLED |
| 407 pixels per inch | 385 pixels per inch |
| -- | 800 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.1 | 8.6 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 710 SDM710 chipset | Exynos 1330 (5 nm) chipset |
| Kryo 360, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2200 MHz) processor | processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Adreno 616 GPU | Mali-G68 MP2 GPU |
| 9.18 | 6.03 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 400 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 1000 GB) external memory slot |
| 11.34 | 15.38 |
| Camera | |
| 12.00 MP + 20.00 MP | 50.00 MP + 13.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 0.39 inches (1/2.55") sensor | -- |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | -- |
| 9.68 | 9.46 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G) and LTE (4G) |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM |
| 6.7 | 9.6 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3500mAh Li - Ion Battery | 5000mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 5.44 | 6.8 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 5.3 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
The Galaxy A16 5G is just a bit better than Nokia 8.1, with a 76.2 score against 72.1. Both devices in this comparison use Android OS (operating system), but the Galaxy A16 5G has the newer 14 version while Nokia 8.1 has Android 10, providing lots of additional features and better performance. Galaxy A16 5G's design has the same thickness than the Nokia 8.1, but it is just a bit heavier.
The Samsung Galaxy A16 5G features a little bit better screen than Nokia 8.1, because although it has a little worse screen pixels density, it also counts with a quite bigger screen and a quite better resolution of 1080 x 2340 pixels. Nokia 8.1 has a much better performing CPU than Galaxy A16 5G. Both of them have 4 GB of RAM memory and a Octa-Core processing unit.
The Galaxy A16 5G counts with a much better storage to store more apps and games than Nokia 8.1, because it has more internal storage capacity and a SD extension slot that admits a maximum of 1000 GB. The Nokia 8.1 has a little bit better camera than Samsung Galaxy A16 5G, although it has a camera with a lot worse resolution, they both have a F1.8 diafragm aperture.
The Galaxy A16 5G has a really longer battery performance than Nokia 8.1, because it has 5000mAh of battery capacity.
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