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| Global Score | |
| 72.1 | 78.7 |
| Basic Information | |
| Nokia | Samsung |
| Android 10, 9.0 Pie | Android 14 |
| 2018-12-21 | -- |
| 6.09 x 2.98 x 0.31 inches | -- |
| 6.35 ounces | -- |
| Blue, Brown and Silver | -- |
| Glass and Plastic | Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass) and Plastic |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.2 inches | 6.6 inches |
| 2280 x 1080 pixels | 2400 x 1080 pixels |
| IPS LCD | Super AMOLED |
| 407 pixels per inch | 399 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.1 | 7.5 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 710 SDM710 chipset | -- |
| Kryo 360, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2200 MHz) processor | processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 8 GB RAM |
| Adreno 616 GPU | Yes GPU |
| 9.18 | 6.21 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 400 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 11.34 | 10.1 |
| Camera | |
| 12.00 MP + 20.00 MP | 50.00 MP + 12.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 0.39 inches (1/2.55") sensor | 0.64 inches (1/1.56") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 9.68 | 11.55 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G) and HSDPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM |
| 6.7 | 10.6 |
| 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
Samsung Galaxy A56 5G (Rumored) is slightly better than Nokia 8.1, getting a 78.7 score against 72.1. Both phones we are comparing here work with Android OS (Operating System), but the Samsung Galaxy A56 5G (Rumored) has a newer 14 version and Nokia 8.1 has Android 10 version. The Samsung Galaxy A56 5G (Rumored) is a extremely thinner and noticeably lighter cellphone than Nokia 8.1.
The Nokia 8.1 features a slightly better looking display than Samsung Galaxy A56 5G (Rumored), because although it has a quite smaller display and a bit worse resolution of 1080 x 2280, it also counts with a just a bit greater screen pixel density. Nokia 8.1 counts with a much greater hardware performance than Samsung Galaxy A56 5G (Rumored), although it has less RAM memory, they both have 8 cores.
The Samsung Galaxy A56 5G (Rumored) takes much better photographs and videos than Nokia 8.1, and although they both have the same 30 fps video frame rate, a F1.8 aperture and the same 3840x2160 video resolution, the Samsung Galaxy A56 5G (Rumored) also has a way more mega-pixels back-facing camera and a way larger camera sensor shooting lot better quality videos and pictures.
The Nokia 8.1 has a quite bigger memory capacity to install games and applications than Galaxy A56 5G (Rumored), because although it has only 64 GB internal memory, it also counts with an external memory slot that admits up to 400 GB. The Samsung Galaxy A56 5G (Rumored) features a much better battery performance than Nokia 8.1, because it has 5000mAh of battery capacity.
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