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| Global Score | |
| 72.1 | 84.2 |
| Basic Information | |
| Nokia | Samsung |
| Android 10, 9.0 Pie | -- |
| 2018-12-21 | 2018-10-20 |
| 6.09 x 2.98 x 0.31 inches | 6.29 x 3.02 x 0.30 inches |
| 6.35 ounces | 5.93 ounces |
| Blue, Brown and Silver | 16 777 216 |
| Glass and Plastic | Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 3) and Plastic |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.2 inches | 6 inches |
| 2280 x 1080 pixels | 2220 x 1080 pixels |
| IPS LCD | Super AMOLED |
| 407 pixels per inch | 411 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.1 | 8.1 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 710 SDM710 chipset | Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7885 chipset |
| Kryo 360, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2200 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 2200 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Adreno 616 GPU | Mali-G71 MP2 GPU |
| 9.18 | 9.27 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 400 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot |
| 11.34 | 14.14 |
| Camera | |
| 12.00 MP + 20.00 MP | 24.00 MP + 24.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/1.70 aperture |
| -- | 26.00mm focal length |
| 0.39 inches (1/2.55") sensor | 0.36 inches (1/2.8") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 9.68 | 9.9 |
| 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+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 6.7 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3500mAh Li - Ion Battery | 3300mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 5.44 | 5.28 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| 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 |
| -- | FM Radio |
Comparison review
Galaxy A7 (2018) has a global score of 84.2, which is much better than Nokia 8.1's 72.1 general score. Even though the Galaxy A7 (2018) and Nokia 8.1 were released with only 2 months difference, the Galaxy A7 (2018) is a bit lighter and a little thinner. Samsung Galaxy A7 (2018) and Nokia 8.1 count with very similar displays, because although the Samsung Galaxy A7 (2018) has a little worse 1080 x 2220 pixels resolution and a little bit smaller screen, it also counts with a bit higher pixel density.
The Samsung Galaxy A7 (2018) counts with a way bigger storage capacity for games and applications than Nokia 8.1, because it has a SD memory card expansion slot that supports up to 512 GB and 64 GB more internal memory. Samsung Galaxy A7 (2018) counts with a little better processing power than Nokia 8.1, and although they both have 8 CPU cores, the Samsung Galaxy A7 (2018) also has 2 GB more RAM.
The Galaxy A7 (2018) has a little bit better camera than Nokia 8.1, because although it has a tinier camera sensor, and they both have the same video frame rates and the same video quality, the Galaxy A7 (2018) also counts with a bigger aperture and a lot more megapixels camera. The Nokia 8.1 features a bit longer battery lifetime than Galaxy A7 (2018), because it has 3500mAh of battery capacity.
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