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| Global Score | |
| 72.1 | 79.2 |
| Basic Information | |
| Nokia | Samsung |
| Android 10, 9.0 Pie | -- |
| 2018-12-21 | 2018-01-06 |
| 6.09 x 2.98 x 0.31 inches | 5.87 x 2.78 x 0.33 inches |
| 6.35 ounces | 6.07 ounces |
| Blue, Brown and Silver | Black, Blue, Gold and Orchid grey |
| Glass and Plastic | Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5) |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.2 inches | 5.6 inches |
| 2280 x 1080 pixels | 2220 x 1080 pixels |
| IPS LCD | Super AMOLED |
| 407 pixels per inch | 441 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.1 | 8.3 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 710 SDM710 chipset | Samsung Exynos 5 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 | 4 GB RAM |
| Adreno 616 GPU | Mali-G71 GPU |
| 9.18 | 9.18 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 400 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot |
| 11.34 | 10.78 |
| Camera | |
| 12.00 MP + 20.00 MP | 16.00 MP + 16.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/1.70 aperture |
| 0.39 inches (1/2.55") sensor | -- |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 9.68 | 9.24 |
| 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 | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 6.7 | 6.3 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3500mAh Li - Ion Battery | 3000mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 5.44 | 4.96 |
| 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, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| -- | FM Radio |
Comparison review
The Samsung Galaxy A8 (2018) is slightly better than the Nokia 8.1, getting a general score of 79.2 against 72.1. The Samsung Galaxy A8 (2018) is an older and a little thicker phone than Nokia 8.1, but Samsung was able to build it a little bit lighter anyway. Galaxy A8 (2018) has a little bit better looking display than Nokia 8.1, because although it has a little worse 1080 x 2220px resolution and a little smaller display, it also counts with a quite better amount of pixels in each screen inch.
Nokia 8.1 counts with a little bit more memory to store more games and applications than Samsung Galaxy A8 (2018), and although they both have equal 64 GB internal storage, the Nokia 8.1 also has a slot for external memory cards that allows a maximum of 400 GB. The Galaxy A8 (2018) and Nokia 8.1 count with similar CPUs, they have a 4 GB RAM memory and 8 CPU cores.
Nokia 8.1 features a little bit better camera than Galaxy A8 (2018), because although it has a tinier diafragm aperture which is not so good for low light images and video and a much lower 12 megapixels resolution back-facing camera, it also counts with a lot higher (4K) video definition. The Nokia 8.1 features just a little better battery performance than Samsung Galaxy A8 (2018), because it has a 3500mAh battery size instead of 3000mAh.
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