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| Global Score | |
| 72.1 | 78.1 |
| Basic Information | |
| Nokia | Samsung |
| Android 10, 9.0 Pie | Android 11 |
| 2018-12-21 | 2021-03-12 |
| 6.09 x 2.98 x 0.31 inches | 5.79 x 2.82 x 0.36 inches |
| 6.35 ounces | 6.07 ounces |
| Blue, Brown and Silver | Black |
| Glass and Plastic | -- |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.2 inches | 5.3 inches |
| 2280 x 1080 pixels | 1480 x 720 pixels |
| IPS LCD | LCD |
| 407 pixels per inch | 311 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.1 | 7.5 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 710 SDM710 chipset | Samsung Exynos 850 S5E3830 chipset |
| Kryo 360, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2200 MHz) processor | Arm Cortex-A55, 64-bit, 8 nm (Octa-Core 2000 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Adreno 616 GPU | Mali-G52 MP1 GPU |
| 9.18 | 9.09 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 400 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 1 TB) external memory slot |
| 11.34 | 13.02 |
| Camera | |
| 12.00 MP + 20.00 MP | 16.00 MP + 5.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 0.39 inches (1/2.55") sensor | -- |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 9.68 | 9.13 |
| 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 | 3000mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Removable Battery |
| 5.44 | 4.96 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | -- |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
The Samsung Galaxy XCover 5 is a little bit better than Nokia 8.1, with a 78.1 score against 72.1. Samsung Galaxy XCover 5's design is noticeably newer and a little lighter than Nokia 8.1's, although it's also thicker. These devices come with Android OS, but Samsung Galaxy XCover 5 has the newer 11 version while Nokia 8.1 has Android 10 version, offering a couple nice extra features and some performance improvements.
Nokia 8.1 counts with a bit more vivid display than Galaxy XCover 5, because it has a way better 1080 x 2280 resolution, a greater display density and a larger display. Nokia 8.1 has a bit better processing power than Samsung Galaxy XCover 5. Both have 4 GB of RAM memory and 8 cpu cores. Nokia 8.1 captures a little bit better pictures and videos than Galaxy XCover 5, because although it has a much less mega-pixels resolution camera, and they both have a F1.8 camera aperture, the Nokia 8.1 also counts with a much higher 3840x2160 video quality.
The Samsung Galaxy XCover 5 features a quite bigger storage for games and applications than Nokia 8.1, and although they both have exactly the same 64 GB internal memory, the Samsung Galaxy XCover 5 also has a slot for an external memory card that supports a maximum of 1 TB. Nokia 8.1 counts with a bit longer battery duration than Galaxy XCover 5, because it has a 17 percent bigger battery size.
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