Compare phones
| Global Score | |
| 72.1 | 81 |
| Basic Information | |
| Nokia | Samsung |
| Android 10, 9.0 Pie | Android 11, 10 |
| 2018-12-21 | 2020-01-31 |
| 6.09 x 2.98 x 0.31 inches | 6.30 x 3.02 x 0.39 inches |
| 6.35 ounces | 7.76 ounces |
| Blue, Brown and Silver | Black |
| Glass and Plastic | -- |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| -- | $ 421.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.2 inches | 6.3 inches |
| 2280 x 1080 pixels | 2340 x 1080 pixels |
| IPS LCD | IPS LCD |
| 407 pixels per inch | 409 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.1 | 8.1 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 710 SDM710 chipset | Samsung Exynos 9611 chipset |
| Kryo 360, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2200 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2300 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Adreno 616 GPU | Mali-G72 MP3 GPU |
| 9.18 | 9.27 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 400 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot |
| 11.34 | 11.74 |
| Camera | |
| 12.00 MP + 20.00 MP | 25.00 MP + 13.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/1.70 aperture |
| -- | 26.00mm focal length |
| 0.39 inches (1/2.55") sensor | 0.25 inches (1/4") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| -- | 1280 x 720 (480 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 9.68 | 9.79 |
| 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 | 4050mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Removable Battery |
| 5.44 | 6 |
| 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
Samsung Galaxy XCover Pro has an overall score of 81, which is much better than the Nokia 8.1's global score of 72.1. The Samsung Galaxy XCover Pro body is newer than Nokia 8.1's, although it is notably thicker and somewhat heavier. Both phones in this comparison work with Android OS (Operating System), but the Samsung Galaxy XCover Pro has the newer 11 version while Nokia 8.1 has Android 10, offering a couple nice extra features and a performance increase.
Samsung Galaxy XCover Pro and Nokia 8.1 have very similar screens, although the Samsung Galaxy XCover Pro also has a little better quantity of pixels in each inch of display, a little higher 1080 x 2340 resolution and a quite bigger screen. The Galaxy XCover Pro has a little bit better memory capacity to install games and applications than Nokia 8.1, and although they both have exactly the same 64 GB internal memory capacity, the Galaxy XCover Pro also has an external SD slot that allows up to 512 GB.
The Samsung Galaxy XCover Pro features a bit better processing power than Nokia 8.1. Both have 8 processing cores and 4 GB of RAM memory. Galaxy XCover Pro has better battery lifetime than Nokia 8.1, because it has 4050mAh of battery capacity. The Galaxy XCover Pro captures clearer pictures and videos than Nokia 8.1, because although it has a lot tinier back camera sensor capturing way lower quality videos and pictures, and they both have the same video frame rates and the same video quality, the Galaxy XCover Pro also counts with a larger aperture to take better low-light photos and a much higher resolution back facing camera.
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