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| Global Score | |
| 80.5 | 76.2 |
| Basic Information | |
| Nokia | Samsung |
| Android 11, 10 | Android 14 |
| 2020-09-23 | -- |
| 6.77 x 3.09 x 0.35 inches | 6.47 x 3.07 x 0.31 inches |
| 8.01 ounces | 7.05 ounces |
| Polar night | Blue Black, Gold, Light Gray and Light Green |
| -- | Plastic and Plastic |
| $ 449.00 | $ 230.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.8 inches | 6.7 inches |
| 2400 x 1080 pixels | 2340 x 1080 pixels |
| IPS LCD | Super AMOLED |
| 387 pixels per inch | 385 pixels per inch |
| -- | 800 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8 | 8.6 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 765G SM7250-AB chipset | Exynos 1330 (5 nm) chipset |
| Kryo 475, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2400 MHz) processor | processor |
| 8 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Adreno 620 GPU | Mali-G68 MP2 GPU |
| 9.45 | 6.03 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 1000 GB) external memory slot |
| 14.14 | 15.38 |
| Camera | |
| 64.00 MP + 24.00 MP | 50.00 MP + 13.00 MP |
| f/1.90 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 0.42 inches (1/2.4") sensor | -- |
| 3840 x 2160 (4K) video resolution | -- |
| 10.12 | 9.46 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G) and LTE (4G) |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM |
| 10.7 | 9.6 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4500mAh Battery | 5000mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 6.32 | 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 |
| FM Radio | -- |
Comparison review
Nokia 8.3 5G is slightly better than the Galaxy A16 5G, having a score of 80.5 against 76.2. These phones include Android OS, but the Nokia 8.3 5G has the older 11 version and Galaxy A16 5G has Android 14 version. Although it's the best phone in this review, the Nokia 8.3 5G body is somewhat thicker and somewhat heavier than Galaxy A16 5G.
The Nokia 8.3 5G features a very superior CPU than Galaxy A16 5G, and although they both have a Octa-Core CPU, the Nokia 8.3 5G also has a greater amount of RAM memory. Galaxy A16 5G counts with a bit more vivid display than Nokia 8.3 5G, although it has a little worse 1080 x 2340 resolution, a bit less pixels per inch in the screen and a little smaller display.
Nokia 8.3 5G features a slightly better camera than Galaxy A16 5G, because although it has a tinier camera aperture which is not recommended for capturing images and/or video in poorly lited environments, it also counts with a lot more mega pixels back-facing camera. Galaxy A16 5G counts with just a bit bigger memory capacity to install games and applications than Nokia 8.3 5G, and although they both have the same internal storage, the Galaxy A16 5G also has a slot for an SD memory card that allows up to 1000 GB.
Samsung Galaxy A16 5G has just a little bit longer battery life than Nokia 8.3 5G, because it has a 5000mAh battery size instead of 4500mAh.
Although Nokia 8.3 5G is a better device, it is way more expensive than the Galaxy A16 5G, and it doesn't have such a good relation between it's price and quality as Galaxy A16 5G. So if you need that extra specs, you can buy Nokia 8.3 5G, otherwise you can save some dollars and buy the Galaxy A16 5G, resigning some features and specs.
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