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| Global Score | |
| 74.2 | 75.8 |
| Basic Information | |
| Nokia | Samsung |
| 2018-04-20 | 2017-01-13 |
| 5.55 x 2.87 x 0.30 inches | 6.17 x 3.06 x 0.31 inches |
| -- | 6.56 ounces |
| Black | Black sky, Blue mist, Gold sand and Peach cloud |
| Aluminum and Glass | Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 4) |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.5 inches | 5.7 inches |
| 2560 x 1440 pixels (Quad HD / 2K) | 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) |
| P-OLED | Super AMOLED |
| 534 pixels per inch | 386 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.7 | 7.9 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 835 MSM8998 chipset | Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7880 chipset |
| Kryo 280, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2450 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 1900 MHz) processor |
| 6 GB RAM | 3 GB RAM |
| Adreno 540 GPU | Mali-T830 MP3 GPU |
| 9.45 | 9 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 32 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot |
| 13.18 | 8.88 |
| Camera | |
| 12.00 MP + 5.00 MP | 16.00 MP + 16.00 MP |
| f/1.70 aperture | f/1.90 aperture |
| 25.00mm focal length | -- |
| 0.39 inches (1/2.55") sensor | -- |
| 3840 x 2160 (4K) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 8.14 | 9.24 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA and HSUPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G) and HSPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 6.3 | 6.1 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3260mAh Li - Ion Battery | 3600mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | -- |
| 5.2 | 5.6 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 4.2 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| -- | FM Radio |
Comparison review
The Galaxy A7 (2017) has a global score of 75.8, which is just a bit better than the Nokia 8 Sirocco's general score of 74.2. The Nokia 8 Sirocco has a more vivid display than Samsung Galaxy A7 (2017), because although it has a little bit smaller display, it also counts with a better 1440 x 2560 resolution and a better pixels density.
The Nokia 8 Sirocco counts with a much bigger storage capacity for applications, games, photos and videos than Samsung Galaxy A7 (2017), and although they both have an external memory card slot that admits a maximum of 256 GB, the Nokia 8 Sirocco also has 128 GB internal memory. The Nokia 8 Sirocco counts with a bit superior CPU than Galaxy A7 (2017), and although they both have a Octa-Core processor, the Nokia 8 Sirocco also has a higher amount of RAM.
Galaxy A7 (2017) counts with a bit longer battery lifetime than Nokia 8 Sirocco, because it has a 10% larger battery capacity. Galaxy A7 (2017) has a superior camera than Nokia 8 Sirocco, because although it has a tinier aperture which is not recommended for shooting photographs and/or video in low light situations, and they both have the same video frame rate and the same (Full HD) video definition, the Galaxy A7 (2017) also counts with a back-facing camera with a much better resolution.
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