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| Global Score | |
| 74.2 | 84.2 |
| Basic Information | |
| Nokia | Samsung |
| 2018-04-20 | 2018-10-20 |
| 5.55 x 2.87 x 0.30 inches | 6.29 x 3.02 x 0.30 inches |
| -- | 5.93 ounces |
| Black | 16 777 216 |
| Aluminum and Glass | Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 3) and Plastic |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.5 inches | 6 inches |
| 2560 x 1440 pixels (Quad HD / 2K) | 2220 x 1080 pixels |
| P-OLED | Super AMOLED |
| 534 pixels per inch | 411 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.7 | 8.1 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 835 MSM8998 chipset | Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7885 chipset |
| Kryo 280, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2450 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 2200 MHz) processor |
| 6 GB RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Adreno 540 GPU | Mali-G71 MP2 GPU |
| 9.45 | 9.27 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot |
| 13.18 | 14.14 |
| Camera | |
| 12.00 MP + 5.00 MP | 24.00 MP + 24.00 MP |
| f/1.70 aperture | f/1.70 aperture |
| 25.00mm focal length | 26.00mm focal length |
| 0.39 inches (1/2.55") sensor | 0.36 inches (1/2.8") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (4K) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 8.14 | 9.9 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA and HSUPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 6.3 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3260mAh Li - Ion Battery | 3300mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | -- |
| 5.2 | 5.28 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| -- | FM Radio |
Comparison review
Galaxy A7 (2018) has a global score of 84.2, which is better than the Nokia 8 Sirocco's 74.2 global score. The Galaxy A7 (2018) is a much heavier cellphone than the Nokia 8 Sirocco, but both of them are 0.3inches thick. The Nokia 8 Sirocco features a bit more vivid screen than Samsung Galaxy A7 (2018), because although it has a bit smaller screen, it also counts with a better 1440 x 2560px resolution and a greater display pixels density.
The Nokia 8 Sirocco counts with a bit more powerful CPU than Samsung Galaxy A7 (2018). Both of them have 6 GB of RAM and 8 CPU cores. The Galaxy A7 (2018) features a greater camera than Nokia 8 Sirocco, because although it has a tinier camera sensor capturing worse quality videos and photos, and they both have the same aperture, the same video resolution and the same video frame rates, the Galaxy A7 (2018) also counts with a back facing camera with a much higher resolution.
Galaxy A7 (2018) features slightly more memory capacity for applications, games, photos and videos than Nokia 8 Sirocco, and although they both have the same internal memory, the Galaxy A7 (2018) also has a slot for external memory cards that allows up to 512 GB. The Galaxy A7 (2018) counts with a bit superior battery life than Nokia 8 Sirocco, because it has 3300mAh of battery capacity against 3260mAh.
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