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| Global Score | |
| 74.2 | 80.2 |
| Basic Information | |
| Nokia | Samsung |
| 2018-04-20 | 2015-08-21 |
| 5.55 x 2.87 x 0.30 inches | 6.03 x 3.00 x 0.30 inches |
| -- | 6.03 ounces |
| Black | Black sapphire, Gold platinum, Silver titan and White pearl |
| Aluminum and Glass | Glass and Metal |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.5 inches | 5.7 inches |
| 2560 x 1440 pixels (Quad HD / 2K) | 2560 x 1440 pixels (Quad HD / 2K) |
| P-OLED | Super AMOLED |
| 534 pixels per inch | 515 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.7 | 8.6 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 835 MSM8998 chipset | Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7420 chipset |
| Kryo 280, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2450 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A57 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 2100 MHz) processor |
| 6 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Adreno 540 GPU | Mali-T760 MP8 GPU |
| 9.45 | 9.18 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 13.18 | 7.7 |
| Camera | |
| 12.00 MP + 5.00 MP | 16.00 MP + 5.00 MP |
| f/1.70 aperture | f/1.90 aperture |
| 25.00mm focal length | 28.00mm focal length |
| 0.39 inches (1/2.55") sensor | 0.38 inches (1/2.6") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (4K) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| -- | 2560 x 1440 (60 fps) (Quad HD / 2K) slow motion video |
| 8.14 | 10.01 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA and HSUPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 6.3 | 6.3 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3260mAh Li - Ion Battery | 3000mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | Wireless Charging |
| 5.2 | 4.96 |
| 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 |
Comparison review
Samsung Galaxy Note5 has a general score of 80.2, which is slightly better than Nokia 8 Sirocco's 74.2 score. The Samsung Galaxy Note5 is a a lot heavier phone than the Nokia 8 Sirocco, but they are 0.3inches thick. Nokia 8 Sirocco counts with a bit more vivid display than Galaxy Note5, because although it has a little bit smaller display, and they both have exactly the same resolution of 1440 x 2560, the Nokia 8 Sirocco also counts with a bit higher pixels number per screen inch.
Nokia 8 Sirocco features a lot bigger memory capacity for games and applications than Galaxy Note5, because it has 128 GB internal storage capacity and a SD memory card expansion slot that supports up to 256 GB. The Nokia 8 Sirocco counts with a little better performance than Samsung Galaxy Note5, and although they both have a Octa-Core processor, the Nokia 8 Sirocco also has a higher amount of RAM memory.
The Nokia 8 Sirocco has just a bit better battery duration than Samsung Galaxy Note5, because it has a 3260mAh battery size instead of 3000mAh. The Galaxy Note5 counts with a greater camera than Nokia 8 Sirocco, because although it has a smaller aperture which is not nice for shooting pictures or videos in low-light environments and a smaller sensor capturing less light and dull colors, and they both have the same video resolution and the same video frame rates, the Galaxy Note5 also counts with a camera in the back with lot more MP.
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