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| Global Score | |
| 74.2 | 78.1 |
| Basic Information | |
| Nokia | Samsung |
| -- | Android 11 |
| 2018-04-20 | 2021-03-12 |
| 5.55 x 2.87 x 0.30 inches | 5.79 x 2.82 x 0.36 inches |
| -- | 6.07 ounces |
| Black | Black |
| Aluminum and Glass | -- |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.5 inches | 5.3 inches |
| 2560 x 1440 pixels (Quad HD / 2K) | 1480 x 720 pixels |
| P-OLED | LCD |
| 534 pixels per inch | 311 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.7 | 7.5 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 835 MSM8998 chipset | Samsung Exynos 850 S5E3830 chipset |
| Kryo 280, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2450 MHz) processor | Arm Cortex-A55, 64-bit, 8 nm (Octa-Core 2000 MHz) processor |
| 6 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Adreno 540 GPU | Mali-G52 MP1 GPU |
| 9.45 | 9.09 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 1 TB) external memory slot |
| 13.18 | 13.02 |
| Camera | |
| 12.00 MP + 5.00 MP | 16.00 MP + 5.00 MP |
| f/1.70 aperture | f/1.80 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 | 9.13 |
| 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 | 3000mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | -- |
| 5.2 | 4.96 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | -- |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
Galaxy XCover 5 has a general score of 78.1, which is a little bit better than the Nokia 8 Sirocco's 74.2 score. Nokia 8 Sirocco counts with a brighter screen than Galaxy XCover 5, because it has a way better 1440 x 2560 resolution, a quite bigger display and a way better screen pixels density. Nokia 8 Sirocco counts with a slightly better storage capacity to install applications and games or saving photos and videos than Galaxy XCover 5, because although it has a SD card slot that holds a maximum of 256 GB against 1 TB, it also counts with 128 GB internal storage.
Nokia 8 Sirocco features a bit faster CPU than Samsung Galaxy XCover 5, and although they both have 8 processing cores, the Nokia 8 Sirocco also has a larger amount of RAM memory. Nokia 8 Sirocco features just a little better battery performance than Samsung Galaxy XCover 5, because it has 3260mAh of battery capacity against 3000mAh.
The Samsung Galaxy XCover 5 counts with a superior camera than Nokia 8 Sirocco, because although it has a smaller aperture which is not recommended for low light photography and video, and they both have the same (Full HD) video quality and the same video frame rates, the Samsung Galaxy XCover 5 also counts with a lot more mega pixels back facing camera.
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