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| Global Score | |
| 80.3 | 81.3 |
| Basic Information | |
| Nokia | Samsung |
| Android 10 | Android 10 |
| 2020-11-12 | 2020-04-27 |
| 6.77 x 3.09 x 0.35 inches | 6.27 x 2.88 x 0.34 inches |
| 7.97 ounces | 6.53 ounces |
| Meteor grey | Prism Crush black, Prism Crush blue, Prism Crush red and Prism Crush white |
| Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass) and Plastic | Plastic |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 700.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.8 inches | 6.4 inches |
| 2400 x 1080 pixels | 2400 x 1080 pixels |
| LCD | Super AMOLED |
| 387 pixels per inch | 411 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8 | 8.1 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 765G SM7225 chipset | MediaTek Helio P65 MT6768 chipset |
| Kryo 570, 64-bit, 8 nm (Octa-Core 2200 MHz) processor | Arm Cortex-A75 and Arm Cortex-A55, 64-bit, 12 nm (Octa-Core 2000 MHz) processor |
| 6 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Adreno 619 GPU | Mali-G52 MC2 GPU |
| 9.27 | 9.09 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 1000 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot |
| 12.98 | 11.74 |
| Camera | |
| 64.00 MP + 24.00 MP | 48.00 MP + 20.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/2.00 aperture |
| -- | 26.00mm focal length |
| 0.59 inches (1/1.7") sensor | 0.5 inches (1/2") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 1280 x 720 (960 fps) (HD) slow motion video | -- |
| 12.43 | 10.89 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 10.7 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4500mAh Battery | 5000mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 6.32 | 6.8 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| 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
The Galaxy A31 is a bit better than Nokia 8 V 5G UW, getting an 81.3 score against 80.3. Galaxy A31's construction is somewhat lighter and just a bit thinner than the Nokia 8 V 5G UW, although they were released with only a couple months difference. Both devices we are comparing work with the same Android 10 OS, so both should give you very similar operating system features.
Samsung Galaxy A31 has just a bit better looking display than Nokia 8 V 5G UW, because although it has a little bit smaller display, and they both have exactly the same resolution of 1080 x 2400px, the Samsung Galaxy A31 also counts with a little higher amount of pixels per inch in the screen. Nokia 8 V 5G UW features a bit faster processor than Samsung Galaxy A31, and although they both have a Octa-Core CPU, the Nokia 8 V 5G UW also has more RAM memory.
The Nokia 8 V 5G UW has a much better camera than Samsung Galaxy A31, because it has a bigger camera aperture to capture better low light images and video, a much higher 3840x2160 (4K) video quality, a larger camera sensor capturing better quality videos and photos and a camera with a way better resolution.
Nokia 8 V 5G UW has a better storage to install applications and games or saving photos and videos than Samsung Galaxy A31, and although they both have exactly the same 64 GB internal memory, the Nokia 8 V 5G UW also has a SD memory slot that supports a maximum of 1000 GB. Samsung Galaxy A31 features a bit better battery performance than Nokia 8 V 5G UW, because it has an 11 percent greater battery capacity.
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