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| Global Score | |
| 80.3 | 75.8 |
| Basic Information | |
| Nokia | Samsung |
| Android 10 | -- |
| 2020-11-12 | 2017-01-13 |
| 6.77 x 3.09 x 0.35 inches | 5.75 x 2.81 x 0.31 inches |
| 7.97 ounces | 5.61 ounces |
| Meteor grey | Black sky, Blue mist, Gold sand and Peach cloud |
| Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass) and Plastic | Glass and Metal |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 700.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.8 inches | 5.2 inches |
| 2400 x 1080 pixels | 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) |
| LCD | Super AMOLED |
| 387 pixels per inch | 424 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8 | 8.1 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 765G SM7225 chipset | Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7880 chipset |
| Kryo 570, 64-bit, 8 nm (Octa-Core 2200 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 1900 MHz) processor |
| 6 GB RAM | 3 GB RAM |
| Adreno 619 GPU | Mali-T830 MP3 GPU |
| 9.27 | 9 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 32 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 1000 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot |
| 12.98 | 8.88 |
| Camera | |
| 64.00 MP + 24.00 MP | 16.00 MP + 16.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/1.90 aperture |
| -- | 27.00mm focal length |
| 0.59 inches (1/1.7") 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 | 9.24 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | -- |
| 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G) and HSPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 10.7 | 5.5 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4500mAh Battery | 3000mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 6.32 | 4.96 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 4.2 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| FM Radio | FM Radio |
Comparison review
The Nokia 8 V 5G UW has an overall score of 80.3, which is slightly better than Galaxy A5 (2017)'s 75.8 global score. Nokia 8 V 5G UW is a much newer device than Galaxy A5 (2017), although it is a lot heavier and somewhat thicker. The Nokia 8 V 5G UW features a little better performance than Samsung Galaxy A5 (2017), and although they both have the same number of cores, the Nokia 8 V 5G UW also has a larger amount of RAM.
The Samsung Galaxy A5 (2017) has a slightly better screen than Nokia 8 V 5G UW, because although it has a bit lower resolution of 1080 x 1920 pixels and a way smaller screen, it also counts with a little bit higher pixels quantity per inch of display. The Nokia 8 V 5G UW counts with a much better storage for applications, games, photos and videos than Galaxy A5 (2017), because it has an external SD slot that supports up to 1000 GB and 64 GB internal memory.
Nokia 8 V 5G UW counts with a way better battery lifetime than Samsung Galaxy A5 (2017), because it has 4500mAh of battery capacity against 3000mAh. Nokia 8 V 5G UW features a greater camera than Galaxy A5 (2017), because it has a larger camera aperture to capture better low-light photography and videos, a camera with a lot higher 64 megapixels resolution and a much better 3840x2160 video definition.
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