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| Global Score | |
| 80.3 | 85.2 |
| Basic Information | |
| Nokia | Samsung |
| Android 10 | -- |
| 2020-11-12 | 2018-11-15 |
| 6.77 x 3.09 x 0.35 inches | 6.40 x 3.03 x 0.31 inches |
| 7.97 ounces | 6.46 ounces |
| Meteor grey | Bubblegum pink, Caviar black and Lemonade blue |
| Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass) and Plastic | Glass and Metal |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 700.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.8 inches | 6.3 inches |
| 2400 x 1080 pixels | 2220 x 1080 pixels |
| LCD | Super AMOLED |
| 387 pixels per inch | 392 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8 | 8 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 765G SM7225 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 660 SDM660 chipset |
| Kryo 570, 64-bit, 8 nm (Octa-Core 2200 MHz) processor | Kryo 260, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 2200 MHz) processor |
| 6 GB RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Adreno 619 GPU | Adreno 512 GPU |
| 9.27 | 9.27 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 1000 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot |
| 12.98 | 14.14 |
| Camera | |
| 64.00 MP + 24.00 MP | 24.00 MP + 24.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/1.70 aperture |
| -- | 27.00mm focal length |
| 0.59 inches (1/1.7") sensor | 0.36 inches (1/2.8") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 1280 x 720 (960 fps) (HD) slow motion video | -- |
| 12.43 | 10.45 |
| 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 | 3800mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 6.32 | 5.76 |
| 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 | FM Radio |
Comparison review
Galaxy A9 (2018) is a bit better than the Nokia 8 V 5G UW, having a general score of 85.2 against 80.3. Despite of the fact that Galaxy A9 (2018) is older than the Nokia 8 V 5G UW, it's construction is thinner and lighter. Galaxy A9 (2018) features a processing unit that's very similar to the Nokia 8 V 5G UW one, both of them have the same number of cores and the same RAM amount.
Samsung Galaxy A9 (2018) has a display that is very similar to Nokia 8 V 5G UW's display, because although the Samsung Galaxy A9 (2018) has a bit smaller display and a little worse 1080 x 2220 resolution, it also counts with a just a little greater number of pixels per screen inch. The Nokia 8 V 5G UW shoots better photographs and videos than Galaxy A9 (2018), because although it has a tinier aperture, and they both have the same (4K) video definition, the Nokia 8 V 5G UW also counts with a much more MP back-facing camera, higher video frame rates and a lot bigger sensor.
Galaxy A9 (2018) features slightly more storage for applications, games, photos and videos than Nokia 8 V 5G UW, because although it has a slot for SD memory cards that holds a maximum of 512 GB against 1000 GB, it also counts with 64 GB more internal memory. Nokia 8 V 5G UW has a little longer battery performance than Samsung Galaxy A9 (2018), because it has an 18 percent bigger battery size.
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