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| Global Score | |
| 73.8 | 78.1 |
| Basic Information | |
| Nokia | Samsung |
| -- | Android 11 |
| 2017-08-28 | 2021-03-12 |
| 5.96 x 2.90 x 0.31 inches | 5.79 x 2.82 x 0.36 inches |
| 5.64 ounces | 6.07 ounces |
| Blue, Brown and Silver | Black |
| Aluminum | -- |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 449.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.3 inches | 5.3 inches |
| 2560 x 1440 pixels (Quad HD / 2K) | 1480 x 720 pixels |
| IPS LCD | LCD |
| 554 pixels per inch | 311 pixels per inch |
| 700 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 9.4 | 7.5 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 835 MSM8998 chipset | Samsung Exynos 850 S5E3830 chipset |
| Kryo 280, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2500 MHz) processor | Arm Cortex-A55, 64-bit, 8 nm (Octa-Core 2000 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Adreno 540 GPU | Mali-G52 MP1 GPU |
| 9.36 | 9.09 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 1 TB) external memory slot |
| 10.78 | 13.02 |
| Camera | |
| 13.00 MP + 13.00 MP | 16.00 MP + 5.00 MP |
| f/2.00 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 27.00mm focal length | -- |
| 0.33 inches (1/3.06") sensor | -- |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 9.57 | 9.13 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| 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 |
| 6.7 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3090mAh Li - Ion Battery | 3000mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Removable Battery |
| 5.04 | 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
The Samsung Galaxy XCover 5 has an overall score of 78.1, which is slightly better than Nokia 8's score of 73.8. Samsung Galaxy XCover 5 is a newer cellphone than Nokia 8, but it's somewhat thicker and just a little bit heavier. The Nokia 8 has a way better looking display than Galaxy XCover 5, and although they both have a display of the same size, the Nokia 8 also has a lot more pixels per inch of display and a much higher resolution of 1440 x 2560px.
The Galaxy XCover 5 has a very superior storage capacity to install games and applications than Nokia 8, and although they both have exactly the same 64 GB internal memory capacity, the Galaxy XCover 5 also has an external memory slot that supports up to 1 TB. Nokia 8 has a little faster processing unit than Galaxy XCover 5. Both have 8 processing cores and the same RAM memory amount.
The Nokia 8 captures a bit better photographs and videos than Samsung Galaxy XCover 5, because although it has a tinier camera aperture and a back facing camera with a lower 13 megapixels resolution, it also counts with a lot better 3840x2160 (4K) video definition. The Nokia 8 counts with just a little better battery duration than Samsung Galaxy XCover 5, because it has 3090mAh of battery capacity instead of 3000mAh.
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