Compare phones
| Global Score | |
| 73.8 | 81 |
| Basic Information | |
| Nokia | Samsung |
| -- | Android 11, 10 |
| 2017-08-28 | 2020-01-31 |
| 5.96 x 2.90 x 0.31 inches | 6.30 x 3.02 x 0.39 inches |
| 5.64 ounces | 7.76 ounces |
| Blue, Brown and Silver | Black |
| Aluminum | -- |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 449.00 | $ 421.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.3 inches | 6.3 inches |
| 2560 x 1440 pixels (Quad HD / 2K) | 2340 x 1080 pixels |
| IPS LCD | IPS LCD |
| 554 pixels per inch | 409 pixels per inch |
| 700 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 9.4 | 8.1 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 835 MSM8998 chipset | Samsung Exynos 9611 chipset |
| Kryo 280, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2500 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2300 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Adreno 540 GPU | Mali-G72 MP3 GPU |
| 9.36 | 9.27 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot |
| 10.78 | 11.74 |
| Camera | |
| 13.00 MP + 13.00 MP | 25.00 MP + 13.00 MP |
| f/2.00 aperture | f/1.70 aperture |
| 27.00mm focal length | 26.00mm focal length |
| 0.33 inches (1/3.06") sensor | 0.25 inches (1/4") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| -- | 1280 x 720 (480 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 9.57 | 9.79 |
| 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 | 4050mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Removable Battery |
| 5.04 | 6 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| -- | FM Radio |
Comparison review
Samsung Galaxy XCover Pro is a bit better than the Nokia 8, with a global score of 81 against 73.8. The Samsung Galaxy XCover Pro construction is incredibly newer, but a lot heavier and noticeably thicker than the Nokia 8. Nokia 8 has a brighter screen than Galaxy XCover Pro, because although it has a quite smaller display, it also counts with a higher screen pixel density and a higher 1440 x 2560 resolution.
The Nokia 8 has just a bit better performance than Galaxy XCover Pro. Both of them have 8 cpu cores and a 4 GB RAM memory. Samsung Galaxy XCover Pro has a little bit better camera than Nokia 8, because although it has a much tinier camera sensor capturing lot worse quality images, and they both have the same 30 frames per second video frame rate and the same (Full HD) video quality, the Samsung Galaxy XCover Pro also counts with a much better resolution camera and a bigger aperture to take better low light photography and videos.
Samsung Galaxy XCover Pro counts with a slightly better memory capacity for applications, games, photos and videos than Nokia 8, and although they both have exactly the same internal memory, the Samsung Galaxy XCover Pro also has an external SD slot that allows up to 512 GB. The Samsung Galaxy XCover Pro features better battery performance than Nokia 8, because it has 4050mAh of battery capacity against 3090mAh.
Despite of being the best phone in this comparison, the Galaxy XCover Pro is also cheaper than the Nokia 8.
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