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| Global Score | |
| 80.8 | 80.2 |
| Basic Information | |
| Nokia | Samsung |
| Android 11 | -- |
| 2021-07-29 | 2015-08-21 |
| 6.76 x 3.21 x 0.42 inches | 6.03 x 3.00 x 0.30 inches |
| 10.02 ounces | 6.03 ounces |
| Granite Gre and Ultra Blue | Black sapphire, Gold platinum, Silver titan and White pearl |
| Plastic and Plastic | Glass and Metal |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 550.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.7 inches | 5.7 inches |
| 2400 x 1080 pixels | 2560 x 1440 pixels (Quad HD / 2K) |
| -- | Super AMOLED |
| 393 pixels per inch | 515 pixels per inch |
| 550 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.5 | 8.6 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 480 SM4350 chipset | Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7420 chipset |
| Kryo 460 Gold, 64-bit, 8 nm (Octa-Core 2000 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A57 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 2100 MHz) processor |
| 6 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Adreno 619 GPU | Mali-T760 MP8 GPU |
| 9.18 | 9.18 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 14.14 | 7.7 |
| Camera | |
| 48.00 MP + 8.00 MP | 16.00 MP + 5.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/1.90 aperture |
| -- | 28.00mm focal length |
| 0.43 inches (1/2.3") sensor | 0.38 inches (1/2.6") sensor |
| 1920 x 1080 (60 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| -- | 2560 x 1440 (60 fps) (Quad HD / 2K) slow motion video |
| 10.89 | 10.01 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G) and HSDPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 10.6 | 6.3 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4630mAh Battery | 3000mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | Wireless Charging |
| 6.48 | 4.96 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.1 | Bluetooth 4.2 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
The Nokia XR20 is slightly better than Galaxy Note5, with an 80.8 score against 80.2. Although the Nokia XR20 is a lot newer than the Galaxy Note5, it is notably thicker and noticeably heavier. The Samsung Galaxy Note5 counts with a little more vivid display than Nokia XR20, because although it has a bit smaller screen, it also counts with a better pixel density and a higher resolution of 1440 x 2560 pixels.
The Nokia XR20 features a way bigger memory for applications and games than Galaxy Note5, because it has more internal memory capacity and a SD extension slot that allows a maximum of 512 GB. Samsung Galaxy Note5's processor is very similar to Nokia XR20's processor, and although the Samsung Galaxy Note5 has a smaller amount of RAM, they both have 8 CPU cores.
The Nokia XR20 has a superior battery performance than Samsung Galaxy Note5, because it has a 54% bigger battery capacity. The Nokia XR20 has a little bit better camera than Samsung Galaxy Note5, and although they both have the same (Full HD) video resolution, the Nokia XR20 also has a back camera with a way higher 48 mega-pixels resolution, faster 60 fps video frame rates, a bigger aperture to capture better low-light captures and videos and a larger camera sensor taking more light and vivid colors.
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