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| Global Score | |
| 74.7 | 80.3 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Nokia |
| Android 11, 10, 9.0 Pie | Android 10 |
| 2019-04-10 | 2020-11-12 |
| 6.24 x 2.94 x 0.31 inches | 6.77 x 3.09 x 0.35 inches |
| 5.96 ounces | 7.97 ounces |
| Black,Deep blue and Red | Meteor grey |
| Plastic | Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass) and Plastic |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 166.00 | $ 700.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.4 inches | 6.8 inches |
| 1560 x 720 pixels | 2400 x 1080 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | LCD |
| 268 pixels per inch | 387 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 7.2 | 8 |
| Performance | |
| Samsung Exynos 7884 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 765G SM7225 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 1800 MHz) processor | Kryo 570, 64-bit, 8 nm (Octa-Core 2200 MHz) processor |
| 3 GB RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Mali-G71 MP2 GPU | Adreno 619 GPU |
| 8.91 | 9.27 |
| Storage | |
| 32 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 1000 GB) external memory slot |
| 9.84 | 12.98 |
| Camera | |
| 13.00 MP + 8.00 MP | 64.00 MP + 24.00 MP |
| f/1.90 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 27.00mm focal length | -- |
| 0.32 inches (1/3.1") sensor | 0.59 inches (1/1.7") sensor |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| -- | 1280 x 720 (960 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 9.02 | 12.43 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM |
| 6.7 | 10.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4000mAh Battery | 4500mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 5.92 | 6.32 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| -- | 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 |
Comparison review
Nokia 8 V 5G UW has an overall score of 80.3, which is a little bit better than Samsung Galaxy A20's 74.7 global score. Both phones in this review come with Android OS (Operating System), but Nokia 8 V 5G UW has 10 version and Samsung Galaxy A20 has Android 11 version. Nokia 8 V 5G UW's design is newer, but somewhat thicker and much heavier than the Samsung Galaxy A20.
Nokia 8 V 5G UW has a much better looking display than Samsung Galaxy A20, because it has a way higher resolution of 1080 x 2400, a quite bigger screen and a better pixel count in each display inch. The Nokia 8 V 5G UW has a much better memory capacity for games and applications than Samsung Galaxy A20, because it has 32 GB more internal storage and a SD memory card expansion slot that supports a maximum of 1000 GB.
Nokia 8 V 5G UW features a little better hardware performance than Galaxy A20, and although they both have the same number of cores, the Nokia 8 V 5G UW also has a larger amount of RAM. The Nokia 8 V 5G UW has a greater camera than Galaxy A20, because it has a larger camera aperture to take better low-light photos, a lot higher resolution back facing camera, a lot higher video quality and a much larger sensor taking way better quality pictures.
Nokia 8 V 5G UW counts with just a little better battery life than Samsung Galaxy A20, because it has a 4500mAh battery capacity against 4000mAh.
Although Nokia 8 V 5G UW is a better device, it is a lot more expensive than Galaxy A20, and it doesn't have such a good quality/price relation as Galaxy A20. So if you want that extra features, you can buy Nokia 8 V 5G UW, otherwise you can save a couple dollars and buy the Galaxy A20, letting go some specifications.
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