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| Global Score | |
| 76.1 | 75.9 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Nokia |
| Android 10 | Android 10, 9.0 Pie |
| 2020-06-29 | 2019-09-30 |
| 6.61 x 3.02 x 0.32 inches | 6.29 x 2.96 x 0.32 inches |
| 6.81 ounces | 6.35 ounces |
| Black | Charcoal, Cyan green and Ice |
| Plastic and Plastic | Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 3) and Plastic |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 194.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.5 inches | 6.3 inches |
| 1600 x 720 pixels | 2340 x 1080 pixels |
| IPS LCD | IPS LCD |
| 270 pixels per inch | 409 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 7.3 | 8.1 |
| Performance | |
| Mediatek Helio P35 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 660 SDM660 chipset |
| Arm Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 12 nm (Octa-Core 2300 MHz) processor | Kryo 260, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 2200 MHz) processor |
| 3 GB RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| PowerVR GE8320 GPU | Adreno 512 GPU |
| 9.27 | 9.27 |
| Storage | |
| 32 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot |
| 9.84 | 14.14 |
| Camera | |
| 16.00 MP + 13.00 MP | 48.00 MP + 20.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 0.33 inches (1/3.06") sensor | 0.5 inches (1/2") sensor |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (Full HD) video resolution |
| 9.35 | 9.9 |
| 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 | |
| 4000mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 3500mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 5.92 | 5.44 |
| 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
Samsung Galaxy A21 is just a bit better than Nokia 7.2, with a 76.1 score against 75.9. These phones work with the same Android 10 operating system, so both should give you all the same OS features. The Samsung Galaxy A21 is a just a bit heavier phone than the Nokia 7.2, but both of them are equally thin.
The Nokia 7.2 features a much better looking screen than Samsung Galaxy A21, because although it has a bit smaller display, it also counts with a much higher amount of pixels per display inch and a lot higher resolution of 1080 x 2340px. Nokia 7.2 and Galaxy A21 have incredibly similar CPUs, and although the Nokia 7.2 has more RAM memory, they both have the same number of cores.
Nokia 7.2 features a slightly better camera than Galaxy A21, and although they both have a F1.8 camera aperture, the same video frame rates and the same 1920x1080 (Full HD) video quality, the Nokia 7.2 also has a lot larger sensor capturing way higher quality photographs and videos and a lot higher 48 MP resolution back-facing camera.
The Nokia 7.2 counts with a lot bigger memory to install applications and games or saving photos and videos than Galaxy A21, and although they both have a SD memory card expansion slot that holds up to 512 GB, the Nokia 7.2 also has 128 GB internal memory. The Galaxy A21 has a bit superior battery performance than Nokia 7.2, because it has 4000mAh of battery capacity.
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