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| Global Score | |
| 71.9 | 75.9 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Nokia |
| -- | Android 10, 9.0 Pie |
| 2016-01-08 | 2019-09-30 |
| 5.70 x 2.80 x 0.29 inches | 6.29 x 2.96 x 0.32 inches |
| 5.47 ounces | 6.35 ounces |
| Black, Gold, Pink and White | Charcoal, Cyan green and Ice |
| -- | Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 3) and Plastic |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.2 inches | 6.3 inches |
| 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) | 2340 x 1080 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | IPS LCD |
| 424 pixels per inch | 409 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.1 | 8.1 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 615 8939 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 660 SDM660 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 28 nm (Octa-Core 1600 MHz) processor | Kryo 260, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 2200 MHz) processor |
| 2 GB RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Adreno 405 GPU | Adreno 512 GPU |
| 8.73 | 9.27 |
| Storage | |
| 16 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot |
| 6.72 | 14.14 |
| Camera | |
| 13.00 MP + 5.00 MP | 48.00 MP + 20.00 MP |
| f/1.90 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 28.00mm focal length | -- |
| -- | 0.5 inches (1/2") sensor |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (Full HD) video resolution |
| 8.91 | 9.9 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA and HSUPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 6.3 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 2900mAh Li - Ion Battery | 3500mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 4.88 | 5.44 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.1 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| FM Radio | FM Radio |
Comparison review
Nokia 7.2 is slightly better than Galaxy A5 (2016), with a 75.9 score against 71.9. Nokia 7.2's construction is much newer, but just a bit thicker and somewhat heavier than Galaxy A5 (2016). The Nokia 7.2 counts with a little bit better hardware performance than Galaxy A5 (2016), and although they both have 8 processing cores, the Nokia 7.2 also has a higher amount of RAM.
The Nokia 7.2 and Galaxy A5 (2016) feature quite similar displays, because although the Nokia 7.2 has a bit less pixels per inch in the screen, it also counts with a bit higher 1080 x 2340 resolution and a larger screen. The Nokia 7.2 takes much better videos and photos than Galaxy A5 (2016), and although they both have the same video frame rate and the same 1920x1080 video resolution, the Nokia 7.2 also has a larger aperture to take better low-light images and videos and a back facing camera with way more megapixels.
The Nokia 7.2 features a superior storage capacity for applications and games than Samsung Galaxy A5 (2016), because it has more internal memory and a slot for an external memory card that holds up to 512 GB. The Nokia 7.2 features longer battery duration than Samsung Galaxy A5 (2016), because it has a 21% greater battery capacity.
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