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| Global Score | |
| 75.8 | 75.9 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Nokia |
| -- | Android 10, 9.0 Pie |
| 2017-01-13 | 2019-09-30 |
| 5.75 x 2.81 x 0.31 inches | 6.29 x 2.96 x 0.32 inches |
| 5.61 ounces | 6.35 ounces |
| Black sky, Blue mist, Gold sand and Peach cloud | Charcoal, Cyan green and Ice |
| Glass and Metal | 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 | |
| Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7880 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 660 SDM660 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 1900 MHz) processor | Kryo 260, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 2200 MHz) processor |
| 3 GB RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Mali-T830 MP3 GPU | Adreno 512 GPU |
| 9 | 9.27 |
| Storage | |
| 32 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot |
| 8.88 | 14.14 |
| Camera | |
| 16.00 MP + 16.00 MP | 48.00 MP + 20.00 MP |
| f/1.90 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 27.00mm focal length | -- |
| -- | 0.5 inches (1/2") sensor |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (Full HD) video resolution |
| 9.24 | 9.9 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| -- | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G) and HSPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 5.5 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3000mAh Li - Ion Battery | 3500mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 4.96 | 5.44 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2 | 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 | FM Radio |
Comparison review
Nokia 7.2 has a score of 75.9, which is a little bit better than the Galaxy A5 (2017)'s general score of 75.8. Even though the Nokia 7.2 is incredibly newer than Galaxy A5 (2017), it's somewhat heavier and just a bit thicker. Galaxy A5 (2017) and Nokia 7.2 count with incredibly similar displays, because although the Nokia 7.2 has a little lower display density, it also counts with a little higher 1080 x 2340 resolution and a bigger screen.
The Nokia 7.2 has a bit superior processing unit than Galaxy A5 (2017), and although they both have 8 cores, the Nokia 7.2 also has a greater amount of RAM. The Nokia 7.2 features a way bigger storage to install applications and games or saving photos and videos than Samsung Galaxy A5 (2017), because it has 128 GB internal memory and a SD extension slot that holds a maximum of 512 GB.
The Nokia 7.2 has a bit better camera than Samsung Galaxy A5 (2017), and although they both have the same video frame rate and the same video resolution, the Nokia 7.2 also has a bigger camera aperture and a camera with a much better 48 mega pixels resolution. The Nokia 7.2 counts with a little better battery duration than Galaxy A5 (2017), because it has 3500mAh of battery capacity.
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