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| Global Score | |
| 75.8 | 80.3 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Nokia |
| -- | Android 10 |
| 2017-01-13 | 2020-11-12 |
| 5.75 x 2.81 x 0.31 inches | 6.77 x 3.09 x 0.35 inches |
| 5.61 ounces | 7.97 ounces |
| Black sky, Blue mist, Gold sand and Peach cloud | Meteor grey |
| Glass and Metal | Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass) and Plastic |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| -- | $ 700.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.2 inches | 6.8 inches |
| 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) | 2400 x 1080 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | LCD |
| 424 pixels per inch | 387 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.1 | 8 |
| Performance | |
| Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7880 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 765G SM7225 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 1900 MHz) processor | Kryo 570, 64-bit, 8 nm (Octa-Core 2200 MHz) processor |
| 3 GB RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Mali-T830 MP3 GPU | Adreno 619 GPU |
| 9 | 9.27 |
| Storage | |
| 32 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 1000 GB) external memory slot |
| 8.88 | 12.98 |
| Camera | |
| 16.00 MP + 16.00 MP | 64.00 MP + 24.00 MP |
| f/1.90 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 27.00mm focal length | -- |
| -- | 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 |
| 9.24 | 12.43 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| -- | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G) and HSPA | 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM |
| 5.5 | 10.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3000mAh Li - Ion Battery | 4500mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 4.96 | 6.32 |
| 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
The Nokia 8 V 5G UW is slightly better than the Samsung Galaxy A5 (2017), having an 80.3 score against 75.8. Even though the Nokia 8 V 5G UW is way newer than the Samsung Galaxy A5 (2017), it is somewhat thicker and noticeably heavier. The Galaxy A5 (2017) counts with a bit more vivid screen than Nokia 8 V 5G UW, because although it has a bit worse resolution of 1080 x 1920px and a really smaller display, it also counts with a quite better pixels count in each screen inch.
Nokia 8 V 5G UW features a little better processing power than Galaxy A5 (2017), and although they both have a Octa-Core processing unit, the Nokia 8 V 5G UW also has a higher amount of RAM memory. Nokia 8 V 5G UW features a much bigger memory capacity to install applications and games than Galaxy A5 (2017), because it has more internal memory and a SD extension slot that allows a maximum of 1000 GB.
The Nokia 8 V 5G UW captures greater photographs and videos than Galaxy A5 (2017), because it has a way higher video quality, a back camera with a much better resolution and a larger aperture. The Nokia 8 V 5G UW counts with a very superior battery life than Samsung Galaxy A5 (2017), because it has a 50% more battery capacity.
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