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| Global Score | |
| 90.8 | 80.3 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Nokia |
| Android 11, 10 | Android 10 |
| 2020-04-29 | 2020-11-12 |
| 6.26 x 2.90 x 0.34 inches | 6.77 x 3.09 x 0.35 inches |
| 6.60 ounces | 7.97 ounces |
| Prism cube black | Meteor grey |
| Aluminum and Plastic | Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass) and Plastic |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 339.00 | $ 700.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.5 inches | 6.8 inches |
| 2400 x 1080 pixels | 2400 x 1080 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | LCD |
| 405 pixels per inch | 387 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.1 | 8 |
| Performance | |
| Samsung Exynos 980 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 765G SM7225 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A77 and ARM Cortex-A55, 64-bit, 8 nm (Octa-Core 2200 MHz) processor | Kryo 570, 64-bit, 8 nm (Octa-Core 2200 MHz) processor |
| 6 GB RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Mali-G76 MP5 GPU | Adreno 619 GPU |
| 9.27 | 9.27 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 1000 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 1000 GB) external memory slot |
| 15.38 | 12.98 |
| Camera | |
| 48.00 MP + 32.00 MP | 64.00 MP + 24.00 MP |
| f/2.00 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 26.00mm focal length | -- |
| 0.5 inches (1/2") sensor | 0.59 inches (1/1.7") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 1280 x 720 (480 fps) (HD) slow motion video | 1280 x 720 (960 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 11.55 | 12.43 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| 5G, 5G, 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 |
| 10.7 | 10.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4500mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 4500mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 6.32 | 6.32 |
| 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
Galaxy A51 5G has a general score of 90.8, which is much better than the Nokia 8 V 5G UW's score of 80.3. Even when the Galaxy A51 5G and the Nokia 8 V 5G UW were only released with a few months difference, the Galaxy A51 5G is somewhat lighter and a little thinner. Both devices we compare here include Android operating system, but the Galaxy A51 5G has a more recent 11 version and Nokia 8 V 5G UW has Android 10, offering some extra features and increased performance.
The Samsung Galaxy A51 5G counts with a little sharper screen than Nokia 8 V 5G UW, because although it has a little bit smaller screen, and they both have an equal 1080 x 2400 pixels resolution, the Samsung Galaxy A51 5G also counts with a just a little higher pixel density. The Galaxy A51 5G has a greater memory for applications, games, photos and videos than Nokia 8 V 5G UW, and although they both have a SD memory slot that allows a maximum of 1000 GB, the Galaxy A51 5G also has 64 GB more internal memory capacity.
Nokia 8 V 5G UW features a processor that is just as good as the Galaxy A51 5G one, both have a Octa-Core CPU and 6 GB of RAM memory. The Nokia 8 V 5G UW takes just a bit better photographs and videos than Samsung Galaxy A51 5G, and although they both have the same 3840x2160 (4K) video resolution, the Nokia 8 V 5G UW also has a larger camera aperture, a lot higher resolution back-facing camera, better video frame rate and a bigger back-facing camera sensor providing a higher image quality.
Nokia 8 V 5G UW counts with a battery performance that's very similar to the Galaxy A51 5G one.
The Galaxy A51 5G is not only the best devices of the ones we compare here, but it's also by far the cheapest, which makes this phone a no doubt choice.
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