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| Global Score | |
| 85.5 | 80.3 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Nokia |
| Android 11, 10 | Android 10 |
| 2019-12-27 | 2020-11-12 |
| 6.24 x 2.90 x 0.31 inches | 6.77 x 3.09 x 0.35 inches |
| 6.07 ounces | 7.97 ounces |
| Prism Crush black, Prism Crush blue, Prism Crush pink and Prism Crush white | Meteor grey |
| Plastic and Plastic | Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass) and Plastic |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 282.00 | $ 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 9611 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 765G SM7225 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2300 MHz) processor | Kryo 570, 64-bit, 8 nm (Octa-Core 2200 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Mali-G72 MP3 GPU | Adreno 619 GPU |
| 9.27 | 9.27 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 1000 GB) external memory slot |
| 14.14 | 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 (240 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 |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM |
| 6.7 | 10.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4000mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 4500mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 5.92 | 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
The Galaxy A51 is a bit better than Nokia 8 V 5G UW, with a score of 85.5 against 80.3. These phones come with Android operating system, but the Galaxy A51 has a newer 11 version and Nokia 8 V 5G UW has Android 10, providing the user some additional features and performance optimizations. The Galaxy A51 is an older phone than Nokia 8 V 5G UW, but it's noticeably lighter and somewhat thinner anyway.
The Nokia 8 V 5G UW's processor is very similar to Samsung Galaxy A51's processor, and although the Nokia 8 V 5G UW has 2 GB more RAM memory, they both have the same number of cores. The Galaxy A51 counts with a slightly better screen than Nokia 8 V 5G UW, because although it has a little bit smaller display, and they both have exactly the same resolution of 1080 x 2400 pixels, the Galaxy A51 also counts with a bit more pixels per inch of display.
Galaxy A51 counts with a slightly better memory to install games and applications than Nokia 8 V 5G UW, because although it has a slot for SD memory cards that holds 488 GB smaller, it also counts with 128 GB internal memory. The Nokia 8 V 5G UW features a little bit better camera than Galaxy A51, and although they both have the same video quality, the Nokia 8 V 5G UW also has a back-facing camera with way more mega pixels, a bigger diafragm aperture to capture better low light photos and video, a larger back-facing camera sensor capturing more light and vivid colors and higher video frame rates.
Nokia 8 V 5G UW counts with a little longer battery life than Galaxy A51, because it has 4500mAh of battery capacity instead of 4000mAh.
In addition to being the best phone between the ones we are comparing here, Samsung Galaxy A51 is also by far the cheapest, making this phone an obvious call.
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