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| Global Score | |
| 72.8 | 84.2 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Nokia |
| Android 6.0 Marshmallow | Android 11 |
| 2016-10-01 | -- |
| 6.17 x 3.02 x 0.28 inches | -- |
| 6.42 ounces | -- |
| Blue, Gold and Silver | -- |
| Aluminum and Aluminum | Aluminum and Glass |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.7 inches | 6.7 inches |
| 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) | 2880 x 1440 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | OLED |
| 386 pixels per inch | 481 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8 | 8.6 |
| Performance | |
| Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7420 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 865 SM8250 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A57 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 2100 MHz) processor | Kryo 585, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2840 MHz) processor |
| 3 GB RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Yes GPU | Adreno 650 GPU |
| 9.09 | 9.63 |
| Storage | |
| 32 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 8.88 | 10.1 |
| Camera | |
| 16.00 MP + 8.00 MP | 108.00 MP + 20.00 MP |
| f/1.90 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| -- | 0.75 inches (1/1.33") sensor |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 7680 x 4320 (120 fps) video resolution |
| 9.13 | 14.74 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| -- | 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM |
| 3 | 10.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3300mAh Li - Ion Battery | 5000mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | Wireless Charging |
| 5.28 | 6.8 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.1 | Bluetooth 5.1 |
| 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 |
Comparison review
The Nokia 9.3 PureView is better than Samsung Galaxy A8 (2016), having an 84.2 score against 72.8. Both devices in this review use Android OS (operating system), but Nokia 9.3 PureView has an older 11 version and Samsung Galaxy A8 (2016) has Android 6.0 Marshmallow version. Nokia 9.3 PureView's design is noticeably lighter and much thinner than Samsung Galaxy A8 (2016).
The Nokia 9.3 PureView features a slightly better display than Galaxy A8 (2016), because it has a larger display, a lot higher resolution of 1440 x 2880 and a just a little better quantity of pixels in each inch in the screen. The Nokia 9.3 PureView features a better storage for applications, games, photos and videos than Galaxy A8 (2016), because although it has no slot for SD memory cards, it also counts with more internal memory capacity.
The Nokia 9.3 PureView has a little faster processor than Galaxy A8 (2016), and although they both have the same number of cores, the Nokia 9.3 PureView also has a higher amount of RAM. The Nokia 9.3 PureView has a very superior battery lifetime than Samsung Galaxy A8 (2016), because it has 5000mAh of battery capacity against 3300mAh.
Nokia 9.3 PureView captures much clearer photographs and videos than Samsung Galaxy A8 (2016), because it has a lot more megapixels back-facing camera, a bigger camera aperture to take better low-light photography and videos and a way better 7680x4320 video definition.
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