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| Global Score | |
| 79.2 | 75.9 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Nokia |
| -- | Android 10, 9.0 Pie |
| 2018-01-06 | 2019-09-30 |
| 5.87 x 2.78 x 0.33 inches | 6.29 x 2.96 x 0.32 inches |
| 6.07 ounces | 6.35 ounces |
| Black, Blue, Gold and Orchid grey | Charcoal, Cyan green and Ice |
| Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5) | Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 3) and Plastic |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.6 inches | 6.3 inches |
| 2220 x 1080 pixels | 2340 x 1080 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | IPS LCD |
| 441 pixels per inch | 409 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.3 | 8.1 |
| Performance | |
| Samsung Exynos 5 Octa 7885 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 660 SDM660 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 2200 MHz) processor | Kryo 260, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 2200 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Mali-G71 GPU | Adreno 512 GPU |
| 9.18 | 9.27 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot |
| 10.78 | 14.14 |
| Camera | |
| 16.00 MP + 16.00 MP | 48.00 MP + 20.00 MP |
| f/1.70 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| -- | 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 | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA and HSUPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 6.3 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3000mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 3500mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 4.96 | 5.44 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | 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
Galaxy A8 (2018) has a score of 79.2, which is just a bit better than Nokia 7.2's overall score of 75.9. The Galaxy A8 (2018) is an older and just a little bit thicker cellphone than the Nokia 7.2, but Samsung was able to make it just a bit lighter anyway. Nokia 7.2 features a little bit better processing power than Galaxy A8 (2018), and although they both have a Octa-Core CPU, the Nokia 7.2 also has a higher amount of RAM.
Galaxy A8 (2018) has a little bit better screen than Nokia 7.2, because although it has a little bit smaller display and a bit worse resolution of 1080 x 2220, it also counts with a just a bit higher pixels quantity per inch in the display. Nokia 7.2 features a much greater storage to install applications and games than Samsung Galaxy A8 (2018), because it has an external memory slot that holds a maximum of 512 GB and more internal memory.
The Nokia 7.2 counts with just a bit better camera than Samsung Galaxy A8 (2018), because although it has a smaller camera aperture which is not favorable for low light captures, and they both have the same (Full HD) video quality and the same video frame rate, the Nokia 7.2 also counts with a way more MP back-facing camera.
Nokia 7.2 features a bit longer battery performance than Samsung Galaxy A8 (2018), because it has a 3500mAh battery capacity.
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