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| Global Score | |
| 73.5 | 75.9 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Nokia |
| Android 9.0 Pie, 7.0 Nougat | Android 10, 9.0 Pie |
| 2017-07-01 | 2019-09-30 |
| 6.00 x 2.94 x 0.31 inches | 6.29 x 2.96 x 0.32 inches |
| 6.38 ounces | 6.35 ounces |
| Black, Gold, Rose gold and Silver | Charcoal, Cyan green and Ice |
| Aluminum | Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 3) and Plastic |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.5 inches | 6.3 inches |
| 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) | 2340 x 1080 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | IPS LCD |
| 401 pixels per inch | 409 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 7.9 | 8.1 |
| Performance | |
| Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7870 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 660 SDM660 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 1600 MHz) processor | Kryo 260, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 2200 MHz) processor |
| 3 GB RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Mali-T830 MP2 GPU | Adreno 512 GPU |
| 8.73 | 9.27 |
| Storage | |
| 16 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot |
| 7.48 | 14.14 |
| Camera | |
| 13.00 MP + 13.00 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 |
| 9.02 | 9.9 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 6.7 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3600mAh Battery | 3500mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 5.6 | 5.44 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.1 | 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 Nokia 7.2 has a global score of 75.9, which is a bit better than the Galaxy J7 (2017)'s 73.5 global score. Both of these phones use Android operating system, but the Nokia 7.2 has the previous 10 version and Galaxy J7 (2017) has Android 9.0 Pie. The Nokia 7.2 design is a lot newer and a little lighter than Galaxy J7 (2017)'s, but it's just a bit thicker.
Nokia 7.2 features a little more vivid screen than Galaxy J7 (2017), because it has a slightly better 1080 x 2340 pixels resolution, a bit better number of pixels per inch of screen and a little bigger screen. The Nokia 7.2 counts with a bit faster CPU than Galaxy J7 (2017), and although they both have a Octa-Core processor, the Nokia 7.2 also has a higher amount of RAM memory.
The Nokia 7.2 counts with a bit better camera than Galaxy J7 (2017), because although it has a smaller diafragm aperture, and they both have the same video frame rates and the same (Full HD) video quality, the Nokia 7.2 also counts with a way higher resolution camera in the back. The Nokia 7.2 has a superior storage capacity to install applications and games than Galaxy J7 (2017), because it has more internal memory capacity and an external memory slot that supports a maximum of 512 GB.
Galaxy J7 (2017) features a bit longer battery duration than Nokia 7.2, because it has 3600mAh of battery capacity.
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