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| Global Score | |
| 80 | 80.3 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Nokia |
| Android 10 | Android 10 |
| 2021-03-18 | 2020-11-12 |
| 6.46 x 2.99 x 0.38 inches | 6.77 x 3.09 x 0.35 inches |
| 7.80 ounces | 7.97 ounces |
| Black, blue and white | Meteor grey |
| Plastic and Plastic | Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass) and Plastic |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| -- | $ 700.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.5 inches | 6.8 inches |
| 1600 x 720 pixels | 2400 x 1080 pixels |
| PLS | LCD |
| 270 pixels per inch | 387 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 7.2 | 8 |
| Performance | |
| Samsung Exynos 850 S5E3830 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 765G SM7225 chipset |
| Cortex-A55, 64-bit, 8 nm (Octa-Core 2000 MHz) processor | Kryo 570, 64-bit, 8 nm (Octa-Core 2200 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Mali-G52 MP1 GPU | Adreno 619 GPU |
| 9.09 | 9.27 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 1 TB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 1000 GB) external memory slot |
| 13.02 | 12.98 |
| Camera | |
| 48.00 MP + 8.00 MP | 64.00 MP + 24.00 MP |
| f/2.00 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| -- | 0.59 inches (1/1.7") sensor |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| -- | 1280 x 720 (960 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 10.23 | 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 | Nano SIM |
| 6.7 | 10.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 6000mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 4500mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 7.52 | 6.32 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| -- | NFC |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| -- | FM Radio |
Comparison review
The Nokia 8 V 5G UW has a global score of 80.3, which is just a bit better than Samsung Galaxy M12's 80 general score. Even though the Nokia 8 V 5G UW and Samsung Galaxy M12 were only released with a couple months difference, the Nokia 8 V 5G UW body is a little bit thinner but a little bit heavier. These phones use the same Android 10 OS, so you shouldn't perceive any difference in that aspect.
The Nokia 8 V 5G UW has a brighter display than Galaxy M12, because it has a bit bigger screen, a higher pixels density and a lot better 1080 x 2400 resolution. Galaxy M12 has a bit bigger storage for games and applications than Nokia 8 V 5G UW, and although they both have exactly the same internal storage, the Galaxy M12 also has a SD memory card expansion slot that admits up to 1 TB.
The Nokia 8 V 5G UW features a little bit better hardware performance than Samsung Galaxy M12, and although they both have 8 processing cores, the Nokia 8 V 5G UW also has a larger amount of RAM. The Nokia 8 V 5G UW captures much better photographs and videos than Samsung Galaxy M12, because it has a lot more mega pixels back facing camera, a larger aperture and a much higher 3840x2160 (4K) video resolution.
Samsung Galaxy M12 features improved battery performance than Nokia 8 V 5G UW, because it has a 6000mAh battery capacity against 4500mAh.
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