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| Global Score | |
| 75.6 | 80.3 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Nokia |
| Android 4.4.4, 4.4.2 | Android 10 |
| 2014-06-23 | 2020-11-12 |
| 5.72 x 2.89 x 0.35 inches | 6.77 x 3.09 x 0.35 inches |
| 6.00 ounces | 7.97 ounces |
| Gray, Green and Red | Meteor grey |
| -- | Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass) and Plastic |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 199.00 | $ 700.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.1 inches | 6.8 inches |
| 1080 x 1920 pixels (Full HD) | 2400 x 1080 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | LCD |
| 432 pixels per inch | 387 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 9.1 | 8 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 801 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 765G SM7225 chipset |
| Krait 400 (Quad-Core 2500 MHz) processor | Kryo 570, 64-bit, 8 nm (Octa-Core 2200 MHz) processor |
| 2 GB (800 MHz) RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Adreno 330 (450 MHz) GPU | Adreno 619 GPU |
| 9.36 | 9.27 |
| Storage | |
| 16 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 1000 GB) external memory slot |
| 6.72 | 12.98 |
| Camera | |
| 16.00 MP + 2.00 MP | 64.00 MP + 24.00 MP |
| -- | f/1.80 aperture |
| -- | 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 (960 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 8.69 | 12.43 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE (4G), HSPA, HSUPA, EDGE, GPRS and GSM | 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Micro SIM | Nano SIM |
| 6.5 | 10.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 2800mAh Li-Ion Battery | 4500mAh Battery |
| Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 480 hours standby time 29 hours talk time | -- |
| 4.8 | 6.32 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| -- | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| -- | FM Radio |
Comparison review
The Nokia 8 V 5G UW is a bit better than Galaxy S5 Active, with an 80.3 score against 75.6. These devices include Android OS (operating system), but the Nokia 8 V 5G UW has older 10 version while Galaxy S5 Active has Android 4.4.4. The Nokia 8 V 5G UW is a noticeably heavier phone than Galaxy S5 Active, but both of them are 0.35inches thick.
The Galaxy S5 Active counts with a little faster processing unit than Nokia 8 V 5G UW, because although it has lesser CPU cores (although they are faster) and lesser RAM, it also counts with a graphics co-processor. Galaxy S5 Active features a sharper display than Nokia 8 V 5G UW, because although it has a little lower 1920 x 1080 resolution and a really smaller screen, it also counts with a quite greater pixel quantity in each inch in the screen.
Nokia 8 V 5G UW has a much bigger memory capacity to install applications and games or saving photos and videos than Samsung Galaxy S5 Active, because it has an external memory card slot that admits a maximum of 1000 GB and 64 GB internal storage capacity. The Nokia 8 V 5G UW has a much longer battery life than Samsung Galaxy S5 Active, because it has 4500mAh of battery capacity against 2800mAh.
The Nokia 8 V 5G UW captures much better photographs and videos than Samsung Galaxy S5 Active, and although they both have the same (4K) video definition, the Nokia 8 V 5G UW also has faster video frame rate and a back-facing camera with a much better 64 mega-pixels resolution.
Although Nokia 8 V 5G UW is a better device, it costs a lot more than Galaxy S5 Active, and it doesn't have such a good quality/price relation as Galaxy S5 Active. So if you need that extra features, you can buy the Nokia 8 V 5G UW, otherwise you can save some dollars and get the Galaxy S5 Active, resigning some specifications.
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