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| Global Score | |
| 78.1 | 80.3 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Nokia |
| Android 11 | Android 10 |
| 2021-03-12 | 2020-11-12 |
| 5.79 x 2.82 x 0.36 inches | 6.77 x 3.09 x 0.35 inches |
| 6.07 ounces | 7.97 ounces |
| Black | Meteor grey |
| -- | Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass) and Plastic |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| -- | $ 700.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.3 inches | 6.8 inches |
| 1480 x 720 pixels | 2400 x 1080 pixels |
| LCD | LCD |
| 311 pixels per inch | 387 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 7.5 | 8 |
| Performance | |
| Samsung Exynos 850 S5E3830 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 765G SM7225 chipset |
| Arm 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 | |
| 16.00 MP + 5.00 MP | 64.00 MP + 24.00 MP |
| f/1.80 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 |
| 9.13 | 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, Dual SIM | Nano SIM |
| 6.7 | 10.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3000mAh Battery | 4500mAh Battery |
| Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 4.96 | 6.32 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| -- | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, 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 just a bit better than the Samsung Galaxy XCover 5, with a global score of 80.3 against 78.1. Even though Nokia 8 V 5G UW and the Samsung Galaxy XCover 5 were released only a couple months apart, the Nokia 8 V 5G UW construction is a lot heavier but just a little thinner than the Samsung Galaxy XCover 5. Both phones we compare here use Android OS (Operating System), but the Nokia 8 V 5G UW has an older 10 version and Samsung Galaxy XCover 5 has Android 11.
Nokia 8 V 5G UW has just a bit better hardware performance than Galaxy XCover 5, and although they both have a Octa-Core processing unit, the Nokia 8 V 5G UW also has more RAM. Nokia 8 V 5G UW counts with a bit better display than Galaxy XCover 5, because it has a much better resolution of 1080 x 2400 pixels, a bigger screen and a little bit more pixels per display inch.
The Nokia 8 V 5G UW takes much better videos and photos than Galaxy XCover 5, and although they both have the same diafragm aperture, the Nokia 8 V 5G UW also has a way better (4K) video resolution and a back-facing camera with a way higher 64 mega-pixels resolution. The Galaxy XCover 5 features a little bit more memory for applications, games, photos and videos than Nokia 8 V 5G UW, and although they both have the same internal memory capacity, the Galaxy XCover 5 also has an external memory slot that allows a maximum of 1 TB.
The Nokia 8 V 5G UW counts with a much longer battery duration than Samsung Galaxy XCover 5, because it has a 50% larger battery size.
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