Nokia 5 vs Samsung Galaxy A7 (2016) Comparison and Differences

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Nokia 5

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Samsung Galaxy A7 (2016)

Samsung Galaxy A7 (2016)

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Nokia 5 or Samsung Galaxy A7 (2016) Specs Comparison

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Common specs

Brand and model Nokia 5 Samsung Galaxy A7 (2016)
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Release date 2017, February 2015, December
Dimensions (HxWxD) 149.7 x 72.5 x 8 mm | 5.89 x 5.89 x 2.85 in 151.5 x 74.1 x 7.3 mm | 5.96 x 5.96 x 2.92 in
Weight 160 g | 5.64 oz 172 g | 6.07 oz
Body Build Front glass, aluminum body Front/back glass (Gorilla Glass 4), aluminum frame
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Colors Tempered Blue, Silver, Matte Black, Copper Black, White, Gold, Pink
Battery 3000 mAh,  Non-removable Li-Ion 3300 mAh,  Non-removable Li-Ion
Battery life Talking time - Up to 17 h (3G)
Music play - Up to 78 h
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Screen

Technology IPS LCD Super AMOLED
Touchscreen capacitive touchscreen capacitive touchscreen
Display colors 16M 16M
Screen size 5.2" in 5.5" in
Screen area 74.5 cm2 83.4 cm2
Screen format 16:9 (height:width) 16:9 (height:width)
Screen to body ratio 68.7% 74.3%
Screen resolution 720 x 1280 px 1080 x 1920 px
Screen PPI /points per inch/ 282 PPI 401 PPI
Screen protection Corning Gorilla Glass (unspecified version) Corning Gorilla Glass 4
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Camera and Video

Rear camera, main 13 MP, Single 13 MP, Single
Camera specs -13 MP, f/2.0, 1/3'', 1.12µm, PDAF -13 MP, f/1.9, 28mm (wide), OIS, AF
Functions Dual-LED dual-tone flash, HDR LED flash, panorama, HDR
Video 1080p@30fps 1080p@30fps
Front camera, selfie 8 MP, Single 5 MP, Single
Specifications 8 MP, f/2.0, 1/4'', 1.12µm 5 MP, f/1.9, 24mm (wide)
Video 1080p@30fps

Performance

Operating system - OS Android 7.1.1 (Nougat), upgradable to Android 8.0 (Oreo) Android 5.1.1 (Lollipop), upgradable to 7.0 (Nougat)
Chipset - Qualcomm MSM8937 Snapdragon 430 (28 nm) - Exynos 7580 Octa
- Qualcomm MSM8939 Snapdragon 615 (28 nm) - China
CPU - Octa-core 1.4 GHz Cortex-A53 - Octa-core 1.6 GHz Cortex-A53
-Octa-core (4x1.2 GHz Cortex-A53 & 4x1.5 GHz Cortex-A53) - China
GPU Adreno 505 Mali-T720MP2
Adreno 405 - China
External memory microSD, up to 256 GB (dedicated slot) microSD, up to 256 GB (uses SIM 2 slot) - dual SIM model only
Internal memory 16 GB, 2/3 GB RAM 16 GB, 3 GB RAM

Benchmark

Antutu 7 Total
GeekBench 5 Single Core 125 112
GeekBench 5 Multi-Core 596 418
GeekBench 4 Single Core 673 643
GeekBench 4 Multi-Core 2791 3207
GeekBench 4 RenderScript 2314 1981

Communication and Connectivity

SIM card Single SIM (Nano-SIM)Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) Single SIM (Nano-SIM)Hybrid Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)
Network GSM / HSPA / LTE GSM / HSPA / LTE
Bands -2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (dual-SIM model only)
-3G - HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
-4G - LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 20(800), 28(700), 38(2600), 40(2300)
-2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (dual-SIM model only)
-3G - HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
-4G - LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 20(800), 40(2300)
Speed HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A Cat6 300/50 Mbps
GPRS Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band, WiFi Direct, hotspot
GPS Yes, with A-GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS
NFC Yes Yes
USB microUSB 2.0, USB On-The-Go microUSB 2.0
Bluetooth 4.1, A2DP, LE 4.1, A2DP, EDR, LE
Harmful irradiation
SAR EU - 0.32 W/kg (head)     1.55 W/kg (body)    
SAR - 1.19 W/kg (head)     1.25 W/kg (body)    
SAR EU - 0.41 W/kg (head)     0.55 W/kg (body)    

Music and Audio

Radio FM radio FM radio
Headphone jack Yes Yes
Others - Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic - Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic

Other features

Sensors - Fingerprint (front-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass - Fingerprint (front-mounted), accelerometer, proximity, compass
Other extras
- ANT+
- Fast battery charging
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Versions
- For Global market

- Versions: A710F (Europe, South Africa); A710F/DS (Kazakhstan, Russia); A710M (LATAM); A710M/DS (Brazil); A710FD (Southeast Asia); A710Y/DS (Philippines, Taiwan); A7100 (Hong Kong, China). Also known a

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