Nokia 5.1 Plus (Nokia X5) vs Samsung Galaxy S23 Comparison and Differences

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Nokia 5.1 Plus (Nokia X5)

Nokia 5.1 Plus (Nokia X5)

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Samsung Galaxy S23

Samsung Galaxy S23

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Nokia 5.1 Plus (Nokia X5) or Samsung Galaxy S23 Specs Comparison

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Common specs

Brand and model Nokia 5.1 Plus (Nokia X5) Samsung Galaxy S23
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Release date 2018, July 2023, February 01
Dimensions (HxWxD) 149.5 x 72 x 8.1 mm | 5.89 x 5.89 x 2.83 in 146.3 x 70.9 x 7.6 mm | 5.76 x 5.76 x 2.79 in
Weight 160 g | 5.64 oz 168 g | 5.93 oz
Body Build Front/back glass, plastic frame Glass front (Gorilla Glass Victus 2), glass back (Gorilla Glass Victus 2), aluminum frame
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Colors Night black, Glacier white, Baltic sea blue Phantom Black, Cream, Green, Lavender, Graphite, Lime
Battery 3060 mAh,  Non-removable Li-Ion 3900 mAh, Li-Ion, non-removable
Approximate price 150 EUR 950 EUR
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Screen

Technology IPS LCD Dynamic AMOLED 2X
Touchscreen capacitive touchscreen capacitive touchscreen
Display colors 16M 16M
Screen size 5.86" in 6.1" in
Screen area 85.7 cm2 90.1 cm2
Screen format 19:9 (height:width) 19.5:9 (height:width)
Screen to body ratio 79.6% 86.8%
Screen resolution 720 x 1520 px 1080 x 2340 px
Screen PPI /points per inch/ 287 PPI 425 PPI
Screen protection Corning Gorilla Glass Victus 2
Other specs - Always-on display
-120Hz
-HDR10+
-1200 nits (HBM)
-1750 nits (peak)
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Camera and Video

Rear camera, main 13 MP, Dual 50 MP, Triple
Camera specs -13 MP, f/2.0, PDAF
-5 MP, depth sensor
-50 MP, f/1.8, 24mm (wide), 1/1.56", 1.0µm, Dual Pixel PDAF, OIS
-10 MP, f/2.4, 70mm (telephoto), 1/3.94", 1.0µm, PDAF, OIS, 3x optical zoom
-12 MP, f/2.2, 13mm, 120˚ (ultrawide), 1/2.55" 1.4µm, Super Steady video
Functions LED flash, HDR, panorama LED flash, auto-HDR, panorama
Video 1080p@30fps 8K@24/30fps, 4K@30/60fps, 1080p@30/60/240fps, 1080p@960fps, HDR10+, stereo sound rec., gyro-EIS
DxOMark Main Score 133
DxOMark Photo 129
DxOMark Video 137
Front camera, selfie 8 MP, Single 12 MP, Single
Specifications 8 MP, f/2.2, 26mm (wide) 12 MP, f/2.2, 26mm (wide), Dual Pixel PDAF
Functions Dual video call, Auto-HDR, HDR10+
Video 4K@30/60fps, 1080p@30fps

Performance

Operating system - OS Android 8.1 (Oreo), upgradable to Android 9.0 (Pie); Android One Android 13, One UI 5.1
Chipset - Mediatek MT6771 Helio P60 (12 nm) - Qualcomm SM8550-AC Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 (4 nm)
CPU - Octa-core (4x1.8 GHz Cortex-A73 & 4x1.8 GHz Cortex-A53) - Global
-Octa-core (4x2.0 GHz Cortex-A73 & 4x2.0 GHz Cortex-A53) - China
- Octa-core (1x3.36 GHz Cortex-X3 & 2x2.8 GHz Cortex-A715 & 2x2.8 GHz Cortex-A710 & 3x2.0 GHz Cortex-A510)
GPU Mali-G72 MP3 Adreno 740
External memory microSD, up to 400 GB No
Internal memory 64 GB, 4 GB RAM 32 GB, 3 GB RAM 128GB 8GB RAM, 256GB 8GB RAM, 512GB 8GB RAM

Benchmark

Antutu 10 Total 1484787
Antutu 10 CPU 369395
Antutu 10 GPU 583300
Antutu 10 Mem 270880
Antutu 10 UX 369395
Antutu 9 Total 1250123
GeekBench 6 Single Core 1854
GeekBench 6 Multi Core 4901
GeekBench 6 OpenCL 8397
GeekBench 6 Vulkan 6233
GeekBench 5 Single Core 273 1380
GeekBench 5 Multi-Core 1150 4870

Communication and Connectivity

SIM card Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) Nano-SIM and eSIMDual SIM (2 Nano-SIMs and eSIM, dual stand-by)
Network GSM / CDMA / HSPA / LTE GSM / CDMA / HSPA / EVDO / LTE / 5G
Bands -2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 
CDMA 800 & TD-SCDMA
-3G - HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
-4G - LTE
-2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (Dual SIM model only) 
CDMA 800 / 1900 & TD-SCDMA
-3G - HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100  
CDMA2000 1xEV-DO
-4G - LTE
-5G - SA/NSA/Sub6 - International
Speed HSPA, LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps HSPA, LTE, 5G
GPRS Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, WiFi Direct, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6e, tri-band, Wi-Fi Direct
GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO GPS, GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO
NFC Yes
USB 2.0, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector USB Type-C 3.2, OTG
Bluetooth 4.2, A2DP, LE 5.3, A2DP, LE
Harmful irradiation
SAR EU - 0.78 W/kg (head)     1.89 W/kg (body)    
SAR - 0.95 W/kg (head) 0.88 W/kg (body)
SAR EU - 0.96 W/kg (head) 1.30 W/kg (body)

Music and Audio

Radio FM radio No
Headphone jack Yes No
Others - Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic - 32-bit/384kHz audio
-Tuned by AKG

Other features

Sensors - Fingerprint (rear-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass - Fingerprint (under display, ultrasonic), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer
Other extras
- Samsung DeX, Samsung Wireless DeX (desktop experience support)
-Bixby natural language commands and dictation
-Samsung Pay (Visa, MasterCard certified)
- Fast charging 25W, 50% in 30 min
-Power Delivery 3.0
-Wireless charging 15W (Qi/PMA)
-Reverse wireless charging 4.5W
- IP68 dust/water resistant (up to 1.5m for 30 mins)
-Armor aluminum frame with tougher drop and scratch resistance
Versions
- Versions: Nokia 5.1 Plus (Global); Nokia X5 (China)

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