Nokia 5.1 Plus (Nokia X5) vs Samsung S8500 Wave Comparison and Differences

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Nokia 5.1 Plus (Nokia X5)

Nokia 5.1 Plus (Nokia X5)

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Samsung S8500 Wave

Samsung S8500 Wave

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Nokia 5.1 Plus (Nokia X5) or Samsung S8500 Wave Specs Comparison

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Common specs

Brand and model	Nokia 5.1 Plus (Nokia X5)	Samsung S8500 Wave
Rating	(+)	(+)
Release date	2018, July	2010, February
Dimensions (HxWxD)	149.5 x 72 x 8.1 mm \| 5.89 x 5.89 x 2.83 in	118 x 56 x 10.9 mm \| 4.65 x 4.65 x 2.2 in
Weight	160 g \| 5.64 oz	118 g \| 4.16 oz
Body Build	Front/back glass, plastic frame
Case	buy from Amazon	buy from Amazon
Colors	Night black, Glacier white, Baltic sea blue	Ebony Gray
Battery	3060 mAh, Non-removable Li-Ion	1500 mAh, Removable Li-Ion
Battery life		Stand by time - Up to 600 h (2G) / Up to 550 h (3G) Talking time - Up to 15 h (2G) / Up to 7 h (3G) Music play - Up to 35 h
Approximate price	150 EUR	160 EUR
Check price	from Amazon	from Amazon

Screen

Technology	IPS LCD	Super AMOLED
Touchscreen	capacitive touchscreen	capacitive touchscreen
Display colors	16M	16M
Screen size	5.86" in	3.3" in
Screen area	85.7 cm²	31.0 cm²
Screen format	19:9 (height:width)	5:3 (height:width)
Screen to body ratio	79.6%	46.9%
Screen resolution	720 x 1520 px	480 x 800 px
Screen PPI /points per inch/	287 PPI	283 PPI
Screen protection		Corning Gorilla Glass
Other specs		- Handwriting recognition
Screen protector	buy from Amazon	buy from Amazon

Camera and Video

Rear camera, main	13 MP, Dual	5 MP, Single
Camera specs	-13 MP, f/2.0, PDAF -5 MP, depth sensor	-5 MP, AF
Functions	LED flash, HDR, panorama	LED flash
Video	1080p@30fps	720p@30fps
Front camera, selfie	8 MP, Single	0.3 MP, Single
Specifications	8 MP, f/2.2, 26mm (wide)

Performance

Operating system - OS	Android 8.1 (Oreo), upgradable to Android 9.0 (Pie); Android One	Bada, upgradable to 2.0; TouchWiz UI 3
Chipset	- Mediatek MT6771 Helio P60 (12 nm)	- Hummingbird Exynos
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	- 1.0 GHz Cortex-A8
GPU	Mali-G72 MP3	PowerVR SGX540
External memory	microSD, up to 400 GB	microSD, up to 32 GB (dedicated slot)
Internal memory	64 GB, 4 GB RAM 32 GB, 3 GB RAM	390 MB

Benchmark

GeekBench 6 Single Core	298
GeekBench 6 Multi Core	1074
GeekBench 5 Single Core	273
GeekBench 5 Multi-Core	1150

Communication and Connectivity

SIM card	Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)	Mini-SIM
Network	GSM / CDMA / HSPA / LTE	GSM / HSPA
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
Speed	HSPA, LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps	HSPA 3.6/2 Mbps
GPRS	Yes	Class 10
Edge	Yes	Class 10
Wi-Fi	Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, WiFi Direct, hotspot	Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, hotspot
GPS	Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO	Yes, with A-GPS, Samsung Mobile Navigator
NFC
USB	2.0, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector	microUSB 2.0
Bluetooth	4.2, A2DP, LE	3.0, A2DP
Harmful irradiation	SAR EU - 0.78 W/kg (head) 1.89 W/kg (body)	SAR EU - 0.99 W/kg (head)

Music and Audio

Radio	FM radio	Stereo FM radio, RDS, recordin
Headphone jack	Yes	Yes
Others	- Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic	- DNSe (Digital Natural Sound Engine)

Other features

Sensors	- Fingerprint (rear-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass	- Accelerometer, proximity, compass
Other extras		- TV-Out -MP3/WAV/WMA/eAAC+ player -MP4/H.264/WMV/Xvid/DivX player -Organizer -Picsel document viewer -Photo editor -Voice memo -Predictive text input (T9 Trace)
Versions	- Versions: Nokia 5.1 Plus (Global); Nokia X5 (China)

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