Nokia 5.3 vs Samsung Galaxy A8 Comparison and Differences

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Nokia 5.3

Nokia 5.3

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Samsung Galaxy A8

Samsung Galaxy A8

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Nokia 5.3 or Samsung Galaxy A8 Specs Comparison

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Common specs

Brand and model Nokia 5.3 Samsung Galaxy A8
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Release date 2020, March 19 2015, July
Dimensions (HxWxD) 164.3 x 76.6 x 8.5 mm | 6.47 x 6.47 x 3.02 in 158 x 76.8 x 5.9 mm | 6.22 x 6.22 x 3.02 in
Weight 185 g | 6.53 oz 151 g | 5.33 oz
Body Build Glass front (Gorilla Glass 3), plastic back, plastic frame Front glass, aluminum frame, plastic back
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Colors Cyan, Sand, Charcoal Pearl White, Midnight Black, Champagne Gold
Battery 4000 mAh,  Non-removable Li-Po 3050 mAh,  Non-removable Li-Ion
Battery life Talking time - Up to 17 h (3G)
Music play - Up to 51 h
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Screen

Technology IPS LCD Super AMOLED
Touchscreen capacitive touchscreen capacitive touchscreen
Display colors 16M 16M
Screen size 6.55" in 5.7" in
Screen area 103.6 cm2 89.6 cm2
Screen format 20:9 (height:width) 16:9 (height:width)
Screen to body ratio 82.3% 73.8%
Screen resolution 720 x 1600 px 1080 x 1920 px
Screen PPI /points per inch/ 268 PPI 386 PPI
Screen protection Corning Gorilla Glass 3 Corning Gorilla Glass 4
Other specs - 450 nits typ. brightness
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Camera and Video

Rear camera, main 13 MP, Quad 16 MP, Single
Camera specs -13 MP, f/1.8, (wide), PDAF
-5 MP, 13mm (ultrawide)
-2 MP, (macro)
-2 MP, (depth)
-16 MP, f/1.9, 31mm (standard), AF
Functions LED flash, HDR, panorama LED flash, panorama, HDR
Video 1080p@30fps 1080p@30fps
DxOMark Main Score 79
DxOMark Photo 82
DxOMark Video 74
Front camera, selfie 8 MP, Single 5 MP, Single
Specifications 8 MP, f/2.0, (wide) 5 MP, f/1.9, 23mm (wide)
Video 1080p@30fps 1080p@30fps

Performance

Operating system - OS Android 10.0, Android One Android 5.1.1 (Lollipop), upgradable to 6.0 (Marshmallow)
Chipset - Qualcomm SM6125 Snapdragon 665 (11 nm) - Qualcomm MSM8939 Snapdragon 615 (28 nm)
CPU - Octa-core (4x2.0 GHz Kryo 260 Gold & 4x1.8 GHz Kryo 260 Silver) - Octa-core (4x1.8 GHz Cortex-A53 & 4x1.3 GHz Cortex-A53)
GPU Adreno 610 Adreno 405
External memory microSDXC (dedicated slot) microSD, up to 256 GB (dedicated slot)
Internal memory 64GB 3GB RAM, 64GB 4GB RAM, 64GB 6GB RAM 32 GB, 2 GB RAM

Benchmark

Antutu 8 Total 171322
GeekBench 6 Single Core 327
GeekBench 6 Multi Core 1087
GeekBench 6 OpenCL 293
GeekBench 5 Single Core 306
GeekBench 5 Multi-Core 1293

Communication and Connectivity

SIM card Single SIM (Nano-SIM)Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) Nano-SIM
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
-2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
-3G - HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
-4G - LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 20(800)
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/ac, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, WiFi Direct, hotspot
GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS/ BDS (market dependant)
NFC Yes Yes
USB 2.0, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector, USB On-The-Go microUSB 2.0
Bluetooth 4.2, A2DP, LE, aptX 4.1, A2DP, EDR, LE
Harmful irradiation
SAR EU - 0.32 W/kg (head)     0.55 W/kg (body)    

Music and Audio

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

Other features

Sensors - Fingerprint (rear-mounted), accelerometer, proximity - Fingerprint (front-mounted), accelerometer, proximity, compass
Other extras
- Normal charging 10W

- ANT+

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