Nokia 7.1 Plus (X7) vs Samsung Galaxy J8 Comparison and Differences

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Nokia 7.1 Plus (X7)

Nokia 7.1 Plus (X7)

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Samsung Galaxy J8

Samsung Galaxy J8

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Nokia 7.1 Plus (X7) or Samsung Galaxy J8 Specs Comparison

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Common specs

Brand and model Nokia 7.1 Plus (X7) Samsung Galaxy J8
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Release date 2018, December 2018, May
Dimensions (HxWxD) 154.8 x 75.8 x 8 mm | 6.09 x 6.09 x 2.98 in 159.2 x 75.7 x 8.2 mm | 6.27 x 6.27 x 2.98 in
Weight 180 g | 6.35 oz 177 g | 6.24 oz
Body Build Front/back glass, aluminum frame Plastic body
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Colors Blue, Silver, Steel, Copper, Iron, Steel Black, Gold, Blue, Purple
Battery 3500 mAh,  Non-removable Li-Ion 3500 mAh,  Non-removable Li-Ion
Battery life Talking time - Up to 23 h (3G)
Music play - Up to 112 h
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Screen

Technology IPS LCD Super AMOLED
Touchscreen capacitive touchscreen capacitive touchscreen
Display colors 16M 16M
Screen size 6.18" in 6" in
Screen area 95.3 cm2 91.4 cm2
Screen format 19:9 (height:width) 18.5:9 (height:width)
Screen to body ratio 81.2% 75.8%
Screen resolution 1080 x 2280 px 720 x 1480 px
Screen PPI /points per inch/ 408 PPI 274 PPI
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Camera and Video

Rear camera, main 12 MP, Dual 16 MP, Dual
Camera specs -12 MP, f/1.8, 1/2.55'', 1.4µm, dual pixel PDAF, OIS
-13 MP
-16 MP, f/1.7, AF
-5 MP, f/1.9, depth sensor
Functions Zeiss optics, dual-LED dual-tone flash, panorama, HDR LED flash, panorama, HDR
Video 2160p@30fps, 1080p@30fps (gyro-EIS) 1080p@30fps
Front camera, selfie 20 MP, Single 16 MP, Single
Specifications 20 MP, f/2.0, 0.9µm 16 MP, f/1.9
Functions LED flash
Video 1080p@30fps

Performance

Operating system - OS Android 9.0 (Pie); Android One Android 8.0 (Oreo)
Chipset - Qualcomm SDM710 Snapdragon 710 (10 nm) - Qualcomm SDM450 Snapdragon 450 (14 nm)
CPU - Octa-core (2x2.2 GHz 360 Gold & 6x1.7 GHz Kryo 360 Silver) - Octa-core 1.6 GHz Cortex-A53
GPU Adreno 616 Adreno 506
External memory microSD, up to 400 GB (uses SIM 2 slot) microSD, up to 256 GB (dedicated slot)
Internal memory 64 GB, 4 GB RAM - Nokia 8.1
64/128 GB, 4/6 GB RAM - Nokia X7Y
64 GB, 4 GB RAM 32 GB, 3 GB RAM

Benchmark

Antutu 8 Total 67084
Antutu 7 Total
GeekBench 4 Single Core 703
GeekBench 4 Multi-Core 3839

Communication and Connectivity

SIM card Hybrid Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)
Network GSM / CDMA / HSPA / LTE GSM / HSPA / LTE
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
-3G - HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100
-4G - LTE band 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 12(700), 17(700), 20(800), 28(700), 38(2600), 40(2300), 41(2500), 66(1700/2100) - J810Y/DS
Speed HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A (2CA) Cat6 300/50 Mbps HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A (2CA) Cat6 300/50 Mbps
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 b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot
GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS
NFC Yes
USB 2.0, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector, USB On-The-Go microUSB 2.0, USB On-The-Go
Bluetooth 5.0, A2DP, LE 4.2, A2DP, LE
Harmful irradiation
SAR EU - 0.57 W/kg (head)     1.18 W/kg (body)    

Music and Audio

Radio No FM radio, recording
Headphone jack Yes Yes
Others - Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic

Other features

Sensors - Fingerprint (rear-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass - Fingerprint (rear-mounted), accelerometer, proximity
Other extras
- Fast battery charging 2A/9V (18W)
Versions
- Versions: Nokia 8.1 (Global); Nokia X7 (China)

- Versions: J810F/DS (Global DS); J810G/DS (India); J810Y/DS (Asia) Also known as Samsung Galaxy On8 in India

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