Nokia 7.1 Plus (X7) vs Samsung Galaxy Xcover 5 Comparison and Differences

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Nokia 7.1 Plus (X7)

Nokia 7.1 Plus (X7)

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Samsung Galaxy Xcover 5

Samsung Galaxy Xcover 5

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Nokia 7.1 Plus (X7) or Samsung Galaxy Xcover 5 Specs Comparison

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Common specs

Brand and model Nokia 7.1 Plus (X7) Samsung Galaxy Xcover 5
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Release date 2018, December 2021, March 04
Dimensions (HxWxD) 154.8 x 75.8 x 8 mm | 6.09 x 6.09 x 2.98 in 147.1 x 71.6 x 9.2 mm | 5.79 x 5.79 x 2.82 in
Weight 180 g | 6.35 oz 172 g | 6.07 oz
Body Build Front/back glass, aluminum frame
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Colors Blue, Silver, Steel, Copper, Iron, Steel Black
Battery 3500 mAh,  Non-removable Li-Ion 3000 mAh, Li-Ion, removable
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Screen

Technology IPS LCD PLS IPS
Touchscreen capacitive touchscreen capacitive touchscreen
Display colors 16M 16M
Screen size 6.18" in 5.3" in
Screen area 95.3 cm2 67.8 cm2
Screen format 19:9 (height:width) 18.5:9 (height:width)
Screen to body ratio 81.2% 71.3%
Screen resolution 1080 x 2280 px 720 x 1480 px
Screen PPI /points per inch/ 408 PPI 311 PPI
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Camera and Video

Rear camera, main 12 MP, Dual 16 MP, Single
Camera specs -12 MP, f/1.8, 1/2.55'', 1.4µm, dual pixel PDAF, OIS
-13 MP
-16 MP, f/1.8, PDAF
Functions Zeiss optics, dual-LED dual-tone flash, panorama, HDR Dual LED flash, HDR, panorama
Video 2160p@30fps, 1080p@30fps (gyro-EIS) 1080p@30fps
Front camera, selfie 20 MP, Single 5 MP, Single
Specifications 20 MP, f/2.0, 0.9µm 5 MP, f/2.2

Performance

Operating system - OS Android 9.0 (Pie); Android One Android 11, One UI 2.0
Chipset - Qualcomm SDM710 Snapdragon 710 (10 nm) - Exynos 850 (8nm)
CPU - Octa-core (2x2.2 GHz 360 Gold & 6x1.7 GHz Kryo 360 Silver) - Octa-core (4x2.0 GHz Cortex-A55 & 4x2.0 GHz Cortex-A55)
GPU Adreno 616 Mali-G52
External memory microSD, up to 400 GB (uses SIM 2 slot) microSDXC (dedicated slot)
Internal memory 64 GB, 4 GB RAM - Nokia 8.1
64/128 GB, 4/6 GB RAM - Nokia X7Y
64GB 4GB RAM

Benchmark

Antutu 8 Total 117907
GeekBench 5 Single Core 180
GeekBench 5 Multi-Core 1111

Communication and Connectivity

SIM card Hybrid Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) Single SIM (Nano-SIM)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 (Dual SIM model only)
-3G - HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
-4G - LTE
Speed HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A (2CA) Cat6 300/50 Mbps HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A
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, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot
GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO, BDS
NFC Yes Yes
USB 2.0, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector, USB On-The-Go USB Type-C 2.0, charging connector pins
Bluetooth 5.0, A2DP, LE 5.0, A2DP, LE
Harmful irradiation
SAR EU - 0.70 W/kg (head)     1.27 W/kg (body)    

Music and Audio

Radio No
Headphone jack Yes Yes
Others - Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic

Other features

Sensors - Fingerprint (rear-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass - Accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass
Other extras
- Fast battery charging 2A/9V (18W)

- Fast battery charging 15W
- IP68 dust/water resistant (up to 1.5m for 30 mins)
-MIL-STD-810H compliant
Versions
- Versions: Nokia 8.1 (Global); Nokia X7 (China)

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