Samsung Galaxy A7 vs Nokia 5.1 Plus (Nokia X5) Comparison and Differences
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Samsung Galaxy A7
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Nokia 5.1 Plus (Nokia X5)
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Samsung Galaxy A7 or Nokia 5.1 Plus (Nokia X5) Specs Comparison
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Common specs
Brand and model | Samsung Galaxy A7 | Nokia 5.1 Plus (Nokia X5) | |
Rating | (+) | (+) | |
Release date | 2015, January | 2018, July | |
Dimensions (HxWxD) | 151 x 76.2 x 6.3 mm | 5.94 x 5.94 x 3 in | 149.5 x 72 x 8.1 mm | 5.89 x 5.89 x 2.83 in | |
Weight | 141 g | 4.97 oz | 160 g | 5.64 oz | |
Body Build | Aluminum frame, plastic back | Front/back glass, plastic frame | |
Case | buy from Amazon | buy from Amazon | |
Colors | Pearl White, Midnight Black, Champagne Gold | Night black, Glacier white, Baltic sea blue | |
Battery | 2600 mAh, Non-removable Li-Ion | 3060 mAh, Non-removable Li-Ion | |
Battery life |
Talking time - Up to 17 h (3G) Music play - Up to 54 h |
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Approximate price | 300 EUR | 150 EUR | |
Check price | from Amazon | from Amazon |
Screen
Technology | Super AMOLED | IPS LCD | |
Touchscreen | capacitive touchscreen | capacitive touchscreen | |
Display colors | 16M | 16M | |
Screen size | 5.5" in | 5.86" in | |
Screen area | 83.4 cm2 | 85.7 cm2 | |
Screen format | 16:9 (height:width) | 19:9 (height:width) | |
Screen to body ratio | 72.5% | 79.6% | |
Screen resolution | 1080 x 1920 px | 720 x 1520 px | |
Screen PPI /points per inch/ | 401 PPI | 287 PPI | |
Screen protection | Corning Gorilla Glass 4 | ||
Screen protector | buy from Amazon | buy from Amazon |
Camera and Video
Rear camera, main | 13 MP, Single | 13 MP, Dual | |
Camera specs | -13 MP, f/2.0, 28mm (wide), AF | -13 MP, f/2.0, PDAF -5 MP, depth sensor |
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Functions | LED flash, panorama, HDR | LED flash, HDR, panorama | |
Video | 1080p@30fps | 1080p@30fps | |
Front camera, selfie | 5 MP, Single | 8 MP, Single | |
Specifications | 5 MP, f/2.2, 23mm (wide) | 8 MP, f/2.2, 26mm (wide) | |
Video | 1080p@30fps |
Performance
Operating system - OS | Android 4.4.4 (KitKat), upgradable to 5.0.2 (Lollipop) | Android 8.1 (Oreo), upgradable to Android 9.0 (Pie); Android One | |
Chipset | - Qualcomm MSM8939 Snapdragon 615 (28 nm) - Exynos 5430 Octa (20 nm) - A700F |
- Mediatek MT6771 Helio P60 (12 nm) | |
CPU | - Octa-core (4x1.5 GHz Cortex-A53 & 4x1.0 GHz Cortex-A53) - A700FD -Octa-core (4x1.8 Cortex-A15 GHz & 4x1.3 Cortex-A7 GHz) - A700F |
- 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 |
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GPU | Adreno 405 - A700FD Mali-T628 MP6 - A700F |
Mali-G72 MP3 | |
External memory | microSD, up to 64 GB (dedicated slot) | microSD, up to 400 GB | |
Internal memory | 16 GB, 2 GB RAM | 64 GB, 4 GB RAM 32 GB, 3 GB RAM |
Benchmark
GeekBench 6 Single Core | 315 | 298 | |
GeekBench 6 Multi Core | 839 | 1074 | |
GeekBench 6 OpenCL | 453 | ||
GeekBench 6 Vulkan | 905 | ||
GeekBench 5 Single Core | 296 | 273 | |
GeekBench 5 Multi-Core | 973 | 1150 | |
GeekBench 4 Single Core | 568 | ||
GeekBench 4 Multi-Core | 1471 | ||
GeekBench 4 RenderScript | 1984 |
Communication and Connectivity
SIM card | Nano-SIM | Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) | |
Network | GSM / HSPA / LTE | GSM / CDMA / HSPA / LTE | |
Bands | -2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 -3G - HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 - A700FD, A700F -4G - LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 20(800) - A700F LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 20(800), 40(2300) - A700FD |
-2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 CDMA 800 & TD-SCDMA -3G - HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 -4G - LTE |
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Speed | HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps | HSPA, LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps | |
GPRS | Yes | Yes | |
Edge | Yes | Yes | |
Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band, WiFi Direct, hotspot | Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, WiFi Direct, hotspot | |
GPS | Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS/ BDS (market dependant) | Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO | |
NFC | Yes | ||
USB | microUSB 2.0 | 2.0, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector | |
Bluetooth | 4.0, A2DP, EDR, LE | 4.2, A2DP, LE | |
Harmful irradiation |
SAR - 1.05 W/kg (head) 0.80 W/kg (body) SAR EU - 0.41 W/kg (head) 0.55 W/kg (body) |
SAR EU - 0.78 W/kg (head) 1.89 W/kg (body) |
Music and Audio
Radio | FM radio, RDS, recording | FM radio | |
Headphone jack | Yes | Yes | |
Others | - Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic | - Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic |
Other features
Sensors | - Accelerometer, proximity, compass | - Fingerprint (rear-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass | |
Other extras |
- ANT+ -S-Voice |
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Versions |
- Versions: A700F (EMEA), A700FD (Malaysia, Pakistan), A700K/A700S/A700L (Korea) |
- Versions: Nokia 5.1 Plus (Global); Nokia X5 (China) |
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