Samsung Galaxy A7 vs Nokia 5.1 Plus (Nokia X5) Comparison and Differences

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Samsung Galaxy A7

Samsung Galaxy A7

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Nokia 5.1 Plus (Nokia X5)

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)
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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
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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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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
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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
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
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
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
Versions
- Versions: A700F (EMEA), A700FD (Malaysia, Pakistan), A700K/A700S/A700L (Korea)

- Versions: Nokia 5.1 Plus (Global); Nokia X5 (China)

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