Samsung Galaxy S23 vs Nokia 5.1 Plus (Nokia X5) Comparison and Differences

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Samsung Galaxy S23

Samsung Galaxy S23

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Nokia 5.1 Plus (Nokia X5)

Nokia 5.1 Plus (Nokia X5)

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Samsung Galaxy S23 or Nokia 5.1 Plus (Nokia X5) Specs Comparison

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Common specs

Brand and model Samsung Galaxy S23 Nokia 5.1 Plus (Nokia X5)
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Release date 2023, February 01 2018, July
Dimensions (HxWxD) 146.3 x 70.9 x 7.6 mm | 5.76 x 5.76 x 2.79 in 149.5 x 72 x 8.1 mm | 5.89 x 5.89 x 2.83 in
Weight 168 g | 5.93 oz 160 g | 5.64 oz
Body Build Glass front (Gorilla Glass Victus 2), glass back (Gorilla Glass Victus 2), aluminum frame Front/back glass, plastic frame
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Colors Phantom Black, Cream, Green, Lavender, Graphite, Lime Night black, Glacier white, Baltic sea blue
Battery 3900 mAh, Li-Ion, non-removable 3060 mAh,  Non-removable Li-Ion
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Screen

Technology Dynamic AMOLED 2X IPS LCD
Touchscreen capacitive touchscreen capacitive touchscreen
Display colors 16M 16M
Screen size 6.1" in 5.86" in
Screen area 90.1 cm2 85.7 cm2
Screen format 19.5:9 (height:width) 19:9 (height:width)
Screen to body ratio 86.8% 79.6%
Screen resolution 1080 x 2340 px 720 x 1520 px
Screen PPI /points per inch/ 425 PPI 287 PPI
Screen protection Corning Gorilla Glass Victus 2
Other specs - Always-on display
-120Hz
-HDR10+
-1200 nits (HBM)
-1750 nits (peak)
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Camera and Video

Rear camera, main 50 MP, Triple 13 MP, Dual
Camera specs -50 MP, f/1.8, 24mm (wide), 1/1.56", 1.0µm, Dual Pixel PDAF, OIS
-10 MP, f/2.4, 70mm (telephoto), 1/3.94", 1.0µm, PDAF, OIS, 3x optical zoom
-12 MP, f/2.2, 13mm, 120˚ (ultrawide), 1/2.55" 1.4µm, Super Steady video
-13 MP, f/2.0, PDAF
-5 MP, depth sensor
Functions LED flash, auto-HDR, panorama LED flash, HDR, panorama
Video 8K@24/30fps, 4K@30/60fps, 1080p@30/60/240fps, 1080p@960fps, HDR10+, stereo sound rec., gyro-EIS 1080p@30fps
DxOMark Main Score 133
DxOMark Photo 129
DxOMark Video 137
Front camera, selfie 12 MP, Single 8 MP, Single
Specifications 12 MP, f/2.2, 26mm (wide), Dual Pixel PDAF 8 MP, f/2.2, 26mm (wide)
Functions Dual video call, Auto-HDR, HDR10+
Video 4K@30/60fps, 1080p@30fps

Performance

Operating system - OS Android 13, One UI 5.1 Android 8.1 (Oreo), upgradable to Android 9.0 (Pie); Android One
Chipset - Qualcomm SM8550-AC Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 (4 nm) - Mediatek MT6771 Helio P60 (12 nm)
CPU - Octa-core (1x3.36 GHz Cortex-X3 & 2x2.8 GHz Cortex-A715 & 2x2.8 GHz Cortex-A710 & 3x2.0 GHz Cortex-A510) - 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 740 Mali-G72 MP3
External memory No microSD, up to 400 GB
Internal memory 128GB 8GB RAM, 256GB 8GB RAM, 512GB 8GB RAM 64 GB, 4 GB RAM 32 GB, 3 GB RAM

Benchmark

Antutu 10 Total 1484787
Antutu 10 CPU 369395
Antutu 10 GPU 583300
Antutu 10 Mem 270880
Antutu 10 UX 369395
Antutu 9 Total 1250123
GeekBench 6 Single Core 1854 298
GeekBench 6 Multi Core 4901 1074
GeekBench 6 OpenCL 8397
GeekBench 6 Vulkan 6233
GeekBench 5 Single Core 1380 273
GeekBench 5 Multi-Core 4870 1150

Communication and Connectivity

SIM card Nano-SIM and eSIMDual SIM (2 Nano-SIMs and eSIM, dual stand-by) Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)
Network GSM / CDMA / HSPA / EVDO / LTE / 5G GSM / CDMA / HSPA / LTE
Bands -2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (Dual SIM model only) 
CDMA 800 / 1900 & TD-SCDMA
-3G - HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100  
CDMA2000 1xEV-DO
-4G - LTE
-5G - SA/NSA/Sub6 - International
-2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 
CDMA 800 & TD-SCDMA
-3G - HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
-4G - LTE
Speed HSPA, LTE, 5G HSPA, LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps
GPRS Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6e, tri-band, Wi-Fi Direct Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, WiFi Direct, hotspot
GPS GPS, GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO
NFC Yes
USB USB Type-C 3.2, OTG 2.0, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector
Bluetooth 5.3, A2DP, LE 4.2, A2DP, LE
Harmful irradiation SAR - 0.95 W/kg (head) 0.88 W/kg (body)
SAR EU - 0.96 W/kg (head) 1.30 W/kg (body)

SAR EU - 0.78 W/kg (head)     1.89 W/kg (body)    

Music and Audio

Radio No FM radio
Headphone jack No Yes
Others - 32-bit/384kHz audio
-Tuned by AKG
- Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic

Other features

Sensors - Fingerprint (under display, ultrasonic), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer - Fingerprint (rear-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass
Other extras
- Samsung DeX, Samsung Wireless DeX (desktop experience support)
-Bixby natural language commands and dictation
-Samsung Pay (Visa, MasterCard certified)
- Fast charging 25W, 50% in 30 min
-Power Delivery 3.0
-Wireless charging 15W (Qi/PMA)
-Reverse wireless charging 4.5W
- IP68 dust/water resistant (up to 1.5m for 30 mins)
-Armor aluminum frame with tougher drop and scratch resistance
Versions
- Versions: Nokia 5.1 Plus (Global); Nokia X5 (China)

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