Nokia 8.1 128GB vs Samsung Galaxy A50 6GB RAM

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Comparing the Nokia 8.1 128GB vs Samsung Galaxy A50 6GB RAM across performance, display, camera, battery, storage, expert reviews and user rating to help determine the better smartphone.

Here is the summary of the results:

Performance: Samsung Galaxy A50 6GB RAM runs at a higher processing speed of 2.3 GHz, while Nokia 8.1 128GB runs at 2.2 GHz, making Samsung Galaxy A50 6GB RAM the better performer.


Display: Samsung Galaxy A50 6GB RAM offers a screen size of 6.4 inches, while Nokia 8.1 128GB offers 6.18 inches, making Samsung Galaxy A50 6GB RAM the larger display of the two. Samsung Galaxy A50 6GB RAM features a Super AMOLED display compared to Nokia 8.1 128GB's IPS LCD, making Samsung Galaxy A50 6GB RAM the better display of the two.


Rear Camera: Samsung Galaxy A50 6GB RAM offers a higher rear camera resolution with 25 MP, while Nokia 8.1 128GB offers 12 MP, making Samsung Galaxy A50 6GB RAM better for rear camera photography.


Front Camera: Samsung Galaxy A50 6GB RAM offers a higher front camera resolution with 25 MP, while Nokia 8.1 128GB offers 20 MP, making Samsung Galaxy A50 6GB RAM better for front camera photography.


Battery: Samsung Galaxy A50 6GB RAM offers a higher battery capacity with 4000 mAh, while Nokia 8.1 128GB offers 3500 mAh, making Samsung Galaxy A50 6GB RAM better for longer battery life.


Storage: Samsung Galaxy A50 6GB RAM offers higher internal storage with 64 GB, while Nokia 8.1 128GB offers 128 GB, making Samsung Galaxy A50 6GB RAM the better option for storage.


Expert Review: Nokia 8.1 128GB receives a higher expert rating of 8 from the editorial team, while Samsung Galaxy A50 6GB RAM is rated 7.


User Rating: Samsung Galaxy A50 6GB RAM receives a higher user rating of 4.2, while Nokia 8.1 128GB has a rating of 4.1.

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Nokia 8.1 128GB
₹26,980
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₹24,000
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Summary

Release Date

06 Feb, 2019
02 Mar, 2019
14 May, 2026

Performance

Snapdragon 710
Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 9610
Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5
Octa Core (upto 2.2 GHz)
Octa Core (upto 2.3 GHz)
Octa Core (upto 4.61 GHz)
6 GB RAM
6 GB RAM
16 GB RAM

Display

6.18 inches (15.7 cm)
6.4 inches (16.26 cm)
6.82 inches (17.32 cm)
IPS LCD
Super AMOLED
AMOLED
1080x2246 px (FHD+)
1080x2340 px (FHD+)
1440x3168 px (QHD+)
N/A
N/A
144 Hz Refresh Rate

Rear Camera

12 MP
Primary Camera
25 MP
Primary Camera
200 MP
Primary Camera (upto 3.7x Optical Zoom)
13 MP
Camera
5 MP
Depth Camera
200 MP
Telephoto Camera
N/A
8 MP
Ultra-Wide Angle Camera
50 MP
Ultra-Wide Angle Camera

Front Camera

20 MP
25 MP
50 MP

Battery

3500 mAh
4000 mAh
6600 mAh
18W Fast Charging
15W Fast Charging
100W Flash Charging
No Wireless Charging
N/A
Wireless Charging

Storage

128 GB
64 GB
512 GB
eMMC 5.1
UFS 2.1
UFS 4.1

Expert Review

8.0/10
7.0/10
8.7/10

Pros

  • Great design and solid build quality
  • Gorgeous display
  • Powerful innards
  • Good battery life
  • Excellent display
  • Capable cameras
  • Streamlined software experience
  • Stellar and versatile three-lens camera system
  • Excellent performance
  • Bright and crisp 2K AMOLED display

Cons

  • Sizeable notch
  • Tiny speaker
  • Performance could've been better
  • Overshadowed by the competition
  • Battery life could have been better
  • Very expensive with camera kit
  • No shortcut key

User Ratings

4.1/5
(3,765 ratings)
4.2/5
(23,386 ratings)
4.6/5
(29 ratings)

Benchmarks (The higher, the better)

N/A
143,399
AnTuTu Score
3,977,648
AnTuTu Score
N/A
N/A
15h 10m
Battery Life (PC Mark)

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General

Launch Date

N/A
Mar 02, 2019
(Official)
May 06, 2026
(Official)

Operating System

Android v9.0 (Pie)
Android v9.0 (Pie)
Android v16

OS Updates

N/A
N/A
5 Year

Security Updates

N/A
N/A
7 Year

Custom UI

Android One
Samsung One UI
Origin OS

Performance

Performance Rating

Good
Good
Best In Class

Chipset

Qualcomm Snapdragon 710
Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 9610
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 SM8850-AC

Processor

Octa core

2.2 GHz, Dual core, Kryo 360 1.7 GHz, Hexa Core, Kryo 360
Octa core

2.3 GHz, Quad core, Cortex A73 1.7 GHz, Quad core, Cortex A53
Octa core

4.61 GHz, Dual core, Oryon 3.62 GHz, Hexa Core, Oryon

Architecture (The higher, the better)

64 bit
64 bit
64 bit

Fabrication (The lower, the better)

10 nm
10 nm
3 nm

Graphics (GPU)

Adreno 616
Mali-G72 MP3
Adreno 840

RAM

4 GB / 6 GB
4 GB / 6 GB
16 GB

RAM Type

LPDDR4X
N/A
LPDDR5X Ultra

Performance Test Results

AnTuTu Score (The higher, the better) AnTuTu benchmark measures overall performance of a phone by stress-testing CPU, GPU, RAM, etc.

N/A
143,399
3,977,648

Bootup Time (The lower, the better)

N/A
N/A
14.0 s

Gaming Test Results

Wild Life Extreme (The higher, the better) Wild Life Extreme is a classic mobile benchmark; it renders in 4K to test the peak performance of a wide range of devices.

N/A
N/A
6,450

Battery Drain* (The lower, the better)

N/A
N/A
7.0 %

Heating* (The lower, the better)

N/A
N/A
21.7 %
* after 30 mins of gaming

Display

Display Rating

Excellent
Best In Class
Best In Class

Display Type

IPS LCD
Super AMOLED
AMOLED

Screen Size

6.18 inches  (15.7 cm)
6.4 inches  (16.26 cm)
6.82 inches  (17.32 cm)

Resolution

1080x2246 px (FHD+)
1080x2340 px (FHD+)
1440x3168 px (QHD+)

Peak Brightness

N/A
N/A
4500 nits

Refresh Rate

N/A
N/A
144 Hz

Aspect Ratio

18.7:9
19.5:9
19.8:9

Pixel Density

403 ppi
403 ppi
510 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

82.03 %
84.97 %
89.7 %

Screen Protection

Corning Gorilla Glass v3
Corning Gorilla Glass v3
Yes

Bezel-less Display

Yes with notch
Yes with waterdrop notch
Yes with punch-hole display

HDR 10 / HDR+ Support

N/A
N/A
Yes

Screen to Body Ratio (claimed by the brand)

N/A
91.6 %
94.49 %

Design

Height

154.8 mm
158.5 mm
162.98 mm

Width

75.7 mm
74.5 mm
76.81 mm

Thickness

7.9 mm
7.7 mm
8.19 mm

Weight

180 grams
166 grams
232 grams

Build Material

Back: Mineral Glass
Back: Plastic
Back: Glass

Rear Camera

Rear Camera Rating

Very Good
Good
Best In Class

Resolution

12 MP
Primary Cameraf/1.81/2.55" sensor size IMX363 Exmor-RS CMOS Sensor 1.4µm pixel size
25 MP
Primary Cameraf/1.726 mm focal length CMOS image sensor
200 MP
Primary Camera105x Digital Zoom 3.7x Optical Zoomf/1.8535 mm focal length LYT 901 0.7µm pixel size
13 MP
f/2.2
5 MP
f/2.2 Depth Camera13 mm focal length
200 MP
f/2.67 Telephoto Camera85 mm focal length 1/1.28" sensor size
N/A
8 MP
f/2.2 Ultra-Wide Angle Camera12 mm focal length
50 MP
f/2.0 Ultra-Wide Angle Camera14 mm focal length

Autofocus

Yes
Yes
Yes

OIS

Yes
No
Yes

Flash

Yes Dual-color LED Flash
Yes LED Flash
Yes Dual LED Flash

Image Resolution

4000 x 3000 Pixels
5288 x 3968 Pixels
N/A

Settings

Exposure compensation
Exposure compensation ISO control
N/A

Shooting Modes

High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)
Continuous Shooting
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)
N/A

Camera Features

Digital Zoom
Auto Flash
Face detection
Touch to focus
Digital Zoom
Auto Flash
Face detection
Touch to focus
105 x Digital Zoom
3.7 x Optical Zoom

Video Recording

3840x2160 @ 30 fps
Full HD @30 fps
8k @30 fps
4k @30/60/120 fps
Full HD @30/60/120 fps

Front Camera

Front Camera Rating

Very Good
Very Good
Best In Class

Resolution

20 MP
f/2.0 Primary Camera0.9µm pixel size
25 MP
f/2.0 Primary Camera25 mm focal length 1/2.8" sensor size CMOS
50 MP
f/2.45 Primary Camera

Autofocus

N/A
No
N/A

Flash

N/A
No
Yes Screen flash

Camera Features

Fixed Focus
Fixed Focus
N/A

Video Recording

1920x1080 @ 30 fps
Full HD @30 fps
N/A

Battery

Battery Rating

Very Good
Very Good
Excellent

Capacity

3500 mAh
4000 mAh
6600 mAh

Battery Type

Li-ion
Li-ion
Li-ion

TalkTime

N/A
Up to 23 Hours(3G)
N/A

Quick Charging

Yes 18W Fast Charging
Yes 15W Fast Charging
Yes 100W Flash Charging

Wireless Charging

N/A
N/A
Yes 40W Wireless Charging

Battery Test Results

Battery Life (PC Mark) (The higher, the better) PCMark Battery benchmark measures battery life of a phone with various activities such as web browsing, photo editing, writing, video editing, etc.

N/A
N/A
15h 10m

Charging Time (20% to 100%) (The lower, the better)

N/A
N/A
0h 36m 0s

Storage

Internal Storage

64 GB / 128 GB
64 GB
512 GB

Storage Type

eMMC 5.1
UFS 2.1
UFS 4.1

Expandable Storage

Yes Up to 400 GB
Yes Up to 512 GB
N/A

Network & Connectivity

SIM Slot(s)

Dual SIM
Dual SIM
Dual SIM

SIM Type

SIM1: Nano SIM2: Nano (Hybrid)
SIM1: Nano SIM2: Nano
SIM1: Nano SIM2: Nano

Network Support

5G Not Supported 4G
5G Not Supported 4G
5G 4G

VoLTE

Yes
Yes
Yes

SIM 1

4G Bands:
TD-LTE 2300(band 40)
FD-LTE 1800(band 3)
4G Bands:
TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8) / 850(band 5) / 800(band 20)
5G Bands:
FDD N1 / N2 / N3 / N5 / N7 / N8 / N12 / N18 / N20 / N25 / N26 / N28 / N66
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N48 / N77 / N78 / N79 / N80 / N81 / N83 / N84 / N89
N/A
N/A
4G Bands:
TD-LTE 3500(band 48) / 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 2100(band 34) / 1900(band 39) / 3500(band 42) / 3700(band 43)
FD-LTE 1700(band 66) / 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 1900(band 2) / 1700(band 4) / 850(band 5) / 700(band 17) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 800(band 20) / 1900(band 25) / 850(band 26)
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SIM 2

4G Bands:
TD-LTE 2300(band 40)
FD-LTE 1800(band 3)
4G Bands:
TD-LTE 2300(band 40)
FD-LTE 1800(band 3)
5G Bands:
FDD N1 / N2 / N3 / N5 / N7 / N8 / N12 / N18 / N20 / N25 / N26 / N28 / N66
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N48 / N77 / N78 / N79 / N80 / N81 / N83 / N84 / N89
N/A
N/A
4G Bands:
TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 2100(band 34) / 1900(band 39) / 3500(band 42) / 3700(band 43) / 3500(band 48)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 1900(band 2) / 1700(band 4) / 850(band 5) / 700(band 12) / 700(band 17) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 800(band 20) / 1900(band 25) / 850(band 26) / 1700(band 66)
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SAR Value

Head: 0.223 W/kg
Head: 0.335 W/kg
N/A

Wi-Fi

Yes Wi-Fi 5 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac)
Yes Wi-Fi 5 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac) 5GHz
Yes Wi-Fi 7 (802.11 be/ax) MIMO

Wi-Fi Features

Mobile Hotspot
Mobile Hotspot
Wi-Fi Direct Mobile Hotspot

Bluetooth

Yes v5.0
Yes v5.0
Yes v6.0

GPS

Yes with A-GPS Glonass
Yes with A-GPS Glonass
Yes with A-GPS Glonass

NFC

Yes
No
Yes

HDMI

No
N/A
N/A

IR Blaster

N/A
N/A
Yes

Multimedia

Audio Jack

3.5 mm
3.5 mm
USB Type-C

Sensors

Fingerprint Sensor

Yes
Yes
Yes

Fingerprint Sensor Position

Rear
On-screen
On-screen

Fingerprint Sensor Type

N/A
Optical
Ultrasonic

Other Sensors

Light sensor Proximity sensor Accelerometer Compass Gyroscope
Light sensor Proximity sensor Accelerometer Gyroscope
Light sensor Proximity sensor Accelerometer Compass Gyroscope

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