Nokia 8.1 vs Samsung Galaxy A50

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Nokia 8.1
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Summary

Spec Score

79%
77%

Release Date

20 Dec, 2018
02 Mar, 2019

Performance

Snapdragon 710
Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 9610
Octa Core (upto 2.2 GHz)
Octa Core (upto 2.3 GHz)
4 GB RAM
4 GB RAM

Display

6.18 inches (15.7 cm)
6.4 inches (16.26 cm)
IPS LCD
Super AMOLED
1080x2246 px (FHD+)
1080x2340 px (FHD+)

Rear Camera

12 MP
Primary Camera
25 MP
Primary Camera
13 MP
Camera
5 MP
Depth Camera
N/A
8 MP
Ultra-Wide Angle Camera

Front Camera

20 MP
25 MP

Battery

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

Storage

64 GB
64 GB
eMMC 5.1
UFS 2.1

Expert Review

4.0/10
3.5/10

Pros

  • Great design and solid build quality
  • Gorgeous display
  • Powerful innards
  • Good battery life
  • Excellent display
  • Capable cameras
  • Streamlined software experience

Cons

  • Sizeable notch
  • Tiny speaker
  • Performance could`ve been better
  • Overshadowed by the competition

User Ratings

4.3/5
(12,720 ratings)
4.4/5
(100,914 ratings)

Benchmarks (The higher, the better)

N/A
143,399
AnTuTu Score

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General

Launch Date

Dec 20, 2018
(Official)
Mar 02, 2019
(Official)

Operating System

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

Custom UI

Android One
Samsung One UI

Performance

Performance Rating

Good
Good

Chipset

Qualcomm Snapdragon 710
Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 9610

CPU

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

Architecture (The higher, the better)

64 bit
64 bit

Fabrication (The lower, the better)

10 nm
10 nm

Graphics (GPU)

Adreno 616
Mali-G72 MP3

RAM

4 GB / 6 GB
4 GB / 6 GB

RAM Type

LPDDR4X
LPDDR4X

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

Display

Display Rating

Excellent
Best In Class

Display Type

IPS LCD
Super AMOLED

Screen Size

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

Resolution

1080x2246 px (FHD+)
1080x2340 px (FHD+)

Aspect Ratio

18.7:9
19.5:9

Pixel Density

403 ppi
403 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

82.03 %
84.97 %

Screen Protection

Corning Gorilla Glass v3
Corning Gorilla Glass v3

Bezel-less Display

Yes with notch
Yes with waterdrop notch

Screen to Body Ratio (claimed by the brand)

N/A
91.6 %

Design

Height

154.8 mm
158.5 mm

Width

75.7 mm
74.5 mm

Thickness

7.9 mm
7.7 mm

Weight

180 grams
166 grams

Build Material

Back: Mineral Glass
Back: Plastic

Rear Camera

Rear Camera Rating

Very Good
Good

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
13 MP
f/2.2
5 MP
f/2.2 Depth Camera13 mm focal length
N/A
8 MP
f/2.2 Ultra-Wide Angle Camera12 mm focal length

Autofocus

Yes
Yes

OIS

Yes
No

Flash

Yes Dual-color LED Flash
Yes LED Flash

Image Resolution

4000 x 3000 Pixels
5288 x 3968 Pixels

Settings

Exposure compensation
Exposure compensation ISO control

Shooting Modes

High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)
Continuous Shooting
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)

Camera Features

Digital Zoom
Auto Flash
Face detection
Touch to focus
Digital Zoom
Auto Flash
Face detection
Touch to focus

Video Recording

3840x2160 @ 30 fps
1920x1080 @ 30 fps

Front Camera

Front Camera Rating

Very Good
Very Good

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

Autofocus

N/A
No

Flash

N/A
No

Camera Features

Fixed Focus
Fixed Focus

Video Recording

1920x1080 @ 30 fps
1920x1080 @ 30 fps

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Battery

Battery Rating

Very Good
Very Good

Capacity

3500 mAh
4000 mAh

Battery Type

Li-ion
Li-ion

TalkTime

N/A
Up to 23 Hours(3G)

Quick Charging

Yes 18W Fast Charging
Yes 15W Fast Charging

Storage

Internal Storage

64 GB / 128 GB
64 GB

Storage Type

eMMC 5.1
UFS 2.1

Expandable Storage

Yes Up to 400 GB
Yes Up to 512 GB

Network & Connectivity

SIM Slot(s)

Dual SIM
Dual SIM

SIM Type

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

Network Support

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

VoLTE

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)

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)

SAR Value

Head: 0.223 W/kg
Head: 0.335 W/kg

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

Wi-Fi Features

Mobile Hotspot
Mobile Hotspot

Bluetooth

Yes v5.0
Yes v5.0

GPS

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

NFC

Yes
No

HDMI

No
N/A

Multimedia

Audio Jack

3.5 mm
3.5 mm

Sensors

Fingerprint Sensor

Yes
Yes

Fingerprint Sensor Position

Rear
On-screen

Fingerprint Sensor Type

N/A
Optical

Other Sensors

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