Phone Comparison - Samsung Galaxy A5 (2017) vs Nokia 6.1

Samsung Galaxy A5 (2017)
samsung galaxy a5 (2017)
Nokia 6.1
nokia 6.1
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general General Info

Manufacturer Samsung Nokia
Announced January 2017 January 2018
Status Coming Soon - January 2017 Available - April 2018
Price Rs. 28,990 ($399.00) [Similarly Priced] Rs. 14,999 ($0.00) [Similarly Priced]
Colors Black, White, Gold, Pink Gold Black/Copper, White/Iron, Blue/Gold
Form Factor Candybar Candybar
Dimension 146.1 x 71.4 x 7.9 mm
(5.75 x 2.81 x 0.31 in)
148.8 x 75.8 x 8.2 mm
(5.86 x 2.98 x 0.32 in)
Weight - 172 g (6.07 oz)
SIM Type Dual-SIM Hybrid Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (optional) GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2
CDMA2000 1xEV-DO - Hong Kong, Taiwan
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
4G Network LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 20(800) LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 20(800), 28(700), 38(2600), 40(2300), 41(2500) - EMEA & APAC
SAR EU - W/kg (head)
- W/kg (body)
0.94 W/kg (head)
1.82 W/kg (body)
Messaging SMS, MMS, EMail, IM
Build Features - - Fingerprint Sensor
Notification LED Yes -

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v6.0 (Marshmallow) Android 8.1 (Oreo), upgradable to Android 9.0 (Pie)
User Interface - Android One
Processor 1.9 GHz Quad-core Cortex-A72 & 1.3 GHz Quad-core Cortex-A53, Exynos 7880 [Similar] Octa-core 2.2 GHz Cortex-A53, Qualcomm SDM630 Snapdragon 630 (14 nm) [Similar]
GPU Mali-T860 MP4 [Similar] Adreno 508 [Similar]
RAM 3 GB [Browse Similar] 3/4 GB [Browse Similar]
Internal Memory 32 GB 32/64 GB
External Memory microSD, up to 256 GB microSD, up to 256 GB (uses shared SIM slot)

display Display

Type Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen IPS LCD Capacitive Touchscreen, Corning Gorilla Glass 3
Colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 5.2 inches [Similar] 5.5 inches [Similar]
Resolution 1080 x 1920 pixels (424 ppi) [Similar] 1080 x 1920 pixels (401 ppi) [Similar]
Screen-to-Body Ratio 71.34% 73.76%
Multi-Touch yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

3.5mm Jack yes yes
Radio FM radio, recording FM radio with RDS
Games Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable
Loud Speaker yes yes

camera Camera

Rear Camera 16 MP [Similar] 16 MP [Similar]
Flash LED flash Dual-LED Dual-tone Flash
Features Auto focus, f/1.9 aperture, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, Panorama 16 MP, f/2.0, 27mm (wide), 1.0µm, PDAF
Zeiss Optics, Panorama, HDR
Video 1080p@30fps 2160p@30fps, 1080p@30fps
Front Camera 16 MP [Similar] 8 MP, f/2.0, 1/4", 1.12µm, 1080p@30fps [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes
Edge Yes
3G HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps, VoLTE HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps
Bluetooth v4.2, A2DP, EDR, LE, ANT+ 5.0, A2DP, LE
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot
USB Type-C 1.0 reversible connector 2.0, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector
GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS
Browser HTML5 Yes

memory User Memory

Internal 32 GB, 3 GB RAM 32/64 GB, 3/4 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 256 GB microSD, up to 256 GB (uses shared SIM slot)
USB OTG Supported Supported

Apps Sensors

Fingerprint fingerprint supported fingerprint supported
Proximity Sensor proximity sensor present proximity sensor present
Accelerometer Sensor accelerometer sensor present accelerometer sensor present
Magnetic-Field Sensor (Compass) magnetic field sensor present magnetic field sensor present
NFC NFC supported NFC supported

battery Battery

Type Non-removable Li-Ion Battery Non-removable Li-Ion Battery
Fast Battery Charging 18W
Capacity 3000 mAh 3000 mAh
Stand by - Up to 507 h (3G)
Talk Time - Up to 16 h (3G)