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Nokia 8 vs Samsung Galaxy S4

    2.9 in
    5.96 in
    Nokia 8 Mobile Phone
    Nokia 8
      2.75 in
      5.38 in
      Samsung Galaxy S4 Mobile Phone
      Samsung Galaxy S4
      Available colors
      Editiorial reviews
      15
      3.4 out of 5
      8 user ratings
      5 stars
      		0 %
      4 stars
      		62 %
      3 stars
      		25 %
      2 stars
      		12 %
      1 stars
      		0 %
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      21
      4.4 out of 5
      10 user ratings
      5 stars
      		50 %
      4 stars
      		50 %
      3 stars
      		0 %
      2 stars
      		0 %
      1 stars
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      User rating
      39
      4.1 out of 5
      39 user ratings
      5 stars
      		35 %
      4 stars
      		43 %
      3 stars
      		17 %
      2 stars
      		2 %
      1 stars
      		0 %
      45
      4.3 out of 5
      45 user ratings
      5 stars
      		44 %
      4 stars
      		42 %
      3 stars
      		13 %
      2 stars
      		0 %
      1 stars
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      Full Comparison

      Units:

      Hardware

      Nokia 8Nokia 8
      Samsung Galaxy S4Samsung Galaxy S4
      Operating systemAndroid 7.1Android 4.4
      CPU clock speed2.5 GHz1.6 GHz
      CPU cores8-core8-core
      CPU modelQualcomm Snapdragon 835 MSM8998Samsung Exynos 5 Octa 5410
      GPU modelQualcomm Adreno 540PowerVR SGX544
      RAM memory
      • 4 GB
      • 6 GB
      		2 GB

      Display

      Nokia 8Nokia 8
      Samsung Galaxy S4Samsung Galaxy S4
      Screen size5.3 in5.0 in
      Touchscreenyesyes
      Number of colors16.7M16.7M
      Panel typeLCDOLED
      Resolution1440 x 2560 px1920 x 1080 px
      Technology
      • IPS
      • IPS TFT
      • AMOLED
      • Super AMOLED
      Pixel density554.0 ppi441.0 ppi
      Screen materialCorning Gorilla Glass 5.0Corning Gorilla Glass 3.0
      Dual screen supportnoyes
      Scratch resistant displayyesyes
      HDRnono

      Rear camera

      Nokia 8Nokia 8
      Samsung Galaxy S4Samsung Galaxy S4
      Primary sensor resolution13.0 Mpx13.0 Mpx
      Video recordingyesyes
      Highest video resolution3840 x 2160 px1920 x 1080 px
      Maximum FPS at the highest resolution30.0 fps30.0 fps
      Maximum FPS (regardless of res.)30.0 fps30.0 fps
      Max resolution (highest frame rate)3840 x 2160 px1920 x 1080 px
      Autofocusyesyes
      Geo-taggingyesyes
      LED Flashyesyes
      Touch focusyesyes

      Front camera

      Nokia 8Nokia 8
      Samsung Galaxy S4Samsung Galaxy S4
      Primary resolution13.0 Mpx2.0 Mpx

      Storage

      Nokia 8Nokia 8
      Samsung Galaxy S4Samsung Galaxy S4
      Internal storage
      • 128 GB
      • 64 GB
      • 16 GB
      • 32 GB
      • 64 GB
      Memory card readeryesyes
      Maximum card storage256GB64GB
      Types of memory card supported
      • microSD
      • microSDHC
      • microSDXC
      • microSD
      • microSDHC
      • microSDXC

      Design

      Nokia 8Nokia 8
      Samsung Galaxy S4Samsung Galaxy S4
      Colour of product
      • Black
      • Blue
      • Brown
      • Copper
      • Grey
      • Red
      • Silver
      • Steel
      • Black
      • Blue
      • Brown
      • Grey
      • Pink
      • Purple
      • Red
      • Silver
      • White
      MaterialAluminumPlastic
      Water resistantyesno
      Shock resistantnono

      Dimensions

      Nokia 8Nokia 8
      Samsung Galaxy S4Samsung Galaxy S4
      Height5.96 in5.38 in
      Width2.9 in2.75 in
      Depth0.31 in0.31 in
      Weight5.64 oz4.59 oz

      Sensors

      Nokia 8Nokia 8
      Samsung Galaxy S4Samsung Galaxy S4
      Accelerometeryesyes
      Proximityyesyes
      Ambient light sensoryesyes
      Gyroscopeyesyes
      Barometeryesyes
      ANT+yesyes

      Connectivity

      Nokia 8Nokia 8
      Samsung Galaxy S4Samsung Galaxy S4
      Dual sim support
      • no
      • yes
      		no
      Sim card sizeNano-SIMMicro-SIM
      DLNA certifiednoyes
      Bluetoothyesyes
      Bluetooth version5.04.0
      Bluetooth profileA2DP
      • A2DP
      • AVRCP
      Bluetooth codecSBC
      • aptX
      • SBC
      NFCyesyes
      Charging connectionUSBUSB
      Headphone connection3.5 mm3.5 mm
      USB version
      3.0/3.1
      		2.0
      USB On-The-Go (OTG)yesyes
      Video outputNoMHL

      Cellular

      Nokia 8Nokia 8
      Samsung Galaxy S4Samsung Galaxy S4
      Wireless network (Wi-Fi)yesyes
      Wireless networking standard
      • 802.11a
      • 802.11ac
      • 802.11b
      • 802.11g
      • 802.11n
      • 802.11a
      • 802.11ac
      • 802.11b
      • 802.11g
      • 802.11n
      Data transmission
      • EDGE
      • GPRS
      • HSDPA
      • HSPA+
      • HSUPA
      • LTE
      		HSPA+
      Navigation system
      • A-GPS
      • BeiDou
      • GLONASS
      • GPS
      		GLONASS
      2G GSMyesyes
      GSM frequencies
      • 1800 MHz
      • 1900 MHz
      • 850 MHz
      • 900 MHz
      • 850 MHz
      • 900 MHz
      • 1800 MHz
      • 1900 MHz
      3G UMTSyesyes
      4G LTEyes
      • no
      • yes

      Battery

      Nokia 8Nokia 8
      Samsung Galaxy S4Samsung Galaxy S4
      Replaceable batterynoyes
      Battery capacity3090.0 mAh2600.0 mAh
      Standby time280.0 h370.0 h
      Fast chargingyesno
      Wireless charging noyes

      Pros & Cons

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