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Nokia 5 vs Nokia G21 Specs Comparison

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6.5
Nokia 5	Nokia G21
Released · Jun 16, 2017	Released · Mar 14, 2022
5.2-inch	6.5-inch
Single camera	Triple camera
2GB · 16GB	3GB · 64GB
3000 mAh	5050 mAh
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Availability

Officially announced
Feb 26, 2017	Feb 14, 2022
Prices (MSRP)
	€189

Design

Dimensions
5.89 x 2.85 x 0.32 inches 149.7 x 72.5 x 8.05 mm	6.48 x 2.99 x 0.33 inches 164.6 x 75.9 x 8.5 mm
Weight
5.64 oz (160.0 g)	6.70 oz (190.0 g)
Materials
Back: Aluminum	Back: Plastic Frame: Plastic
Biometrics
Fingerprint (touch)	Fingerprint (touch)
Features
Touch sensitive control keys
Keys
Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key	Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Black, Silver, Brown, Blue

Display

Size
5.2-inch, 68.83% screen-to-body	6.5-inch, 81.60% screen-to-body
Type
IPS LCD, 500 nits	IPS LCD, 90Hz
Resolution
1280x720px, 282 PPI	1600x720px, 20:9 ratio, 270 PPI
Colors
16 777 216
Protection
Corning Gorilla Glass

Hardware

System chip
Snapdragon 430 8937	Unisoc T606 (12 nm)
Processor
Octa-core 1400 MHz ARM Cortex-A53	Octa-core 2x1.6GHz Cortex-A75 6x1.6GHz Cortex-A55
GPU
Adreno 505	Mali-G57 MP1
Memory
2GB (LPDDR3)/16GB 3GB/16GB	3GB/64GB 4GB/64GB 4GB/128GB
Storage expansion
microSDXC up to 128 GB	microSDXC
OS
Android (9.0 Pie, 8.1 Oreo, 8.0 Oreo, 7.1 Nougat)	Android (11)

Battery

Type
3000 mAh, Li - Ion	5050 mAh
Charging
	USB Power Delivery
Charge speed
	Wired: 18.0W

Camera

Rear
Single camera	Triple camera
Main camera
13 MP (PDAF) Aperture size: F2.0 Pixel size: 1.12 μm	50 MP (PDAF)
Second camera
	2 MP (Macro)
Third camera
	2 MP (Depth information)
Flash
Dual LED	LED
Video recording
1080p Video calling, Video sharing	1080p (30 fps)
Front
8 MP (Wide Angle, Autofocus)	8 MP Video capture: 1080p

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
4.1	5.0
WLAN
b,g,n Hotspot, Wi-Fi Direct 802.11 b, g, n	a,b,g,n,ac,dual-band Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot 802.11 a, b, g, n, ac
USB
microUSB, USB 2.0	Type-C, USB 2.0
Sensors
Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Hall (for flip covers), Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor	Accelerometer, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor
Location
GPS, A-GPS	GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning
Other
NFC, Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync	NFC

Multimedia

Headphones
3.5mm jack	3.5mm jack
Speakers
Earpiece, Loudspeaker	Earpiece, Loudspeaker
Features
Album art cover, Background playback
Screen mirroring
Wireless screen share	Wireless screen share
Radio
FM
Additional microphone(s)
	Noise cancellation

Cellular

4G (FDD) Bands
1, 3, 5, 7, 8, 20, 28	1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 20, 28
4G (TDD) Bands
38, 40	38, 40, 41
3G Bands
5, 8, 2, 1	1, 5, 8
Data Speed
LTE Cat 4 (150/50 Mbit/s), HSPA, UMTS	LTE Cat 4 (150/50 Mbit/s), HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s
SIM type
Nano SIM	Dual Nano SIM
VoLTE
Yes

Phone Features

Notifications
Haptic feedback
Other features
Voice dialing, Voice commands, Voice recording

Alternative variants


Dual SIM	Yes

With 4GB RAM


Memory	4GB

with 3 GB RAM


Memory	3GB

With 4GB and 128GB internal storage


Memory	4GB/128GB

Links

Full specifications
Nokia 5 Specs	Nokia G21 Specs
PhoneArena Review
Nokia 5 Review