Nokia 5.1 vs Samsung Galaxy XCover 5 Specs Comparison

Availability

Officially announced
May 29, 2018	Mar 04, 2021

Design

Dimensions
5.95 x 2.78 x 0.33 inches 151.1 x 70.73 x 8.27 mm	5.79 x 2.82 x 0.36 inches 147.1 x 71.6 x 9.2 mm
Weight
5.29 oz / 150.0 g	6.07 oz / 172.0 g
Materials
Back: Aluminum
Resistance
	Water, Dust; IP68; MIL-STD-810 certified
Biometrics
Fingerprint (touch)	2D Face unlock
Keys
Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key	Left: Other; Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Black, Brown, Blue	Black

Display

Size
5.5-inch, 73.15% screen-to-body	5.3-inch, 67.68% screen-to-body
Type
IPS LCD	LCD, 60Hz
Resolution
2160x1080px, 18:9 ratio, 439 PPI	1480x720px, 18.5:9 ratio, 311 PPI
Colors
16 777 216
Protection
Corning Gorilla Glass 3

PhoneArena Display Test

Bright Max (20% APL)
Untested	Untested
Bright Min
13 (Poor)	Untested

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Hardware

System chip
MediaTek Helio P18 MT6755S	Samsung Exynos 850 S5E3830 (8 nm)
Processor
Octa-core 2000 MHz	Octa-core 8x2.0GHz Cortex-A55
GPU
Yes	Mali-G52 MP1
Memory
3GB (LPDDR3)/32GB 2GB/16GB	4GB (LPDDR4)/64GB
Storage expansion
microSDXC up to 128 GB	microSDXC up to 1024 GB
OS
Android (9.0 Pie, 8.1 Oreo)	Android (11)

Battery

Type
2970 mAh	3000 mAh
Charging
	Fast charging
Charge speed
	Wired: 15.0W

Camera

Rear
Single camera	Single camera
Main camera
16 MP (PDAF)	16 MP (Autofocus) Aperture size: F1.8
Flash
Dual LED	LED
Video recording
1080p (30 fps) Video calling, Video sharing	1080p (30 fps)
Front
8 MP (Wide Angle)	5 MP

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
4.2	5.0
WLAN
a,b,g,n,dual-band Hotspot, Wi-Fi Direct 802.11 a, 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, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor	Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor
Location
GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning	GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, BeiDou, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning
Other
NFC, VoIP, 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	1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 17, 20, 26, 28, 66
4G (TDD) Bands
38, 40	38, 40, 41
3G Bands
5, 8, 1	1, 2, 4, 5, 8
Data Speed
LTE Cat 4 (150/50 Mbit/s), HSPA, HSUPA	LTE-A, HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s, UMTS
Dual SIM
Yes	Yes
SIM type
Nano SIM	Nano SIM

Phone Features

Notifications
Haptic feedback, Music ringtones, Vibration, Flight mode, Silent mode, Speakerphone
Other features
Voice dialing, Voice commands, Voice recording

Regulatory Approval

FCC approval
	Date approved: Jan 27, 2021 FCC ID value: A3LSMG525F
Measured SAR
	Head: 0.76 W/kg Body: 0.76 W/kg Simultaneous Transmission: 1.05 W/kg Wireless Router: 0.82 W/kg

Alternative variants

with 16 GB storage

Memory	2GB/16GB

for India

4G (FDD) Bands	1, 3, 5
4G (TDD) Bands	40, 41

for LATAM, AU and Taiwan

4G (FDD) Bands	1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 17, 28
4G (TDD) Bands	38, 40
3G Bands	5, 8, 4, 2, 1

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