Nokia 8 vs Samsung Galaxy XCover 6 Pro Specs Comparison

Availability

Officially announced
Aug 16, 2017	Jun 29, 2022

Design

Dimensions
5.96 x 2.90 x 0.31 inches 151.5 x 73.7 x 7.9 mm	6.65 x 3.15 x 0.39 inches 168.8 x 79.9 x 9.9 mm
Weight
5.64 oz / 160.0 g	8.29 oz / 235.0 g
Materials
Back: Aluminum
Resistance
Splash; IP54	Yes; IP68; MIL-STD-810 certified
Biometrics
Iris scanner, Fingerprint (touch)	Fingerprint (touch)
Features
Touch sensitive control keys
Keys
Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key	Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Silver, Brown, Blue

Display

Size
5.3-inch, 69.44% screen-to-body	6.6-inch, 77.82% screen-to-body
Type
IPS LCD, 700 nits	IPS LCD, 120Hz
Resolution
2560x1440px, 554 PPI	2400x1080px, 20:9 ratio, 399 PPI
Protection
Corning Gorilla Glass 5	Corning Gorilla Glass Victus+

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Bright Max (20% APL)
Untested	Untested
Bright Min
3 (Average)	Untested

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Hardware

System chip
Snapdragon 835 MSM8998 (10 nm)	Snapdragon 778G SM7325
Processor
Octa-core 2500 MHz Kryo 280	Octa-core 4x2.4GHz Kryo 670 4x1.8GHz Kryo 670
GPU
Adreno 540	Adreno 642L
Memory
4GB (LPDDR4)/64GB 6GB/128GB	6GB/128GB
Storage expansion
microSDXC up to 256 GB	microSDXC up to 1024 GB
OS
Android (9.0 Pie, 8.1 Oreo, 8.0 Oreo, 7.1 Nougat)	Android (12)

Battery

Type
3090 mAh, Li - Ion	4050 mAh
Charging
Qualcomm Quick Charge 3.0	Fast charging
Charge speed
	Wired: 15.0W

Camera

Rear
Dual camera	Dual camera
Main camera
13 MP (OIS, Laser and PDAF) Aperture size: F2.0 Focal length: 27 mm Sensor size: 1/3.06" Pixel size: 1.12 μm	50 MP (PDAF) Aperture size: F1.8
Second camera
13 MP (Black and White, Laser and PDAF) Aperture size: F2.0 Focal Length: 27 mm Sensor size: 1/3.06" Pixel size: 1.12 μm	8 MP (Ultra-wide) Aperture size: F2.2 Sensor size: 1/4" Pixel size: 1.12 μm
Flash
Dual LED	LED
Video recording
4K UHD (30 fps), 1080p (30 fps) Video calling, Video sharing	Yes
Front
13 MP (Wide Angle) Video capture: 4K UHD	13 MP

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
5.0	5.2
WLAN
a,b,g,n,ac,dual-band MIMO, Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot 802.11 a, b, g, n, ac	a,b,g,n,ac,Wi-Fi 6 Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot 802.11 a, b, g, n, ac, ax
USB
Type-C, USB 3.1	Type-C, USB 3.2
Sensors
Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Pedometer, Compass, Hall (for flip covers), Barometer, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor	Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Barometer, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor
Location
GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, BeiDou	GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, BeiDou, QZSS, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning
Other
NFC, ANT+, 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
Additional microphone(s)
Noise cancellation, Video recording

Cellular

5G Bands
	n1, n3, n5, n7, n8, n20, n28, n40, n41, n78, SA, NSA
4G (FDD) Bands
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 20, 28	1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 17, 20, 26, 28, 32, 66
4G (TDD) Bands
38, 39, 40, 41	38, 39, 40, 41
3G Bands
5, 8, 4, 2, 1	1, 2, 4, 5, 8
Data Speed
LTE-A Cat 9 (450/50 Mbit/s), HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s	LTE-A, HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s
Dual SIM
Yes
SIM type
Nano SIM	Dual Nano SIM

Alternative variants

Memory	6GB/128GB

Links

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