Nokia 8 V 5G UW vs Samsung Galaxy M12 Specs Comparison

Availability

Officially announced
Nov 09, 2020	Mar 11, 2021
Prices (MSRP)
$700

Design

Dimensions
6.77 x 3.09 x 0.35 inches 171.9 x 78.56 x 8.9 mm	6.46 x 2.99 x 0.38 inches 164.0 x 75.9 x 9.7 mm
Weight
7.97 oz / 226.0 g	7.80 oz / 221.0 g
Materials
Back: Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass) Frame: Plastic	Back: Plastic Frame: Plastic
Biometrics
Fingerprint (touch)	2D Face unlock, Fingerprint (touch)
Keys
Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key	Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Meteor grey	Black, white, blue

Display

Size
6.8-inch, 82.96% screen-to-body	6.5-inch, 81.86% screen-to-body
Type
LCD, 60Hz, HDR	PLS, 90Hz
Resolution
2400x1080px, 20:9 ratio, 386 PPI	1600x720px, 20:9 ratio, 270 PPI
Protection
Corning Gorilla Glass 5

Hardware

System chip
Snapdragon 765G SM7225 (8 nm)	Samsung Exynos 850 S5E3830 (8 nm)
Processor
Octa-core 2200 MHz Kryo 570	Octa-core 8x2.0GHz Cortex-A55
GPU
Adreno 619	Mali-G52 MP1
Memory
6GB (LPDDR4)/64GB	4GB (LPDDR4)/64GB (eMMC 5.1) 6GB/128GB
Storage expansion
microSDXC up to 1000 GB	microSDXC up to 1024 GB
OS
Android (10)	Android (10)

Battery

Type
4500 mAh	5000 mAh, Li - Polymer
Charging
Fast charging	Fast charging
Charge speed
Wired: 18.0W	Wired: 15.0W

Camera

Rear
Quad camera	Quad camera
Main camera
64 MP (PDAF) Aperture size: F1.8 Sensor size: 1/1.7" Pixel size: 0.8 μm	48 MP (Autofocus) Aperture size: F2.0
Second camera
12 MP (Ultra-wide, Autofocus) Aperture size: F2.2 Sensor size: 1/2.4" Pixel size: 1.4 μm	5 MP (Ultra-wide) Aperture size: F2.2
Third camera
2 MP (Macro)	2 MP (Macro) Aperture size: F2.4
Fourth camera
2 MP (Depth information)	2 MP (Depth information) Aperture size: F2.4
Flash
Dual LED	LED
Video recording
4K UHD (60 fps), 1080p (240 fps), 720p (960 fps)	1080p (30 fps)
Front
24 MP	8 MP (HDR) Video capture: 1080p

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
5.0	5.0
WLAN
a,b,g,n,ac,dual-band Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot 802.11 a, b, g, n, ac	b,g,n Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot 802.11 b, g, n
USB
Type-C, USB 2.0	Type-C, USB 2.0
Sensors
Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor	Accelerometer, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor
Hearing aid compatible
M3/T3
Location
GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, BeiDou, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning	GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, BeiDou, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning
Other
NFC, UMA (Wi-Fi Calling)

Multimedia

Headphones
3.5mm jack	3.5mm jack
Speakers
Earpiece, Loudspeaker	Earpiece, Loudspeaker
Screen mirroring
Wireless screen share	Wireless screen share,MirrorLink
Radio
FM
Additional microphone(s)
Noise cancellation	Noise cancellation

Cellular

5G Bands
n2, n5, n66, n78, n260, n261, Sub-6, mmWave
4G (FDD) Bands
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 12, 13, 17, 20, 28, 66	1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 17, 20, 26, 28, 66
4G (TDD) Bands
46	38, 40, 41
3G Bands
1, 2, 4, 5, 8	1, 2, 4, 5, 8
Data Speed
LTE-A Pro Cat 18 (1200/150 Mbit/s), HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s	LTE-A Cat 7 (300/100 Mbit/s), LTE, HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s, UMTS
Dual SIM
	Yes
SIM type
Nano SIM	Nano SIM
HD Voice
Yes

Regulatory Approval

FCC approval
Date approved: Sep 25, 2020 FCC ID value: 2AJOTTA-1257	Date approved: Mar 22, 2021 FCC ID value: A3LSMM127G
Measured SAR
Head: 0.98 W/kg Body: 0.59 W/kg Simultaneous Transmission: 1.37 W/kg Wireless Router: 0.93 W/kg	Head: 1.15 W/kg Body: 1.20 W/kg Simultaneous Transmission: 1.51 W/kg Wireless Router: 1.25 W/kg

Alternative variants

with 6GB RAM and 128GB storage

Memory	6GB/128GB

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