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Nokia Xr21 Vs Samsung Galaxy Note 9

Should you buy Nokia XR21 or Samsung Galaxy Note 9? Find out which mobile phone is best for you - compare the two models on the basis of price and key specs like performance, price, camera, display, ram, storage, battery capacity, operatin ...Read More

Key Specs

Battery

4800 mAh 4000 mAh

Display

6.49 inches (16.48 cm) 6.4 inches (16.26 cm)

Front Camera

16 MP 8 MP

Processor

Qualcomm Snapdragon 695 Samsung Exynos 9 Octa 9810

RAM

6 GB 6 GB

Rear Camera

64 MP + 8 MP 12 MP + 12 MP

Battery

Capacity

4800 mAh 4000 mAh

Quick Charging

Yes, Fast, 33W Yes, Quick, v2.0, 15W

Removable

No No

TalkTime

- Up to 29 Hours(3G)

Type

Li-Polymer Li-ion

USB Type-C

Yes Yes

Wireless Charging

- Yes

Design

Build Material

- Back: Gorilla Glass

Colours

Midnight Black, Pine Green Midnight Black, Lavender Purple, Metallic Copper, Ocean Blue, Snow White

Height

168 mm 161.9 mm

Ruggedness

Dust proof Dust proof

Thickness

10.4 mm Below 8.8 mm

Waterproof

Yes, Water resistant (up to 30 minutes in a depth of 1.5 meter), IP68, IP69K Yes, Water resistant (up to 30 minutes in a depth of 1.5 meter), IP68

Weight

231 grams 201 grams Below

Width

78.5 mm 76.4 mm

Display

Aspect Ratio

20:9 18.5:9

Bezel-less display

Yes with punch-hole display Yes

Brightness

550 nits -

Display Type

IPS LCD Super AMOLED

Pixel Density

406 ppi 514 ppi

Refresh Rate

120 Hz -

Resolution

1080x2400 px (FHD+) 1440x2960 px (QHD+)

Screen Protection

Corning Gorilla Glass, Glass Victus Corning Gorilla Glass v5

Screen Size

6.49 inches (16.48 cm) 6.4 inches (16.26 cm)

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

77.11 % 84.42 %

Touch Screen

Yes, Capacitive Touchscreen, Multi-touch Yes, Capacitive Touchscreen, Multi-touch

Front Camera

Autofocus

- Yes

Camera Features

- Wide Angle Selfie

Camera Setup

Single Single

Resolution

16 MP f/2.4, Wide Angle, Primary Camera 8 MP f/1.7, Wide Angle, Primary Camera(25 mm focal length, 3.6" sensor size, 1.22µm pixel size)

Video Recording

1920x1080 @ 30 fps 2560x1440 @ 30 fps
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General

Brand

Nokia Samsung

Custom UI

- Samsung One UI

Launch Date

July 3, 2024 (Expected) August 22, 2018 (Official)

Operating System

Android v12 Android v8.1 (Oreo)

Main Camera

Autofocus

Yes Yes, Phase Detection autofocus

Camera Features

Digital Zoom Auto Flash Face detection Touch to focus Auto Flash Face detection Touch to focus

Camera Setup

Dual Dual

Flash

Yes, Dual-color LED Flash Yes, LED Flash

Image Resolution

9000 x 7000 Pixels 4000 x 3000 Pixels

OIS

- Yes, Dual optical image stabilization

Resolution

64 MP f/1.8, Wide Angle, Primary Camera(2" sensor size)8 MP f/2.2, Ultra-Wide Angle Camera(4.0" sensor size, 1.12µm pixel size) 12 MP f/1.5, Wide Angle, Primary Camera(26 mm focal length, 2.55" sensor size, 1.4µm pixel size)12 MP f/2.4, Telephoto Camera(52 mm focal length, 3.4" sensor size, 1µm pixel size)

Sensor

- SAK2L3, ISO-CELL

Settings

Exposure compensation, ISO control Exposure compensation, ISO control

Shooting Modes

Continuous Shooting High Dynamic Range mode (HDR) Continuous Shooting High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)

Video Recording

3840x2160 @ 30 fps 1920x1080 @ 30 fps 3840x2160 @ 30 fps 1920x1080 @ 60 fps 1280x720 @ 960 fps

Multimedia

Audio Features

- Dolby Atmos, Dolby Digital, Dolby Digital Plus

Audio Jack

3.5 mm 3.5 mm

FM Radio

- No

Loudspeaker

Yes Yes

Network & Connectivity

Bluetooth

Yes, v5.1 Yes, v5.0

GPS

Yes with A-GPS, Glonass Yes with A-GPS, Glonass

NFC

Yes Yes

Network Support

5G Supported in India, 4G Supported in India, 3G, 2G 5G Not Supported in India, 4G Supported in India, 3G, 2G

SIM 1

5G Bands: FDD N1 / N2 / N3 / N5 / N7 / N20 / N25 / N28 TDD N40 / N41 / N66 / N71 / N77 / N78 4G Bands: TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 1900(band 39) / 3500(band 42) FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 1900(band 2) / 1700(band 4) / 850(band 5) / 800(band 20) / 1900(band 25) / 850(band 26) 3G Bands: UMTS 1900 / 2100 / 850 / 900 MHz 2G Bands: GSM 1800 / 1900 / 850 / 900 MHz GPRS: Available EDGE: Available 4G Bands: TD-LTE 2300(band 40) FD-LTE 1800(band 3) 3G Bands: UMTS 1900 / 2100 / 850 / 900 MHz 2G Bands: GSM 1800 / 1900 / 850 / 900 MHz GPRS: Available EDGE: Available

SIM 2

5G Bands: FDD N1 / N2 / N3 / N5 / N7 / N20 / N25 / N28 TDD N40 / N41 / N66 / N71 / N77 / N78 4G Bands: TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 1900(band 39) / 3500(band 42) FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 1900(band 2) / 1700(band 4) / 850(band 5) / 700(band 13) / 700(band 17) / 1900(band 25) / 850(band 26) 3G Bands: UMTS 1900 / 2100 / 850 / 900 MHz 2G Bands: GSM 1800 / 1900 / 850 / 900 MHz GPRS: Available EDGE: Available 4G Bands: TD-LTE 2300(band 40) FD-LTE 1800(band 3) 3G Bands: UMTS 1900 / 2100 / 850 / 900 MHz 2G Bands: GSM 1800 / 1900 / 850 / 900 MHz GPRS: Available EDGE: Available

SIM Size

SIM1: Nano, SIM2: Nano SIM1: Nano, SIM2: Nano (Hybrid)

SIM Slot(s)

Dual SIM, GSM+GSM Dual SIM, GSM+GSM

USB Connectivity

Mass storage device, USB charging Mass storage device, USB charging

VoLTE

Yes Yes

Wi-Fi

Yes, Wi-Fi 5 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac) 5GHz Yes, Wi-Fi 5 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac) 5GHz, MIMO

Wi-Fi Calling

- Yes

Wi-Fi Features

Mobile Hotspot Mobile Hotspot

Performance

Architecture

64 bit 64 bit

CPU

Octa core (2.2 GHz, Dual core, Kryo 660 + 1.8 GHz, Hexa Core, Kryo 660) Octa core (2.7 GHz, Quad core, M3 Mongoose + 1.7 GHz, Quad core, Cortex A55)

Chipset

Qualcomm Snapdragon 695 Samsung Exynos 9 Octa 9810

Fabrication

6 nm 10 nm

Graphics

Adreno 619 Mali-G72 MP18

RAM type

LPDDR4X LPDDR4X

Sensors

Fingerprint Sensor

Yes Yes

Fingerprint Sensor Position

Side Rear

IRIS Scanner

- Yes

Other Sensors

Light sensor, Proximity sensor, Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope Light sensor, Proximity sensor, Accelerometer, Barometer, Gyroscope

Stylus

- Yes

Storage

Expandable Memory

- Yes, Up to 512 GB

Internal Memory

128 GB 128 GB

Storage Type

UFS 2.1 UFS 2.1

USB OTG

Yes Yes

User Available Storage

- Up to 109 GB
Scoring parameters
How is the score calculated?

This is a relative score calculated on the basis of the following specifications:

  • Performance
  • Battery
  • Camera
  • Storage
  • Display

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