Nokia 8 vs Samsung Galaxy Tab A 8.0 (2018)

Nokia 8

Samsung Galaxy Tab A 8.0 (2018)

Network
2G network

GSM 850, 900, 1800, 1900

GSM 850, 900, 1800, 1900
3G network

HSDPA 850, 900, 1900, 2100

HSDPA 900, 1700/2100, 1900, 2100
4G network

LTE frequency band 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 20(800), 28(700), 38(2600), 39(1900), 40(2300), 41(2500)

LTE frequency band 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 12(700), 17(700), 18(800), 29(700), 30(2300), 66(1700/2100)
HSDPA speed

42.2 Mbps

-
HSUPA speed

5.76 Mbps

-
LTE speed

-

LTE Cat4, 150.8 Mbps download, 51 Mbps upload
LTE-A speed

LTE-A, (3CA) Cat9, 450 Mbps download, 50 Mbps upload

-
GPRS

Yes

Yes
EDGE

Yes

Yes

Design
Build

-

Plastic
SIM

Single SIM (Nano-SIM) or Hybrid Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)

Dual SIM (Nano-SIM)
Height

151.5 mm

126.7 mm
Width

73.7 mm

206.6 mm
Thickness

7.9 mm

8.9 mm
Weight

160 g

358 g
Colors

Polished Blue, Polished Copper, Steel, Tempered Blue

Black

Main camera
Camera type

Dual

Single
Camera type

Photo / Video

-
Main camera

13 MP, f/2.0

5 MP, f/2.2
13 MP
Primary camera resolution

-

2592 x 1944 pixels
Primary camera video

2160p@30fps, 1080p@30fps

1080p@30fps
Primary camera optics

Carl Zeiss optics

-
Primary camera Autofocus

laser/phase detection autofocus

-
Primary camera flash

dual-LED (dual tone) flash

-
Primary camera optical image stabilization

optical image stabilization

-
Camera features

1.12µm pixel size, HDR, face detection, geo-tagging, panorama, touch focus

Autofocus, continuous shooting, digital zoom, geotagging, panorama, HDR, touch focus, face detection, white balance settings, ISO settings, exposure compensation, self-timer, scene-mode
DxOMark photo

72

-
DxOMark video

62

-
DxOMark camera score

68

-

Connectivity
WLAN

Wi-Fi 802.11a, 802.11b, 802.11g, 802.11n, 802.11ac

Wi-Fi 802.11a, 802.11b, 802.11g, 802.11n, 802.11n 5GHz
WLAN WiFi Hotspot

Yes

-
WLAN WiFi Direct

Yes

Yes
WLAN WiFi Dual Band

Yes

Yes
USB

Type-C 1.0 reversible connector

microUSB 2.0
Bluetooth

v5.0

v4.2
Bluetooth A2DP

Yes

Yes
bluetooth AVRCP

-

Yes
bluetooth HFP

-

Yes
bluetooth HID

-

Yes
bluetooth OPP

-

Yes
bluetooth PAN

-

Yes
bluetooth LE

Yes

-
bluetooth DIP

-

Yes
bluetooth MAP

-

Yes
bluetooth PBAP

-

PBAP/PAB
bluetooth HOGP

-

Yes
bluetooth HSP

-

Yes
NFC

Yes

-
GPS

Yes, with A-GPS

Yes, with A-GPS
GLONASS

Yes

Yes
BDS

Yes

-

Features
Messaging SMS

SMS(threaded view)

-
Messaging MMS

MMS

-
Messaging Email

Email

-
Messaging IM

IM

-
Messaging Push Mail

Push Mail

-
Java

No

-
Sensors

Fingerprint (front-mounted), accelerometer, compass, gyro, proximity

Accelerometer