Both the Meizu X8 and the Nokia X5 are both affordable smartphone with a modern design, and they all have a rear-mounted fingerprint scanner. Choosing one over another might be a little difficult that’s why we will help by comparing both phones together to see which one has a chance of performing better than another. It’s going to be specs and design comparison between the Meizu X8 and the Nokia X5.
Meizu X8 VS Nokia X5 – Design
On the design, looking at both phones, the Meizu X8 is looking more premium and stunning. The phone is actually built with metal all over its body, and it measures 74.59 mm x 151.19 mm x 7.8 mm in dimensions. The Nokia X5, on the other hand, is not looking bad at all. In fact the phone sport a polycarbonate and glass on the overall body which will stand the taste of time. It measures 71.98 mm x 149.51 mm x 8.1 mm, and surprisingly both phones weigh 160 gram.
Meizu X8 VS Nokia X5 – Display
On the display, the Meizu X8 has a bigger screen display size of 6.2 inches Full HD+ with IPS capacitive touchscreen and a resolution of 2220 x 1080 Pixels in relation to 398 pixels per inch density. The phone has a Corning Gorilla Glass 6 protection and a screen to body ratio of 86%. The Nokia X5 offers a display screen size of 5.86 inches HD+ with TFT capacitive touchscreen and a screen resolution of 1520 x 720 Pixels. It has 287 pixels per inch density with display protection and 2.5D curved glass. The Meizu X8 has a bigger screen, and it will deliver in content viewing than it’s rival.
Meizu X8 VS Nokia X5 – Camera
The Meizu X8 is equipped with a dual rear camera of 12 Megapixels + 5 Megapixels with dual LED flash, while the Nokia X5 features dual rear cameras of 13 Megapixels + 5 Megapixels with an LED flash as well. The Meizu X8 main camera promise to shoot 4K videos and it has an impressive front facing camera of 20 Megapixels with F2.0 Aperture, CMOS Exmor, Face Recognition, 5P Lens, Exposure Compensation and more. You will get a selfies camera of 8MP with f/2.2 Aperture, and Wide-Angle Lens on the Nokia X5.
Meizu X8 VS Nokia X5 – Performance
The Meizu X8 has Qualcomm Snapdragon 710 which is more powerful than the MediaTek Helio P60 on the Nokia X5. Apart from this, the octa-core processor on the Meizu X8 is running at a fast speed of 2.2 GHz, while the Nokia X5 octa-core is clocking at a maximum speed of 2.0 GHz. You will get a Qualcomm Adreno 616 GPU on the Meizu X8, whereas the Nokia X5 has an ARM Mali G72 MP3 800MHz GPU for graphics.
On the memory, the Meizu X8 has 4GB/6GB of RAM with internal memory of 64GB/128GB which is expendable. You will get 3GB/4GB of RAM with 32GB/64GB of inbuilt storage on the Nokia X5, and you can also expand the memory via micro SD card as well. Both are powered by Android 8.1 Oreo. However, the Nokia X5 will soon get an update to Android Pie as promised by the maker.
Meizu X8 VS Nokia X5 – Battery & Price
The Meizu X8 has a battery capacity of 3210 mAh with fast charging technology, while the Nokia X5 has a battery capacity of 3050mAh with fast charging technology as well.
The Meizu X8 selling price is $399, while the Nokia X5 cost around $349.
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Our Verdict:
If you have the money for the Meizu X8, then you should go for it. Even in the design, the smartphone beat the Nokia X5, and since they are both under $400, the Meizu X8 is a wise buy. Don’t get me wrong; the Nokia X5 is equally a good-looking smartphone.
