Compare phones
| Global Score | |
| 65.5 | 83.3 |
| Basic Information | |
| Nokia | Samsung |
| Android 9.0 Pie, 8.1 Oreo, 8.0 Oreo | -- |
| 2018-07-02 | 2018-03-16 |
| 5.76 x 2.70 x 0.34 inches | 5.81 x 2.70 x 0.33 inches |
| 4.88 ounces | 5.75 ounces |
| Black, Blue and White | Burgundy red, Coral blue, Ice blue, Lilac purple, Midnight black, Sunrise gold and Titanium gray |
| Metal and Plastic | Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5) |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 159.00 | $ 158.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.2 inches | 5.8 inches |
| 1440 x 720 pixels | 2960 x 1440 pixels |
| IPS LCD | Super AMOLED |
| 310 pixels per inch | 568 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 7.4 | 8.9 |
| Performance | |
| MediaTek MT6750 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 845 SDM845 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 28 nm (Octa-Core 1500 MHz) processor | Kryo 385, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2800 MHz) processor |
| 3 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Mali-T860 MP2 GPU | Adreno 630 GPU |
| 8.64 | 9.54 |
| Storage | |
| 32 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 400 GB) external memory slot |
| 5.8 | 11.34 |
| Camera | |
| 13.00 MP + 8.00 MP | 12.00 MP + 8.00 MP |
| f/2.00 aperture | f/1.50 aperture |
| -- | 0.39 inches (1/2.55") sensor |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| -- | 1280 x 720 (960 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 8.91 | 10.23 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE (4G), HSPA and HSUPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| -- | Nano SIM |
| 6.1 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 2990mAh Battery | 3000mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | Wireless Charging |
| 4.96 | 4.96 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| -- | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| -- | FM Radio |
Comparison review
Galaxy S9 is a lot better than Nokia 3.1, with a global score of 83.3 against 65.5. Galaxy S9's body is just a little bit thinner but heavier than Nokia 3.1, and both of them were released only a couple of months apart. The Galaxy S9 counts with a much more vibrant display than Nokia 3.1, because it has a lot higher 1440 x 2960 resolution, a little bit bigger screen and a way greater display density.
The Samsung Galaxy S9 features a much better memory capacity to install games and applications than Nokia 3.1, because it has more internal storage capacity and an external memory card slot that admits up to 400 GB. Galaxy S9 features a faster processing unit than Nokia 3.1, and although they both have a Octa-Core processing unit, the Galaxy S9 also has more RAM memory.
Samsung Galaxy S9 and Nokia 3.1 have quite similar batteries duration, although the Samsung Galaxy S9 also has 3000mAh of battery capacity instead of 2990mAh. Samsung Galaxy S9 captures better pictures and videos than Nokia 3.1, because although it has a camera in the back with a lower resolution, it also counts with a much larger camera aperture and a much higher (4K) video resolution.
Galaxy S9 not only is the best devices of the ones we are comparing, but it's also cheap compared to the Nokia 3.1, making this phone an easy choice.
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