Compare phones
| Global Score | |
| 75.9 | 82.4 |
| Basic Information | |
| Nokia | Samsung |
| Android 10, 9.0 Pie | Android 9.0 Pie, 8.1 Oreo |
| 2019-09-30 | 2019-03-07 |
| 6.29 x 2.96 x 0.32 inches | 6.26 x 2.96 x 0.33 inches |
| 6.35 ounces | 6.14 ounces |
| Charcoal, Cyan green and Ice | Black and Blue |
| Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 3) and Plastic | Plastic |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.3 inches | 6.4 inches |
| 2340 x 1080 pixels | 2280 x 1080 pixels |
| IPS LCD | Super AMOLED |
| 409 pixels per inch | 394 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.1 | 8 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 660 SDM660 chipset | Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7904 chipset |
| Kryo 260, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 2200 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 1800 MHz) processor |
| 6 GB RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Adreno 512 GPU | Mali-G71 MP2 GPU |
| 9.27 | 9 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot |
| 14.14 | 14.14 |
| Camera | |
| 48.00 MP + 20.00 MP | 13.00 MP + 16.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/1.90 aperture |
| -- | 27.00mm focal length |
| 0.5 inches (1/2") sensor | 0.32 inches (1/3.1") sensor |
| 1920 x 1080 (Full HD) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 9.9 | 9.13 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 6.7 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3500mAh Battery | 5000mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 5.44 | 6.8 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | -- |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Proximity Sensor |
| FM Radio | FM Radio |
Comparison review
The Galaxy M30 is just a bit better than the Nokia 7.2, getting a global score of 82.4 against 75.9. Galaxy M30's design is just a little bit lighter but a bit thicker than Nokia 7.2, and both of them were released only a couple of months apart. Both of these phones have Android operating system, but the Galaxy M30 has a more recent 9.0 Pie version while Nokia 7.2 has Android 10 version, providing the user a couple additional features.
Nokia 7.2 has a bit superior processor than Galaxy M30. Both of them have a 6 GB RAM and the same number of cores. The Nokia 7.2 counts with a bit better display than Galaxy M30, because although it has a quite smaller screen, it also counts with a quite better resolution of 1080 x 2340 and a little bit better number of pixels per inch of display.
Nokia 7.2 has a little bit better camera than Samsung Galaxy M30, and although they both have the same video frame rate and the same (Full HD) video quality, the Nokia 7.2 also has a back facing camera with a lot better resolution, a bigger aperture to capture better photos and video in low-light situations and a way bigger sensor capturing lot higher quality pictures.
The Nokia 7.2 and the Galaxy M30 feature quite similar storage for apps and games, both of them have exactly the same internal storage and a slot for SD memory cards that supports a maximum of 512 GB. Samsung Galaxy M30 counts with a very superior battery life than Nokia 7.2, because it has a 43 percent larger battery size.
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