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| Global Score | |
| 72.1 | 79.6 |
| Basic Information | |
| Nokia | Samsung |
| Android 10, 9.0 Pie | -- |
| 2018-12-21 | 2019-03-02 |
| 6.09 x 2.98 x 0.31 inches | 6.24 x 2.94 x 0.30 inches |
| 6.35 ounces | 5.82 ounces |
| Blue, Brown and Silver | Black, Blue and White |
| Glass and Plastic | Plastic |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.2 inches | 6.4 inches |
| 2280 x 1080 pixels | 2340 x 1080 pixels |
| IPS LCD | Super AMOLED |
| 407 pixels per inch | 403 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.1 | 8 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 710 SDM710 chipset | Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7904 chipset |
| Kryo 360, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2200 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 1800 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Adreno 616 GPU | Mali-G71 MP2 GPU |
| 9.18 | 8.91 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 400 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot |
| 11.34 | 11.74 |
| Camera | |
| 12.00 MP + 20.00 MP | 16.00 MP + 16.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/1.70 aperture |
| -- | 27.00mm focal length |
| 0.39 inches (1/2.55") sensor | 0.36 inches (1/2.8") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 9.68 | 9.46 |
| 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 | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 6.7 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3500mAh Li - Ion Battery | 4000mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 5.44 | 5.92 |
| 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, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| -- | FM Radio |
Comparison review
Galaxy A30 has a global score of 79.6, which is better than the Nokia 8.1's score of 72.1. The Galaxy A30 body is a bit thinner and just a little bit lighter than the Nokia 8.1, even though they were only released 2 months apart. Nokia 8.1 features a little sharper screen than Samsung Galaxy A30, because although it has a little smaller display and a bit worse 1080 x 2280 resolution, it also counts with a little more pixels per inch in the screen.
Galaxy A30 counts with a slightly better memory capacity to install games and applications than Nokia 8.1, and although they both have equal 64 GB internal storage, the Galaxy A30 also has an external memory card slot that holds a maximum of 512 GB. The Nokia 8.1 counts with just a bit better performance than Samsung Galaxy A30. Both of them have 4 GB of RAM memory and a Octa-Core processor.
The Samsung Galaxy A30 has just a little bit longer battery lifetime than Nokia 8.1, because it has 4000mAh of battery capacity. Nokia 8.1 has a bit better camera than Samsung Galaxy A30, because although it has a smaller diafragm aperture which is not favorable for low light captures and a back camera with a way worse 12 mega-pixels resolution, it also counts with a bigger back camera sensor which provides a better photo and video quality and a lot better 3840x2160 (4K) video resolution.
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