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| Global Score | |
| 80.5 | 79.6 |
| Basic Information | |
| Nokia | Samsung |
| Android 11, 10 | -- |
| 2020-09-23 | 2019-03-02 |
| 6.77 x 3.09 x 0.35 inches | 6.24 x 2.94 x 0.30 inches |
| 8.01 ounces | 5.82 ounces |
| Polar night | Black, Blue and White |
| -- | Plastic |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 449.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.8 inches | 6.4 inches |
| 2400 x 1080 pixels | 2340 x 1080 pixels |
| IPS LCD | Super AMOLED |
| 387 pixels per inch | 403 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8 | 8 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 765G SM7250-AB chipset | Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7904 chipset |
| Kryo 475, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2400 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 1800 MHz) processor |
| 8 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Adreno 620 GPU | Mali-G71 MP2 GPU |
| 9.45 | 8.91 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot |
| 14.14 | 11.74 |
| Camera | |
| 64.00 MP + 24.00 MP | 16.00 MP + 16.00 MP |
| f/1.90 aperture | f/1.70 aperture |
| -- | 27.00mm focal length |
| 0.42 inches (1/2.4") sensor | 0.36 inches (1/2.8") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (4K) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 10.12 | 9.46 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| 5G, 5G, 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 |
| 10.7 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4500mAh Battery | 4000mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 6.32 | 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 | FM Radio |
Comparison review
Nokia 8.3 5G has a general score of 80.5, which is slightly better than Samsung Galaxy A30's overall score of 79.6. Although the Nokia 8.3 5G is newer than Samsung Galaxy A30, it's thicker and extremely heavier. Nokia 8.3 5G has a bit more powerful processing unit than Galaxy A30, and although they both have a Octa-Core CPU, the Nokia 8.3 5G also has more RAM.
Galaxy A30 features a display that's just as good as the screen in Nokia 8.3 5G, because although the Galaxy A30 has a little bit smaller screen and a bit lower 1080 x 2340 resolution, it also counts with a just a little higher display density. The Nokia 8.3 5G counts with a bit better camera than Samsung Galaxy A30, because although it has a smaller camera aperture, it also counts with a much better video definition, a lot more mega pixels back camera and a larger back camera sensor shooting higher quality photos and videos.
The Nokia 8.3 5G features a much bigger memory capacity to store more games and applications than Galaxy A30, and although they both have a SD extension slot that admits a maximum of 512 GB, the Nokia 8.3 5G also has 128 GB internal storage. The Nokia 8.3 5G counts with a little longer battery duration than Samsung Galaxy A30, because it has a 13% bigger battery capacity.
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