Compare phones
| Global Score | |
| 80.5 | 82.4 |
| Basic Information | |
| Nokia | Samsung |
| Android 11, 10 | Android 9.0 Pie, 8.1 Oreo |
| 2020-09-23 | 2019-03-07 |
| 6.77 x 3.09 x 0.35 inches | 6.26 x 2.96 x 0.33 inches |
| 8.01 ounces | 6.14 ounces |
| Polar night | Black and Blue |
| -- | Plastic |
| $ 449.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.8 inches | 6.4 inches |
| 2400 x 1080 pixels | 2280 x 1080 pixels |
| IPS LCD | Super AMOLED |
| 387 pixels per inch | 394 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 | 6 GB RAM |
| Adreno 620 GPU | Mali-G71 MP2 GPU |
| 9.45 | 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 | |
| 64.00 MP + 24.00 MP | 13.00 MP + 16.00 MP |
| f/1.90 aperture | f/1.90 aperture |
| -- | 27.00mm focal length |
| 0.42 inches (1/2.4") sensor | 0.32 inches (1/3.1") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (4K) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 10.12 | 9.13 |
| 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 | 5000mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 6.32 | 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 Samsung Galaxy M30 is a bit better than the Nokia 8.3 5G, with an 82.4 score against 80.5. Samsung Galaxy M30 is an older phone than Nokia 8.3 5G, but Samsung could make it just a bit thinner and a lot lighter anyway. Both of these phones include Android operating system, but the Samsung Galaxy M30 has 9.0 Pie version and Nokia 8.3 5G has Android 11.
Nokia 8.3 5G and Galaxy M30 have quite similar displays, because although the Galaxy M30 has a little worse 1080 x 2280 resolution and a little bit smaller display, it also counts with a just a bit better pixels number per inch of screen. Nokia 8.3 5G has a bit better hardware performance than Samsung Galaxy M30, and although they both have 8 cpu cores, the Nokia 8.3 5G also has 2 GB more RAM.
Nokia 8.3 5G and Galaxy M30 feature extremely similar storage to install games and applications, they have the same internal memory and a slot for an external memory card that allows up to 512 GB. Nokia 8.3 5G captures much clearer photographs and videos than Galaxy M30, and although they both have a same size camera aperture, the Nokia 8.3 5G also has a way bigger back-facing camera sensor shooting lot better quality videos and pictures, a camera in the back with much more megapixels and a much better 3840x2160 video quality.
The Galaxy M30 features a bit longer battery lifetime than Nokia 8.3 5G, because it has a 5000mAh battery capacity instead of 4500mAh.
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