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| Global Score | |
| 74.2 | 79.6 |
| Basic Information | |
| Nokia | Samsung |
| 2018-04-20 | 2019-03-02 |
| 5.55 x 2.87 x 0.30 inches | 6.24 x 2.94 x 0.30 inches |
| -- | 5.82 ounces |
| Black | Black, Blue and White |
| Aluminum and Glass | Plastic |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.5 inches | 6.4 inches |
| 2560 x 1440 pixels (Quad HD / 2K) | 2340 x 1080 pixels |
| P-OLED | Super AMOLED |
| 534 pixels per inch | 403 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.7 | 8 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 835 MSM8998 chipset | Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7904 chipset |
| Kryo 280, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2450 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 1800 MHz) processor |
| 6 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Adreno 540 GPU | Mali-G71 MP2 GPU |
| 9.45 | 8.91 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot |
| 13.18 | 11.74 |
| Camera | |
| 12.00 MP + 5.00 MP | 16.00 MP + 16.00 MP |
| f/1.70 aperture | f/1.70 aperture |
| 25.00mm focal length | 27.00mm focal length |
| 0.39 inches (1/2.55") sensor | 0.36 inches (1/2.8") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (4K) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 8.14 | 9.46 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA and HSUPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 6.3 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3260mAh Li - Ion Battery | 4000mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | -- |
| 5.2 | 5.92 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | -- |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| -- | FM Radio |
Comparison review
The Galaxy A30 has a general score of 79.6, which is a little bit better than Nokia 8 Sirocco's score of 74.2. The Galaxy A30 is a notably heavier cellphone than Nokia 8 Sirocco, but both of them are equally thin. Nokia 8 Sirocco counts with a bit more powerful processor than Galaxy A30, and although they both have the same number of cores, the Nokia 8 Sirocco also has a larger amount of RAM memory.
The Nokia 8 Sirocco has a little bit better looking screen than Galaxy A30, because although it has a quite smaller screen, it also counts with a higher 1440 x 2560 pixels resolution and a higher count of pixels per inch of screen. Galaxy A30 shoots much better videos and photos than Nokia 8 Sirocco, because although it has a smaller back-facing camera sensor taking worse quality videos and photos, and they both have a same size camera aperture, the same video frame rates and the same video quality, the Galaxy A30 also counts with a back camera with a way higher 16 mega-pixels resolution.
The Nokia 8 Sirocco counts with a bigger memory capacity to install games and applications than Samsung Galaxy A30, because although it has a SD card slot that supports 256 GB smaller, it also counts with 64 GB more internal storage. Samsung Galaxy A30 counts with greater battery life than Nokia 8 Sirocco, because it has 4000mAh of battery capacity.
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