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| Global Score | |
| 74.2 | 79.8 |
| Basic Information | |
| Nokia | Samsung |
| -- | Android 11, 10, 9.0 Pie |
| 2018-04-20 | 2019-09-20 |
| 5.55 x 2.87 x 0.30 inches | 6.24 x 2.94 x 0.30 inches |
| -- | 5.86 ounces |
| Black | Prism crush black, Prism crush green, Prism crush violet and Prism crush white |
| Aluminum and Glass | -- |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.5 inches | 6.4 inches |
| 2560 x 1440 pixels (Quad HD / 2K) | 1560 x 720 pixels |
| P-OLED | Super AMOLED |
| 534 pixels per inch | 268 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.7 | 7.2 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 835 MSM8998 chipset | Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7885 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 | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot |
| 13.18 | 14.14 |
| Camera | |
| 12.00 MP + 5.00 MP | 25.00 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 | -- |
| 3840 x 2160 (4K) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 8.14 | 9.68 |
| 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 |
| 6.3 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3260mAh Li - Ion Battery | 4000mAh Li - Polymer 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, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
The Galaxy A30s has a score of 79.8, which is just a bit better than Nokia 8 Sirocco's overall score of 74.2. Galaxy A30s's construction has the same thickness than Nokia 8 Sirocco, but it is way heavier. The Nokia 8 Sirocco counts with a way better screen than Galaxy A30s, because although it has a little bit smaller screen, it also counts with a lot greater count of pixels per inch in the display and a lot better 1440 x 2560 pixels resolution.
The Samsung Galaxy A30s counts with a slightly bigger memory for games and applications than Nokia 8 Sirocco, and although they both have the same internal storage, the Samsung Galaxy A30s also has a slot for SD memory cards that holds a maximum of 512 GB. The Nokia 8 Sirocco has a little bit better processing power than Galaxy A30s, and although they both have the same number of cores, the Nokia 8 Sirocco also has more RAM memory.
Galaxy A30s captures better photos and videos than Nokia 8 Sirocco, and although they both have a F1.7 diafragm aperture, the same 1920x1080 (Full HD) video quality and the same video frame rate, the Galaxy A30s also has a much more MP back facing camera. The Galaxy A30s features better battery life than Nokia 8 Sirocco, because it has 4000mAh of battery capacity.
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