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| Global Score | |
| 73.8 | 79.8 |
| Basic Information | |
| Nokia | Samsung |
| -- | Android 11, 10, 9.0 Pie |
| 2017-08-28 | 2019-09-20 |
| 5.96 x 2.90 x 0.31 inches | 6.24 x 2.94 x 0.30 inches |
| 5.64 ounces | 5.86 ounces |
| Blue, Brown and Silver | Prism crush black, Prism crush green, Prism crush violet and Prism crush white |
| Aluminum | -- |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 449.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.3 inches | 6.4 inches |
| 2560 x 1440 pixels (Quad HD / 2K) | 1560 x 720 pixels |
| IPS LCD | Super AMOLED |
| 554 pixels per inch | 268 pixels per inch |
| 700 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 9.4 | 7.2 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 835 MSM8998 chipset | Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7885 chipset |
| Kryo 280, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2500 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 540 GPU | Mali-G71 MP2 GPU |
| 9.36 | 8.91 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot |
| 10.78 | 14.14 |
| Camera | |
| 13.00 MP + 13.00 MP | 25.00 MP + 16.00 MP |
| f/2.00 aperture | f/1.70 aperture |
| 27.00mm focal length | 27.00mm focal length |
| 0.33 inches (1/3.06") sensor | -- |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 9.57 | 9.68 |
| 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 |
| 6.7 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3090mAh Li - Ion Battery | 4000mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 5.04 | 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
Samsung Galaxy A30s is a bit better than the Nokia 8, with a 79.8 score against 73.8. The Samsung Galaxy A30s body is notably newer and a little thinner, but also a little heavier than Nokia 8. Nokia 8 has a lot better display than Galaxy A30s, because although it has a quite smaller screen, it also counts with a much better 1440 x 2560 resolution and a way higher display density.
The Nokia 8 features a little bit better hardware performance than Galaxy A30s. Both have the same number of cores and 4 GB of RAM memory. Samsung Galaxy A30s features a much better storage capacity for applications and games than Nokia 8, because it has a SD memory card expansion slot that admits up to 512 GB and more internal storage.
Samsung Galaxy A30s features improved battery lifetime than Nokia 8, because it has 4000mAh of battery capacity instead of 3090mAh. Galaxy A30s captures clearer photos and videos than Nokia 8, and although they both have the same 1920x1080 video quality and the same video frame rate, the Galaxy A30s also has a much higher 25 mega pixels resolution back facing camera and a larger aperture for better photos in poorly lited situations.
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