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| Global Score | |
| 73.8 | 82.4 |
| Basic Information | |
| Nokia | Samsung |
| -- | Android 9.0 Pie, 8.1 Oreo |
| 2017-08-28 | 2019-03-07 |
| 5.96 x 2.90 x 0.31 inches | 6.26 x 2.96 x 0.33 inches |
| 5.64 ounces | 6.14 ounces |
| Blue, Brown and Silver | Black and Blue |
| Aluminum | Plastic |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 449.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.3 inches | 6.4 inches |
| 2560 x 1440 pixels (Quad HD / 2K) | 2280 x 1080 pixels |
| IPS LCD | Super AMOLED |
| 554 pixels per inch | 394 pixels per inch |
| 700 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 9.4 | 8 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 835 MSM8998 chipset | Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7904 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 | 6 GB RAM |
| Adreno 540 GPU | Mali-G71 MP2 GPU |
| 9.36 | 9 |
| 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 | 13.00 MP + 16.00 MP |
| f/2.00 aperture | f/1.90 aperture |
| 27.00mm focal length | 27.00mm focal length |
| 0.33 inches (1/3.06") sensor | 0.32 inches (1/3.1") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 9.57 | 9.13 |
| 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, Dual SIM |
| 6.7 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3090mAh Li - Ion Battery | 5000mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 5.04 | 6.8 |
| 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 and Proximity Sensor |
| -- | FM Radio |
Comparison review
Galaxy M30 has a score of 82.4, which is much better than the Nokia 8's 73.8 general score. The Galaxy M30 construction is newer than Nokia 8's, but it is a little bit thicker and just a bit heavier. Nokia 8 features a little better hardware performance than Galaxy M30, although it has 2 GB lesser RAM, they both have 8 cores.
The Nokia 8 features a much better looking display than Galaxy M30, because although it has a quite smaller screen, it also counts with a better resolution of 1440 x 2560px and more pixels per display inch. The Samsung Galaxy M30 has a much bigger storage for applications and games than Nokia 8, because it has a slot for external memory cards that admits a maximum of 512 GB and 64 GB more internal storage.
Galaxy M30 counts with a very superior battery lifetime than Nokia 8, because it has 5000mAh of battery capacity instead of 3090mAh. The Nokia 8 counts with a bit better camera than Galaxy M30, because although it has a smaller aperture, and they both have the same resolution back camera, the Nokia 8 also counts with a bigger sensor providing a higher image quality and a way higher (4K) video quality.
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