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| Global Score | |
| 84.2 | 83.3 |
| Basic Information | |
| Nokia | Samsung |
| Android 11 | Android 11, 9.0 Pie |
| -- | 2019-09-29 |
| -- | 6.26 x 2.96 x 0.35 inches |
| -- | 6.63 ounces |
| -- | Black, Blue and White |
| Aluminum and Glass | Plastic |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.7 inches | 6.4 inches |
| 2880 x 1440 pixels | 2340 x 1080 pixels |
| OLED | Super AMOLED |
| 481 pixels per inch | 403 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.6 | 8.1 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 865 SM8250 chipset | Samsung Exynos 9611 chipset |
| Kryo 585, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2840 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2300 MHz) processor |
| 6 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Adreno 650 GPU | Mali-G72 MP3 GPU |
| 9.63 | 9.27 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot |
| 10.1 | 11.74 |
| Camera | |
| 108.00 MP + 20.00 MP | 48.00 MP + 16.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/2.00 aperture |
| -- | 12.00mm focal length |
| 0.75 inches (1/1.33") sensor | 0.5 inches (1/2") sensor |
| 7680 x 4320 (120 fps) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| -- | 1280 x 720 (240 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 14.74 | 11.44 |
| 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 | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 10.7 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 5000mAh Battery | 6000mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | -- |
| 6.8 | 7.52 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.1 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| -- | FM Radio |
Comparison review
The Nokia 9.3 PureView is slightly better than Samsung Galaxy M30s, with an 84.2 score against 83.3. These phones use the same Android 11 OS, so they should give you the same operating system features. The Nokia 9.3 PureView construction is way lighter and notably thinner than Samsung Galaxy M30s. Nokia 9.3 PureView features just a bit better hardware performance than Galaxy M30s, and although they both have 8 cores, the Nokia 9.3 PureView also has 2 GB more RAM.
Nokia 9.3 PureView has just a bit better looking display than Samsung Galaxy M30s, because it has a little bigger display, a better resolution of 1440 x 2880 pixels and a little more pixels per inch of display. The Samsung Galaxy M30s counts with a better storage for applications and games than Nokia 9.3 PureView, because although it has less internal storage, it also counts with an external SD slot that admits up to 512 GB.
The Galaxy M30s has greater battery lifetime than Nokia 9.3 PureView, because it has 6000mAh of battery capacity against 5000mAh. Nokia 9.3 PureView shoots much clearer pictures and videos than Galaxy M30s, because it has a bigger camera aperture to capture better photography and videos in low light environments, a back facing camera with a lot higher 108 megapixels resolution, a much larger sensor and a lot higher video quality.
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