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| Global Score | |
| 76.4 | 79.6 |
| Basic Information | |
| Nokia | Samsung |
| 2019-03-03 | 2019-03-02 |
| 6.10 x 2.95 x 0.31 inches | 6.24 x 2.94 x 0.30 inches |
| 6.07 ounces | 5.82 ounces |
| Blue | Black, Blue and White |
| Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5) | Plastic |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 699.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6 inches | 6.4 inches |
| 2880 x 1440 pixels | 2340 x 1080 pixels |
| P-OLED | Super AMOLED |
| 537 pixels per inch | 403 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.8 | 8 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 845 SDM845 chipset | Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7904 chipset |
| Kryo 385, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2800 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 630 GPU | Mali-G71 MP2 GPU |
| 9.63 | 8.91 |
| 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 | |
| 12.00 MP + 20.00 MP | 16.00 MP + 16.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/1.70 aperture |
| 28.00mm focal length | 27.00mm focal length |
| 0.36 inches (1/2.8") sensor | 0.36 inches (1/2.8") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 9.68 | 9.46 |
| 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 | |
| 3320mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 4000mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | -- |
| 5.28 | 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 is a bit better than the Nokia 9 PureView, having a 79.6 score against 76.4. Even when the Galaxy A30 and the Nokia 9 PureView were released with only a couple of months difference, the Galaxy A30 is just a little lighter and a little bit thinner. Nokia 9 PureView counts with a bit faster processor than Galaxy A30, and although they both have the same number of cores, the Nokia 9 PureView also has a greater amount of RAM memory.
The Nokia 9 PureView has a bit more vivid display than Galaxy A30, because although it has a little bit smaller display, it also counts with a better 1440 x 2880 pixels resolution and a higher quantity of pixels per inch in the screen. The Nokia 9 PureView takes just a bit better photographs and videos than Samsung Galaxy A30, because although it has a much less megapixels resolution camera and a tinier aperture which is not nice for low light captures, and they both have the same back-facing camera sensor size, the Nokia 9 PureView also counts with a much better 3840x2160 (4K) video resolution.
The Galaxy A30 has a greater memory capacity to install games and applications than Nokia 9 PureView, because although it has less internal memory capacity, it also counts with a SD card slot that admits up to 512 GB. Samsung Galaxy A30 features greater battery duration than Nokia 9 PureView, because it has 4000mAh of battery capacity instead of 3320mAh.
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