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| Global Score | |
| 76.4 | 79.8 |
| Basic Information | |
| Nokia | Samsung |
| -- | Android 11, 10, 9.0 Pie |
| 2019-03-03 | 2019-09-20 |
| 6.10 x 2.95 x 0.31 inches | 6.24 x 2.94 x 0.30 inches |
| 6.07 ounces | 5.86 ounces |
| Blue | Prism crush black, Prism crush green, Prism crush violet and Prism crush white |
| Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5) | -- |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 699.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6 inches | 6.4 inches |
| 2880 x 1440 pixels | 1560 x 720 pixels |
| P-OLED | Super AMOLED |
| 537 pixels per inch | 268 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.8 | 7.2 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 845 SDM845 chipset | Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7885 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 | 128 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot |
| 10.1 | 14.14 |
| Camera | |
| 12.00 MP + 20.00 MP | 25.00 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 | -- |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 9.68 | 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 | |
| 3320mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 4000mAh Li - Polymer 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, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
The Galaxy A30s has a global score of 79.8, which is a little bit better than Nokia 9 PureView's 76.4 general score. Galaxy A30s is a just a little lighter and just a bit thinner device than Nokia 9 PureView, even though both of them were released with only 7 months difference. The Nokia 9 PureView counts with a much sharper screen than Galaxy A30s, because although it has a quite smaller display, it also counts with a much better resolution of 1440 x 2880 pixels and a much higher number of pixels per inch in the screen.
The Nokia 9 PureView counts with a little better performance than Galaxy A30s, and although they both have a Octa-Core processor, the Nokia 9 PureView also has a higher amount of RAM. Galaxy A30s has much more memory capacity to store more games and applications than Nokia 9 PureView, and although they both have the same internal memory capacity, the Galaxy A30s also has an external memory slot that holds a maximum of 512 GB.
The Nokia 9 PureView and the Samsung Galaxy A30s count with incredibly similar cameras, and although the Samsung Galaxy A30s has a larger aperture and a back-facing camera with lot more megapixels, they both have the same 30 frames per second video frame rates and the same 1920x1080 video definition.
Samsung Galaxy A30s counts with greater battery life than Nokia 9 PureView, because it has 4000mAh of battery capacity instead of 3320mAh.
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