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| Global Score | |
| 74.5 | 82.4 |
| Basic Information | |
| Nokia | Samsung |
| Android 11 | Android 9.0 Pie, 8.1 Oreo |
| -- | 2019-03-07 |
| 6.84 x 3.06 x 0.35 inches | 6.26 x 2.96 x 0.33 inches |
| 7.76 ounces | 6.14 ounces |
| Midnight Sun and Ocean Blue | Black and Blue |
| Plastic and Plastic | Plastic |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.8 inches | 6.4 inches |
| 1560 x 720 pixels | 2280 x 1080 pixels |
| IPS LCD | Super AMOLED |
| 253 pixels per inch | 394 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 7.1 | 8 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 480 SM4350 chipset | Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7904 chipset |
| Kryo 460, 64-bit, 8 nm (Octa-Core 2000 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 619 GPU | Mali-G71 MP2 GPU |
| 9.09 | 9 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot |
| 11.74 | 14.14 |
| Camera | |
| 48.00 MP + 8.00 MP | 13.00 MP + 16.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/1.90 aperture |
| -- | 27.00mm focal length |
| -- | 0.32 inches (1/3.1") sensor |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 10.34 | 9.13 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G) and HSDPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 10.6 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 5000mAh Nano SIM Battery | 5000mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 6.8 | 6.8 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | -- |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Proximity Sensor |
| -- | FM Radio |
Comparison review
The Samsung Galaxy M30 has a general score of 82.4, which is much better than Nokia G50's global score of 74.5. Both phones in this review have Android OS, but Samsung Galaxy M30 has newer 9.0 Pie version while Nokia G50 has Android 11 version, providing the user a couple additional features. Samsung Galaxy M30 is a a little thinner and noticeably lighter cellphone than Nokia G50.
The Galaxy M30 features a much better looking display than Nokia G50, because although it has a bit smaller screen, it also counts with a way better number of pixels per inch in the display and a lot higher 1080 x 2280 resolution. The Nokia G50 features a bit superior processor than Galaxy M30, although it has a smaller amount of RAM, they both have a Octa-Core processor.
The Nokia G50 shoots much better pictures and videos than Galaxy M30, and although they both have the same video frame rate and the same video definition, the Nokia G50 also has a bigger diafragm aperture and a back facing camera with a way better resolution. Samsung Galaxy M30 counts with a much bigger storage capacity for applications and games than Nokia G50, and although they both have an external SD slot that holds a maximum of 512 GB, the Samsung Galaxy M30 also has 128 GB internal storage.
Samsung Galaxy M30 and Nokia G50 count with extremely similar batteries performance.
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