Compare phones
| Global Score | |
| 62.8 | 81.7 |
| Basic Information | |
| Nokia | Samsung |
| Windows Phone 8.1 Lumia Denim UI | -- |
| 2014-09-04 | 2017-04-21 |
| 5.49 x 2.78 x 0.33 inches | 5.86 x 2.68 x 0.31 inches |
| 5.29 ounces | 5.47 ounces |
| Black, Green, Orange and White | Arctic silver, Burgundy red, Coral blue, Maple gold, Midnight black, Orchid gray and Rose pink |
| -- | Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5) |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 175.00 | $ 173.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5 inches | 5.8 inches |
| 720 x 1280 pixels (HD) | 2960 x 1440 pixels |
| IPS LCD | Super AMOLED |
| 294 pixels per inch | 568 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 8.1 | 8.9 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 400 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 835 MSM8998 chipset |
| Quad-Core 1200 MHz processor | Kryo 280, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2350 MHz) processor |
| 1 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Adreno 305 (450 MHz) GPU | Adreno 540 GPU |
| 8.37 | 9.27 |
| Storage | |
| 16 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot |
| 6.72 | 10.78 |
| Camera | |
| 10.00 MP + 0.90 MP | 12.00 MP + 8.00 MP |
| f/2.20 aperture | f/1.70 aperture |
| 26.00mm focal length | 26.00mm focal length |
| 0.29 inches (1/3.4") sensor | 0.39 inches (1/2.55") sensor |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| -- | 1280 x 720 (240 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 8.58 | 9.79 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA, HSUPA, EDGE, GPRS and GSM | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM |
| 7 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 2200mAh Battery | 3000mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | Wireless Charging |
| 528 hours standby time 12.9 hours talk time | -- |
| 4.16 | 4.96 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0 | Bluetooth 5.0, EDR |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| -- | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| FM Radio | -- |
Comparison review
The Galaxy S8 is much better than the Nokia Lumia 830, with a global score of 81.7 against 62.8. Even though Galaxy S8 is just a little heavier than the Nokia Lumia 830, it's a little bit thinner and also noticeably newer. The Samsung Galaxy S8 counts with a better hardware performance than Lumia 830, because although it has doesn't have an additional GPU, it also counts with a higher amount of RAM memory and a higher number of faster cores.
Galaxy S8 has a bit sharper display than Lumia 830, because it has a bigger screen, a way higher resolution of 1440 x 2960 and a way higher screen density. The Samsung Galaxy S8 has a very superior storage capacity to install games and applications than Lumia 830, because it has a slot for SD memory cards that admits a maximum of 256 GB and more internal memory capacity.
Galaxy S8 features better battery duration than Nokia Lumia 830, because it has a 3000mAh battery size against 2200mAh. Galaxy S8 takes better photos and videos than Lumia 830, because it has a lot larger aperture to take better low light photography and video, a back camera with more megapixels, a much larger back-facing camera sensor shooting way better quality photographs and a lot higher 3840x2160 (4K) video quality.
Despite of being the best phone of the ones we are comparing here, the Samsung Galaxy S8 is also the cheapest one, which makes it an easy decision.
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