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| Global Score | |
| 80.8 | 82.4 |
| Basic Information | |
| Nokia | Samsung |
| Android 11 | Android 9.0 Pie, 8.1 Oreo |
| 2021-07-29 | 2019-03-07 |
| 6.76 x 3.21 x 0.42 inches | 6.26 x 2.96 x 0.33 inches |
| 10.02 ounces | 6.14 ounces |
| Granite Gre and Ultra Blue | Black and Blue |
| Plastic and Plastic | Plastic |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 550.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.7 inches | 6.4 inches |
| 2400 x 1080 pixels | 2280 x 1080 pixels |
| -- | Super AMOLED |
| 393 pixels per inch | 394 pixels per inch |
| 550 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.5 | 8 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 480 SM4350 chipset | Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7904 chipset |
| Kryo 460 Gold, 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 |
| 6 GB RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Adreno 619 GPU | Mali-G71 MP2 GPU |
| 9.18 | 9 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot |
| 14.14 | 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 |
| 0.43 inches (1/2.3") sensor | 0.32 inches (1/3.1") sensor |
| 1920 x 1080 (60 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 10.89 | 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 | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 10.6 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4630mAh Battery | 5000mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | -- |
| 6.48 | 6.8 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.1 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | -- |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Proximity Sensor |
| -- | FM Radio |
Comparison review
The Galaxy M30 has a general score of 82.4, which is a little bit better than Nokia XR20's overall score of 80.8. Both of these devices use Android OS, but Galaxy M30 has a newer 9.0 Pie version and Nokia XR20 has Android 11 version. The Galaxy M30 is an notably older cellphone than Nokia XR20, but Samsung managed to build it extremely lighter and way thinner anyway.
Nokia XR20 counts with a slightly better screen than Samsung Galaxy M30, because although it has a little less pixels per inch in the display, it also counts with a little bit larger display and a bit higher resolution of 1080 x 2400. The Galaxy M30 and Nokia XR20 both count with very similar storage capacity for applications and games, they have equal internal memory capacity and a slot for an external memory card that admits a maximum of 512 GB.
The Nokia XR20 features a bit better CPU than Samsung Galaxy M30. Both of them have a 6 GB RAM and 8 cpu cores. Galaxy M30 features a little longer battery duration than Nokia XR20, because it has 5000mAh of battery capacity. Nokia XR20 shoots much better photos and videos than Galaxy M30, and although they both have the same 1920x1080 (Full HD) video resolution, the Nokia XR20 also has a back facing camera with a lot higher resolution, better 60 fps video frame rate, a lot bigger sensor and a larger diafragm aperture to take better photos and videos in poorly lited environments.
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