Samsung Galaxy A30 vs Nokia 5.1 Plus (Nokia X5) Comparison and Differences

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Samsung Galaxy A30

Samsung Galaxy A30

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Nokia 5.1 Plus (Nokia X5)

Nokia 5.1 Plus (Nokia X5)

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Samsung Galaxy A30 or Nokia 5.1 Plus (Nokia X5) Specs Comparison

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Common specs

Brand and model Samsung Galaxy A30 Nokia 5.1 Plus (Nokia X5)
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Release date 2019, February 2018, July
Dimensions (HxWxD) 158.5 x 74.7 x 7.7 mm | 6.24 x 6.24 x 2.94 in 149.5 x 72 x 8.1 mm | 5.89 x 5.89 x 2.83 in
Weight 165 g | 5.82 oz 160 g | 5.64 oz
Body Build Front glass, plastic body Front/back glass, plastic frame
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Colors Black, Blue, Red Night black, Glacier white, Baltic sea blue
Battery 4000 mAh,  Non-removable Li-Po 3060 mAh,  Non-removable Li-Ion
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Screen

Technology Super AMOLED IPS LCD
Touchscreen capacitive touchscreen capacitive touchscreen
Display colors 16M 16M
Screen size 6.4" in 5.86" in
Screen area 100.5 cm2 85.7 cm2
Screen format 19.5:9 (height:width) 19:9 (height:width)
Screen to body ratio 84.9% 79.6%
Screen resolution 1080 x 2340 px 720 x 1520 px
Screen PPI /points per inch/ 403 PPI 287 PPI
Screen protection Corning Gorilla Glass 3
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Camera and Video

Rear camera, main 16 MP, Dual 13 MP, Dual
Camera specs -16 MP, f/1.7, PDAF
- 5 MP, f/2.2, 12mm, (ultrawide)
-13 MP, f/2.0, PDAF
-5 MP, depth sensor
Functions LED flash, panorama, HDR LED flash, HDR, panorama
Video 1080p@30fps 1080p@30fps
Front camera, selfie 16 MP, Single 8 MP, Single
Specifications 16 MP, f/2.0 8 MP, f/2.2, 26mm (wide)
Video 1080p@30fps

Performance

Operating system - OS Android 9.0 (Pie) Android 8.1 (Oreo), upgradable to Android 9.0 (Pie); Android One
Chipset - Exynos 7904 Octa (14 nm) - Mediatek MT6771 Helio P60 (12 nm)
CPU - Octa-core (2x1.8 GHz Cortex-A73 & 6x1.6 GHz Cortex-A53) - Octa-core (4x1.8 GHz Cortex-A73 & 4x1.8 GHz Cortex-A53) - Global
-Octa-core (4x2.0 GHz Cortex-A73 & 4x2.0 GHz Cortex-A53) - China
GPU Mali-G71 MP2 Mali-G72 MP3
External memory microSD, up to 512 GB (dedicated slot) microSD, up to 400 GB
Internal memory 64 GB, 4 GB RAM 32 GB, 3 GB RAM 64 GB, 4 GB RAM 32 GB, 3 GB RAM

Benchmark

Antutu 8 Total 118303
Antutu 7 Total
GeekBench 6 Single Core 263
GeekBench 6 Multi Core 831
GeekBench 6 OpenCL 791
GeekBench 6 Vulkan 925
GeekBench 5 Single Core 258 273
GeekBench 5 Multi-Core 942 1150

Communication and Connectivity

SIM card Single SIM (Nano-SIM)Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)
Network GSM / HSPA / LTE GSM / CDMA / HSPA / LTE
Bands -2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (dual-SIM model only)
-3G - HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
-4G - LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 20(800), 38(2600), 40(2300), 41(2500)
-2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 
CDMA 800 & TD-SCDMA
-3G - HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
-4G - LTE
Speed HSPA, LTE-A HSPA, LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps
GPRS Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, WiFi Direct, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, WiFi Direct, hotspot
GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO
NFC
USB 2.0, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector 2.0, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector
Bluetooth Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, WiFi Direct, hotspot 4.2, A2DP, LE
Harmful irradiation
SAR EU - 0.25 W/kg (head) 1.17 W/kg (body)

SAR EU - 0.78 W/kg (head)     1.89 W/kg (body)    

Music and Audio

Radio FM radio FM radio
Headphone jack Yes Yes
Others - Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic - Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic

Other features

Sensors - Fingerprint (rear-mounted), accelerometer, proximity, compass - Fingerprint (rear-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass
Other extras
- Fast battery charging 15W
Versions
- Versions: SM-A305F/DS (Global)

- Versions: Nokia 5.1 Plus (Global); Nokia X5 (China)

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