Samsung Galaxy A30 vs Nokia 4.2 Specs Comparison

Availability

Officially announced
Feb 25, 2019	Feb 24, 2019
Prices (MSRP)
	3GB/32GB - $199

Design

Dimensions
6.24 x 2.94 x 0.30 inches 158.5 x 74.7 x 7.7 mm	5.86 x 2.81 x 0.33 inches 148.95 x 71.30 x 8.39 mm
Weight
5.82 oz / 165.0 g	5.68 oz / 161.0 g
Materials
Back: Plastic	Back: Glass Frame: Plastic
Biometrics
2D Face unlock, Fingerprint (touch)	2D Face unlock, Fingerprint (touch)
Features
	Notification light
Keys
Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key	Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Black, Blue, White	Black, Pink

Display

Size
6.4-inch, 85.24% screen-to-body	5.7-inch, 76.60% screen-to-body
Type
Super AMOLED	IPS LCD
Resolution
2340x1080px, 19.5:9 ratio, 403 PPI	1520x720px, 19:9 ratio, 295 PPI
Protection
Corning Gorilla Glass 3

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Bright Max (20% APL)
Untested	Untested
Bright Min
1 (Excellent)	Untested

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Hardware

System chip
Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7904 (14 nm)	Snapdragon 439 SDM439 (12 nm)
Processor
Octa-core 1800 MHz ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53	Octa-core 1950 MHz ARM Cortex-A53
GPU
Mali-G71 MP2	Adreno 505
Memory
4GB (LPDDR4)/64GB 3GB/32GB	3GB (LPDDR3)/32GB 2GB/16GB
Storage expansion
microSDXC up to 512 GB	microSDXC up to 400 GB
OS
Android (10, 9.0 Pie)	Android (10, 9.0 Pie)

Battery

Type
4000 mAh, Li - Ion	3000 mAh
Charging
Samsung Adaptive Fast Charging

Camera

Rear
Dual camera	Dual camera
Main camera
16 MP (PDAF) Aperture size: F1.7 Focal length: 27 mm Sensor size: 1/2.8" Pixel size: 1.12 μm	13 MP (PDAF) Aperture size: F2.2 Sensor size: 1/3" Pixel size: 1.12 μm
Second camera
5 MP (Ultra-wide) Aperture size: F2.2 Focal Length: 13 mm Sensor size: 1/5" Pixel size: 1.12 μm	2 MP (Depth information) Aperture size: F2.2 Pixel size: 1.75 μm
Flash
LED	LED
Video recording
1080p (30 fps) Video calling, Video sharing	1080p Video calling, Video sharing
Front
16 MP Video capture: 1080p (30 fps)	8 MP

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
5.0	4.2
WLAN
dual-band Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot 802.11 a, b, g, n, ac	Yes Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot 802.11 b, g, n
USB
Type-C, USB 2.0	microUSB, USB 2.0
Sensors
Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Hall (for flip covers), Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor	Accelerometer, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor
Location
GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, BeiDou, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning	GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, BeiDou, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning
Other
VoIP, Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync	NFC, UMA (Wi-Fi Calling), VoIP, Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync

Multimedia

Headphones
3.5mm jack	3.5mm jack
Speakers
Earpiece, Loudspeaker	Earpiece, Loudspeaker
Features
Dolby Atmos, Album art cover, Background playback	Album art cover, Background playback
Screen mirroring
Wireless screen share
Radio
FM
Additional microphone(s)
Noise cancellation

Cellular

LTE Bands
1, 3, 5, 7, 8, 20	1, 3, 5, 7, 8, 20, 28
TDD Bands
38, 40, 41	38, 40, 41
3G Bands
5, 8, 2, 1	1, 5, 8
Data Speed
LTE-A Cat 12/13 (600/150 Mbit/s), HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s	LTE Cat 4 (150/50 Mbit/s), HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s
Dual SIM
Yes
SIM type
Nano SIM	Nano SIM
VoLTE
Yes	Yes

Regulatory Approval

FCC approval
Date approved: Feb 14, 2019 FCC ID value: A3LSMA305F
Measured SAR
Head: 0.32 W/kg Body: 0.52 W/kg Simultaneous Transmission: 1.43 W/kg Wireless Router: 1.15 W/kg

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