Nokia C30 64GB vs Nokia G21

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Comparing the Nokia C30 64GB vs Nokia G21 across performance, display, camera, battery, storage, expert reviews and user rating to help determine the better smartphone.

Here is the summary of the results:

Performance: Nokia G21 scores higher on the Geekbench Multi-Core test with 1,204, while Nokia C30 64GB scores 690, making Nokia G21 the better performer.


Display: Nokia C30 64GB offers a screen size of 6.82 inches, while Nokia G21 offers 6.5 inches, making Nokia C30 64GB the larger display of the two. Both Nokia C30 64GB and Nokia G21 feature the same IPS LCD display.


Rear Camera: Nokia G21 offers a higher rear camera resolution with 50 MP, while Nokia C30 64GB offers 13 MP, making Nokia G21 better for rear camera photography.


Front Camera: Nokia G21 offers a higher front camera resolution with 8 MP, while Nokia C30 64GB offers 5 MP, making Nokia G21 better for front camera photography.


Battery: Nokia G21 delivers longer battery life with 18h 29m, while Nokia C30 64GB delivers 14h 04m, making Nokia G21 the better pick for all day usage.


Storage: Both Nokia C30 64GB and Nokia G21 offer the same internal storage of 64 GB.


Expert Review: Nokia G21 receives a higher expert rating of 7.5 from the editorial team, while Nokia C30 64GB is rated 6.


User Rating: Nokia G21 receives a higher user rating of 3.8, while Nokia C30 64GB has a rating of 3.6.

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Summary

Release Date

21 Oct, 2021
26 Apr, 2022
14 May, 2026

Performance

Unisoc SC9863A
Unisoc T606
Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5
Tru-Octa Core (upto 1.6 GHz)
Octa Core (upto 1.6 GHz)
Octa Core (upto 4.61 GHz)
4 GB RAM
4 GB RAM
16 GB RAM

Display

6.82 inches (17.32 cm)
6.5 inches (16.51 cm)
6.82 inches (17.32 cm)
IPS LCD
IPS LCD
AMOLED
720x1640 px (HD+)
720x1600 px (HD+)
1440x3168 px (QHD+)
N/A
90 Hz Refresh Rate
144 Hz Refresh Rate

Rear Camera

13 MP
Wide Angle Primary Camera
50 MP
Wide Angle Primary Camera
200 MP
Primary Camera (upto 3.7x Optical Zoom)
2 MP
Depth Camera
2 MP
Macro Camera
200 MP
Telephoto Camera
N/A
2 MP
Depth Camera
50 MP
Ultra-Wide Angle Camera

Front Camera

5 MP
8 MP
Wide Angle Lens
50 MP

Battery

6000 mAh
5050 mAh
6600 mAh
N/A
18W Fast Charging
100W Flash Charging
No Wireless Charging
No Wireless Charging
Wireless Charging

Storage

64 GB
64 GB
512 GB
eMMC 5.1
eMMC 5.1
UFS 4.1

Expert Review

6.0/10
7.5/10
8.7/10

Pros

  • Decent battery life
  • Large display
  • Stock interface
  • Robust design
  • Clean software
  • Good battery life
  • Stellar and versatile three-lens camera system
  • Excellent performance
  • Bright and crisp 2K AMOLED display

Cons

  • Poor cameras
  • Performance is not great
  • Clunky bezels
  • Charging can take a lot of time
  • Performance could be better
  • Cameras are average
  • Lags on occasion
  • Battery life could have been better
  • Very expensive with camera kit
  • No shortcut key

User Ratings

3.6/5
(363 ratings)
3.8/5
(4,527 ratings)
4.6/5
(29 ratings)

Benchmarks (The higher, the better)

91,300
AnTuTu Score
N/A
3,977,648
AnTuTu Score
14h 04m
Battery Life (PC Mark)
18h 29m
Battery Life (PC Mark)
15h 10m
Battery Life (PC Mark)

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General

Launch Date

Oct 21, 2021
(Official)
Apr 26, 2022
(Official)
May 06, 2026
(Official)

Operating System

Android v11
Android v11
Android v16

OS Updates

N/A
N/A
5 Year

Security Updates

N/A
N/A
7 Year

Custom UI

Android Go
N/A
Origin OS

Performance

Performance Rating

Good
Good
Best In Class

Chipset

Unisoc SC9863A
Unisoc T606
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 SM8850-AC

Processor

Octa core, 1.6 GHz, Cortex A55
Octa core

1.6 GHz, Dual core, Cortex A75 1.6 GHz, Hexa Core, Cortex A55
Octa core

4.61 GHz, Dual core, Oryon 3.62 GHz, Hexa Core, Oryon

Architecture (The higher, the better)

N/A
64 bit
64 bit

Fabrication (The lower, the better)

28 nm
12 nm
3 nm

Graphics (GPU)

PowerVR GE8322
Mali-G57
Adreno 840

RAM

3 GB / 4 GB
4 GB / 6 GB
16 GB

RAM Type

N/A
LPDDR4X
LPDDR5X Ultra

Performance Test Results

AnTuTu Score (The higher, the better) AnTuTu benchmark measures overall performance of a phone by stress-testing CPU, GPU, RAM, etc.

91,300
N/A
3,977,648

Bootup Time (The lower, the better)

32.0 s
27.0 s
14.0 s

Gaming Test Results

Wild Life Extreme (The higher, the better) Wild Life Extreme is a classic mobile benchmark; it renders in 4K to test the peak performance of a wide range of devices.

N/A
N/A
6,450

Battery Drain* (The lower, the better)

4.0 %
4.0 %
7.0 %

Heating* (The lower, the better)

13.9 %
32.2 %
21.7 %
* after 30 mins of gaming

Display

Display Rating

Very Good
Very Good
Best In Class

Display Type

IPS LCD
IPS LCD
AMOLED

Screen Size

6.82 inches  (17.32 cm)
6.5 inches  (16.51 cm)
6.82 inches  (17.32 cm)

Resolution

720x1640 px (HD+)
720x1600 px (HD+)
1440x3168 px (QHD+)

Brightness

400 nits
400 nits
N/A

Peak Brightness

N/A
N/A
4500 nits

Refresh Rate

N/A
90 Hz
144 Hz

Aspect Ratio

20:9
20:9
19.8:9

Pixel Density

263 ppi
270 ppi
510 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

78.7 %
81.65 %
89.7 %

Screen Protection

N/A
N/A
Yes

Bezel-less Display

Yes with waterdrop notch
Yes with waterdrop notch
Yes with punch-hole display

HDR 10 / HDR+ Support

N/A
N/A
Yes

Screen to Body Ratio (claimed by the brand)

N/A
N/A
94.49 %

Design

Height

177.7 mm
164.6 mm
162.98 mm

Width

79.1 mm
75.9 mm
76.81 mm

Thickness

9.9 mm
8.5 mm
8.19 mm

Weight

237 grams
190 grams
232 grams

Build Material

N/A
Back: Plastic
Back: Glass

Rear Camera

Rear Camera Rating

Avg
Good
Best In Class

Resolution

13 MP
Primary Camera Wide Angle
50 MP
Primary Cameraf/1.8 Wide Angle1/2.7" sensor size CMOS image sensor 0.64µm pixel size
200 MP
Primary Camera105x Digital Zoom 3.7x Optical Zoomf/1.8535 mm focal length LYT 901 0.7µm pixel size
2 MP
Depth Camera
2 MP
f/2.4 Macro Camera
200 MP
f/2.67 Telephoto Camera85 mm focal length 1/1.28" sensor size
N/A
2 MP
f/2.4 Depth Camera
50 MP
f/2.0 Ultra-Wide Angle Camera14 mm focal length

Autofocus

Yes
Yes
Yes

OIS

N/A
N/A
Yes

Flash

Yes LED Flash
Yes LED Flash
Yes Dual LED Flash

Image Resolution

4128 x 3096 Pixels
8150 x 6150 Pixels
N/A

Settings

Exposure compensation ISO control
Exposure compensation ISO control
N/A

Shooting Modes

Continuous Shooting
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)
Continuous Shooting
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)
N/A

Camera Features

Digital Zoom
Auto Flash
Face detection
Touch to focus
Digital Zoom
Auto Flash
Face detection
Touch to focus
105 x Digital Zoom
3.7 x Optical Zoom

Video Recording

Full HD @30 fps
Full HD @30 fps
8k @30 fps
4k @30/60/120 fps
Full HD @30/60/120 fps

Front Camera

Front Camera Rating

Good
Very Good
Best In Class

Resolution

5 MP
Primary Camera
8 MP
Wide Angle Primary Camera
50 MP
f/2.45 Primary Camera

Flash

N/A
N/A
Yes Screen flash

Video Recording

N/A
Full HD @30 fps
N/A

Battery

Battery Rating

Very Good
Very Good
Excellent

Capacity

6000 mAh
5050 mAh
6600 mAh

Battery Type

Li-Polymer
Li-Polymer
Li-ion

Quick Charging

N/A
Yes 18W Fast Charging
Yes 100W Flash Charging

Wireless Charging

N/A
N/A
Yes 40W Wireless Charging

Battery Test Results

Battery Life (PC Mark) (The higher, the better) PCMark Battery benchmark measures battery life of a phone with various activities such as web browsing, photo editing, writing, video editing, etc.

14h 04m
18h 29m
15h 10m

Charging Time (20% to 100%) (The lower, the better)

3h 38m 38s
2h 3m 21s
0h 36m 0s

Storage

Internal Storage

32 GB / 64 GB
64 GB / 128 GB
512 GB

Storage Type

eMMC 5.1
eMMC 5.1
UFS 4.1

Expandable Storage

Yes Up to 256 GB
Yes Up to 512 GB
N/A

Network & Connectivity

SIM Slot(s)

Dual SIM
Dual SIM
Dual SIM

SIM Type

SIM1: Nano SIM2: Nano
SIM1: Nano SIM2: Nano
SIM1: Nano SIM2: Nano

Network Support

5G Not Supported 4G
5G Not Supported 4G
5G 4G

VoLTE

Yes
Yes
Yes

SIM 1

4G Bands:
TD-LTE 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 900(band 8) / 850(band 5)
4G Bands:
TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 850(band 5) / 800(band 20)
5G Bands:
FDD N1 / N2 / N3 / N5 / N7 / N8 / N12 / N18 / N20 / N25 / N26 / N28 / N66
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N48 / N77 / N78 / N79 / N80 / N81 / N83 / N84 / N89
N/A
N/A
4G Bands:
TD-LTE 3500(band 48) / 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 2100(band 34) / 1900(band 39) / 3500(band 42) / 3700(band 43)
FD-LTE 1700(band 66) / 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 1900(band 2) / 1700(band 4) / 850(band 5) / 700(band 17) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 800(band 20) / 1900(band 25) / 850(band 26)
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SIM 2

4G Bands:
TD-LTE 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 900(band 8) / 850(band 5)
4G Bands:
TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 850(band 5) / 800(band 20)
5G Bands:
FDD N1 / N2 / N3 / N5 / N7 / N8 / N12 / N18 / N20 / N25 / N26 / N28 / N66
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N48 / N77 / N78 / N79 / N80 / N81 / N83 / N84 / N89
N/A
N/A
4G Bands:
TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 2100(band 34) / 1900(band 39) / 3500(band 42) / 3700(band 43) / 3500(band 48)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 1900(band 2) / 1700(band 4) / 850(band 5) / 700(band 12) / 700(band 17) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 800(band 20) / 1900(band 25) / 850(band 26) / 1700(band 66)
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Wi-Fi

Yes Wi-Fi 4 (802.11 b/g/n)
Yes Wi-Fi 5 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac) 5GHz
Yes Wi-Fi 7 (802.11 be/ax) MIMO

Wi-Fi Features

Mobile Hotspot
Mobile Hotspot
Wi-Fi Direct Mobile Hotspot

Bluetooth

Yes v4.2
Yes v5.0
Yes v6.0

GPS

Yes with A-GPS Glonass
Yes with A-GPS Glonass
Yes with A-GPS Glonass

NFC

No
Yes
Yes

IR Blaster

N/A
N/A
Yes

Multimedia

Audio Jack

3.5 mm
3.5 mm
USB Type-C

Sensors

Fingerprint Sensor

Yes
Yes
Yes

Fingerprint Sensor Position

Rear
Side
On-screen

Fingerprint Sensor Type

N/A
N/A
Ultrasonic

Other Sensors

Light sensor Proximity sensor Accelerometer
Light sensor Proximity sensor Accelerometer
Light sensor Proximity sensor Accelerometer Compass Gyroscope

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