3 Ways to Transfer Contacts from Nokia Lumia to Samsung Galaxy S8

Nokia Lumia are smartphones built by Microsoft and operate using the Windows operating system, whereas Samsung mobiles are smartphones with Android OS. They come in variety of specifications and features. These years, Samsung has occupied the top positions in the global phone market, especially with the release of Galaxy S8. If you have got a new Samsung device and all your contacts info are embedded on your Old Nokia phone, you will have to transfer contacts from Nokia to Samsung. Of course, there is always a manual way to do this, but it will be boring and time-wasting. The following recommends 3 easy solutions for you. Have a try.

Solution 1. One-Click Transfer All Contacts from Nokia Lumia to Samsung Automatically

Yolisoft Phone Transfer is a data sync software which can help you to transfer your contacts, SMS, call log, photos, music, calendars, etc among different mobile phones. Supported smartphones include Android, iPhone, Windows Phone and Symbian. In easy steps, you can move your contacts from Nokia Lumia to Samsung Galaxy S8 (+), S7 (Plus), S6, Note 7, S5, Note 5, J3, A7, etc smoothly. Below are the instructions: 

Step 1. Download and run Yolisoft Phone Transfer. When the main window of the program appears, select Phone to Phone Transfer on the left side. Then use USB cables to connect Nokia and Samsung phone to computer.

Step 2. After your phones are detected, make sure Nokia appears in the source position, and Samsung in the destination position. Otherwise, flip them. 

Step 3. Select "Contacts" or other file types on your Nokia and click "Start Copy" button. Then a dialog box comes up, telling you the percentage of the copied contents. In less than 3 minutes, the transfer will be finished. Keep both devices connected during this period.

Solution 2: Sync Nokia Contacts to Samsung Galaxy with Nokia PC Suite and Samsung Kies

By this method, you need to install the two applications on your computer first. Nokia PC Suite is used to backup Nokia contacts into CSV file, and Samsung Kies is used to import the CSV file to Samsung. And here are the steps: 

Step 1. Run Nokia PC Suite, then connect your Nokia Lumia to computer with USB line.

Step 2. Choose "Contacts", and you will be able to see all your contacts on Nokia.

Step 3. Click "File" on the top left, then hit "Export".

Step 4. Name the exported file and hit the Yes button, then your contacts will be saved as CSV on computer. After that, disconnect your Nokia phone.

Step 5. Start Samsung Kies on computer, plug your new Samsung device to computer.

Step 6. Hit "Contacts" in Library, then import the CSV file according to prompts. 

Solution 3: Transfer Nokia Contacts to Samsung via Bluetooth

You don't need to install any apps by this method. It depends on the bluetooth connection between your two phones. 

Step 1. On your Nokia Lumia, go to "Menu" -> "Communication" -> "Contacts" -> "Options" -> Mark all the contacts and copy them to the memory card.

Step 2. Enable Bluetooth on both your Nokia and Samsung device and establish connection.

Step 3. On your Nokia memory card, find the contacts backup file, click "Send", then choose send via Bluetooth. Finally accept the file on Samsung.