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| Global Score | |
| 77.9 | 79.6 |
| Basic Information | |
| Motorola | Samsung |
| Android 4.4.4 | -- |
| 2014-10-28 | 2019-03-02 |
| 5.65 x 2.89 x 0.44 inches | 6.24 x 2.94 x 0.30 inches |
| 6.21 ounces | 5.82 ounces |
| Black and Blue | Black, Blue and White |
| -- | Plastic |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 135.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.2 inches | 6.4 inches |
| 1440 x 2560 pixels (Quad HD / 2K) | 2340 x 1080 pixels |
| AMOLED | Super AMOLED |
| 565 pixels per inch | 403 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 9.7 | 8 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 805 APQ8084 chipset | Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7904 chipset |
| Krait 450 (Quad-Core 2700 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 1800 MHz) processor |
| 3 GB (800 MHz) RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Adreno 420 (500 MHz) GPU | Mali-G71 MP2 GPU |
| 9.54 | 8.91 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot |
| 7.7 | 11.74 |
| Camera | |
| 20.70 MP + 2.00 MP | 16.00 MP + 16.00 MP |
| f/2.00 aperture | f/1.70 aperture |
| -- | 27.00mm focal length |
| -- | 0.36 inches (1/2.8") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (24 fps) (4K) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video | -- |
| 9.9 | 9.46 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE (4G), HSPA, UMTS, EV-DO A, EDGE, GPRS, GSM and CDMA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 6.6 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3900mAh Battery | 4000mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 5.84 | 5.92 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | -- |
| Infra-red port | -- |
| -- | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| -- | FM Radio |
Comparison review
Galaxy A30 is just a bit better than Motorola DROID Turbo, having a score of 79.6 against 77.9. Galaxy A30's design is a lot newer, noticeably thinner and just a little bit lighter than the Motorola DROID Turbo. Motorola DROID Turbo counts with a way better display than Samsung Galaxy A30, because although it has a quite smaller display, it also counts with a higher display density and a better 2560 x 1440 resolution.
The Motorola DROID Turbo has a bit better performance than Galaxy A30, because although it has 4 less cpu cores (but faster) and 1 GB less RAM memory, it also counts with an additional graphics processing unit. The Motorola DROID Turbo takes a little bit better pictures and videos than Galaxy A30, because although it has a smaller aperture, it also counts with a much higher 3840x2160 (4K) video resolution and a back camera with way more megapixels.
The Samsung Galaxy A30 has a much bigger storage to store more games and applications than Motorola DROID Turbo, and although they both have equal 64 GB internal storage, the Samsung Galaxy A30 also has a SD card slot that supports a maximum of 512 GB. The Samsung Galaxy A30 features a little longer battery lifetime than Motorola DROID Turbo, because it has a 3 percent more battery capacity.
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