Compare phones
| Global Score | |
| 77.9 | 79.8 |
| Basic Information | |
| Motorola | Samsung |
| Android 4.4.4 | Android 11, 10, 9.0 Pie |
| 2014-10-28 | 2019-09-20 |
| 5.65 x 2.89 x 0.44 inches | 6.24 x 2.94 x 0.30 inches |
| 6.21 ounces | 5.86 ounces |
| Black and Blue | Prism crush black, Prism crush green, Prism crush violet and Prism crush white |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 135.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.2 inches | 6.4 inches |
| 1440 x 2560 pixels (Quad HD / 2K) | 1560 x 720 pixels |
| AMOLED | Super AMOLED |
| 565 pixels per inch | 268 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 9.7 | 7.2 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 805 APQ8084 chipset | Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7885 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 | 128 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot |
| 7.7 | 14.14 |
| Camera | |
| 20.70 MP + 2.00 MP | 25.00 MP + 16.00 MP |
| f/2.00 aperture | f/1.70 aperture |
| -- | 27.00mm focal length |
| 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 | 9.68 |
| 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 |
| 6.6 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3900mAh Battery | 4000mAh Li - Polymer 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, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
Galaxy A30s has a score of 79.8, which is a little bit better than the Motorola DROID Turbo's 77.9 global score. Both devices we compare here have Android OS (operating system), but Galaxy A30s has 11 version and Motorola DROID Turbo has Android 4.4.4. Galaxy A30s's construction is way newer, incredibly thinner and just a little lighter than the Motorola DROID Turbo.
Motorola DROID Turbo has a bit faster CPU than Galaxy A30s, because although it has less RAM and an inferior number of cores (although they are faster), it also counts with an additional graphics processing unit. The Motorola DROID Turbo has a lot better looking screen than Samsung Galaxy A30s, because although it has a bit smaller screen, it also counts with a lot higher resolution of 2560 x 1440px and a way better pixels number per display inch.
The Motorola DROID Turbo shoots clearer photographs and videos than Samsung Galaxy A30s, because although it has a less MP resolution back-facing camera and a tinier aperture which is not so good for low light photos, it also counts with a much higher 3840x2160 video resolution. The Galaxy A30s features a very superior storage for games and applications than Motorola DROID Turbo, because it has a SD memory card expansion slot that allows a maximum of 512 GB and more internal memory.
The Galaxy A30s features just a little bit longer battery life than Motorola DROID Turbo, because it has a 4000mAh battery capacity against 3900mAh.
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