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| Global Score | |
| 74.6 | 79.6 |
| Basic Information | |
| Motorola | Samsung |
| 2017-03-31 | 2019-03-02 |
| 5.91 x 2.91 x 0.38 inches | 6.24 x 2.94 x 0.30 inches |
| 5.47 ounces | 5.82 ounces |
| Gold and Gray | Black, Blue and White |
| Aluminum and Plastic | Plastic |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 229.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.2 inches | 6.4 inches |
| 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) | 2340 x 1080 pixels |
| IPS LCD | Super AMOLED |
| 424 pixels per inch | 403 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.1 | 8 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 625 8953 chipset | Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7904 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit (Octa-Core 2000 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 1800 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Adreno 506 GPU | Mali-G71 MP2 GPU |
| 9.09 | 8.91 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot |
| 10.02 | 11.74 |
| Camera | |
| 12.00 MP + 5.00 MP | 16.00 MP + 16.00 MP |
| f/1.70 aperture | f/1.70 aperture |
| 26.00mm focal length | 27.00mm focal length |
| 0.4 inches (1/2.5") sensor | 0.36 inches (1/2.8") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 9.57 | 9.46 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G) and HSPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 6.1 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3000mAh Li - Ion Battery | 4000mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 4.96 | 5.92 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| FM Radio | FM Radio |
Comparison review
The Galaxy A30 has a global score of 79.6, which is slightly better than Moto G5 Plus's 74.6 score. The Galaxy A30 construction is newer and much thinner, but a little heavier than Moto G5 Plus. Moto G5 Plus counts with a little bit better looking screen than Galaxy A30, because although it has a bit smaller screen and a little bit worse resolution of 1080 x 1920, it also counts with a bit better number of pixels in each inch in the display.
The Samsung Galaxy A30 has more memory for applications and games than Moto G5 Plus, and although they both have the same 64 GB internal storage capacity, the Samsung Galaxy A30 also has a SD card slot that holds a maximum of 512 GB. Motorola Moto G5 Plus has just a bit better hardware performance than Galaxy A30. They have the same number of cores and 4 GB of RAM memory.
Moto G5 Plus features a bit better camera than Galaxy A30, because although it has a lot less mega-pixels camera in the back, and they both have a same size camera aperture, the Moto G5 Plus also counts with a larger camera sensor shooting higher quality videos and photographs and a lot better (4K) video resolution.
Samsung Galaxy A30 features better battery lifetime than Motorola Moto G5 Plus, because it has 4000mAh of battery capacity.
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