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| Global Score | |
| 74.6 | 79.8 |
| Basic Information | |
| Motorola | Samsung |
| -- | Android 11, 10, 9.0 Pie |
| 2017-03-31 | 2019-09-20 |
| 5.91 x 2.91 x 0.38 inches | 6.24 x 2.94 x 0.30 inches |
| 5.47 ounces | 5.86 ounces |
| Gold and Gray | Prism crush black, Prism crush green, Prism crush violet and Prism crush white |
| Aluminum and Plastic | -- |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 229.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.2 inches | 6.4 inches |
| 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) | 1560 x 720 pixels |
| IPS LCD | Super AMOLED |
| 424 pixels per inch | 268 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.1 | 7.2 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 625 8953 chipset | Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7885 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 | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot |
| 10.02 | 14.14 |
| Camera | |
| 12.00 MP + 5.00 MP | 25.00 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 | -- |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 9.57 | 9.68 |
| 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 |
| 6.1 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3000mAh Li - Ion Battery | 4000mAh Li - Polymer 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, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| FM Radio | -- |
Comparison review
Samsung Galaxy A30s has a general score of 79.8, which is slightly better than the Moto G5 Plus's 74.6 general score. Samsung Galaxy A30s's body is newer and way thinner, but also just a bit heavier than the Moto G5 Plus. The Moto G5 Plus features a sharper display than Samsung Galaxy A30s, because although it has a quite smaller display, it also counts with a much higher screen density and a better resolution of 1080 x 1920 pixels.
The Galaxy A30s has a very superior storage capacity for applications and games than Moto G5 Plus, because it has a slot for an external memory card that supports up to 512 GB and 64 GB more internal storage. The Moto G5 Plus counts with just a little better hardware performance than Samsung Galaxy A30s. They have the same RAM memory amount and the same number of cores.
The Samsung Galaxy A30s has superior battery life than Motorola Moto G5 Plus, because it has a 4000mAh battery size. Galaxy A30s takes just a bit better photographs and videos than Moto G5 Plus, and although they both have the same 1920x1080 (Full HD) video resolution, the same 30 fps video frame rates and the same aperture, the Galaxy A30s also has a way more megapixels back facing camera.
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