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| Global Score | |
| 74.8 | 79.6 |
| Basic Information | |
| Motorola | Samsung |
| 2017-08-01 | 2019-03-02 |
| 6.04 x 3.00 x 0.37 inches | 6.24 x 2.94 x 0.30 inches |
| 5.93 ounces | 5.82 ounces |
| Gold, Gray and White | Black, Blue and White |
| Metal | Plastic |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 144.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.5 inches | 6.4 inches |
| 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) | 2340 x 1080 pixels |
| IPS LCD | Super AMOLED |
| 401 pixels per inch | 403 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8 | 8 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 625 8953 chipset | Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7904 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (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 | |
| 13.00 MP + 8.00 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 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 1920 x 1080 (60 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video | -- |
| 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 | 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, EDR | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| -- | FM Radio |
Comparison review
Samsung Galaxy A30 has an overall score of 79.6, which is a bit better than the Motorola Moto G5S Plus's 74.8 score. Samsung Galaxy A30's construction is newer, thinner and just a little bit lighter than the Motorola Moto G5S Plus. The Motorola Moto G5S Plus has a bit more powerful CPU than Galaxy A30. They have the same RAM amount and the same number of cores.
Galaxy A30 features a display that's very similar to the screen in Moto G5S Plus, although the Galaxy A30 also has a quite greater pixels amount in each inch of display, a larger display and a quite better 1080 x 2340 resolution. The Galaxy A30 has a quite bigger memory to store more games and applications than Motorola Moto G5S Plus, and although they both have the same internal storage capacity, the Galaxy A30 also has a SD extension slot that allows up to 512 GB.
Galaxy A30 counts with longer battery lifetime than Moto G5S Plus, because it has a 33% bigger battery size. Moto G5S Plus counts with a bit better camera than Samsung Galaxy A30, because although it has a camera in the back with a worse 13 MP resolution and a smaller camera aperture, it also counts with a lot better 3840x2160 video resolution.
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