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| Global Score | |
| 76.1 | 79.6 |
| Basic Information | |
| Motorola | Samsung |
| Android 10, 9.0 Pie | -- |
| 2019-02-07 | 2019-03-02 |
| 6.18 x 2.96 x 0.33 inches | 6.24 x 2.94 x 0.30 inches |
| 6.21 ounces | 5.82 ounces |
| Blue and Red | Black, Blue and White |
| Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass) | Plastic |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.2 inches | 6.4 inches |
| 2270 x 1080 pixels | 2340 x 1080 pixels |
| IPS LCD | Super AMOLED |
| 405 pixels per inch | 403 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8 | 8 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 636 SDM636 chipset | Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7904 chipset |
| Kryo 260, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 1800 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 509 GPU | Mali-G71 MP2 GPU |
| 8.91 | 8.91 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot |
| 11.74 | 11.74 |
| Camera | |
| 16.00 MP + 12.00 MP | 16.00 MP + 16.00 MP |
| f/1.70 aperture | f/1.70 aperture |
| 27.00mm focal length | 27.00mm focal length |
| 0.38 inches (1/2.6") 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 |
| 1280 x 720 (240 fps) (HD) slow motion video | -- |
| 10.12 | 9.46 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 6.7 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3000mAh Battery | 4000mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 4.96 | 5.92 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | -- |
| 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 Samsung Galaxy A30 is a little bit better than the Moto G7 Plus, having a general score of 79.6 against 76.1. Samsung Galaxy A30's construction is just a little thinner and a little lighter than the Moto G7 Plus, although both were released only a couple months apart. The Motorola Moto G7 Plus and the Samsung Galaxy A30 both feature similar processing units, both of them have the same number of cores and a 4 GB RAM memory.
Samsung Galaxy A30 features a display that's just as good as the Moto G7 Plus one, because although the Samsung Galaxy A30 has a just a bit lower pixels number per screen inch, it also counts with a quite larger display and a slightly higher resolution of 1080 x 2340. The Moto G7 Plus features a little bit better camera than Galaxy A30, and although they both have a same size aperture and a 16 mega-pixels camera in the back, the Moto G7 Plus also has a much better video resolution and a larger sensor providing a better image quality.
Moto G7 Plus and Samsung Galaxy A30 feature very similar storage for games and applications, both have an external memory card slot that holds up to 512 GB and the same internal storage. The Galaxy A30 has superior battery performance than Moto G7 Plus, because it has a 33% bigger battery capacity.
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