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| Global Score | |
| 77.6 | 79.8 |
| Basic Information | |
| Motorola | Samsung |
| -- | Android 11, 10, 9.0 Pie |
| 2019-10-24 | 2019-09-20 |
| 6.23 x 2.99 x 0.36 inches | 6.24 x 2.94 x 0.30 inches |
| 6.63 ounces | 5.86 ounces |
| Cosmic blue and Crystal pink | Prism crush black, Prism crush green, Prism crush violet and Prism crush white |
| Plastic | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.3 inches | 6.4 inches |
| 2280 x 1080 pixels | 1560 x 720 pixels |
| IPS LCD | Super AMOLED |
| 400 pixels per inch | 268 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8 | 7.2 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 665 SM6125 chipset | Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7885 chipset |
| Kryo 260, 64-bit, 11 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 610 GPU | Mali-G71 MP2 GPU |
| 9.09 | 8.91 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot |
| 11.74 | 14.14 |
| Camera | |
| 48.00 MP + 25.00 MP | 25.00 MP + 16.00 MP |
| f/1.70 aperture | f/1.70 aperture |
| 14.00mm focal length | 27.00mm focal length |
| 0.5 inches (1/2") 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 | -- |
| 11.55 | 9.68 |
| 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 | Nano SIM |
| 6.7 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4000mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 4000mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 5.92 | 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, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| FM Radio | -- |
Comparison review
Galaxy A30s is a bit better than Moto G8 Plus, with a score of 79.8 against 77.6. Although Galaxy A30s and Moto G8 Plus were released with only 1 months difference, Galaxy A30s is somewhat thinner and somewhat lighter. Motorola Moto G8 Plus features a little better performance than Samsung Galaxy A30s. They have a Octa-Core processing unit and the same RAM amount.
Moto G8 Plus features a more vivid display than Samsung Galaxy A30s, because although it has a quite smaller display, it also counts with a lot higher resolution of 1080 x 2280 pixels and more pixels per screen inch. The Galaxy A30s has a much bigger memory capacity to store more games and applications than Moto G8 Plus, and although they both have a slot for SD memory cards that admits up to 512 GB, the Galaxy A30s also has 128 GB internal storage capacity.
Motorola Moto G8 Plus captures better videos and photos than Galaxy A30s, and although they both have a F1.7 camera aperture, the Motorola Moto G8 Plus also has a much better (4K) video quality and a much more megapixels back facing camera. The Samsung Galaxy A30s's battery life is just as good as the battery life in Moto G8 Plus.
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