Compare phones
| Global Score | |
| 74.4 | 79.8 |
| Basic Information | |
| Motorola | Samsung |
| Android 10 | Android 11, 10, 9.0 Pie |
| 2020-03-05 | 2019-09-20 |
| 6.35 x 2.98 x 0.35 inches | 6.24 x 2.94 x 0.30 inches |
| 6.64 ounces | 5.86 ounces |
| Neon blue and Pearl white | Prism crush black, Prism crush green, Prism crush violet and Prism crush white |
| Plastic | -- |
| $ 237.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.4 inches | 6.4 inches |
| 1560 x 720 pixels | 1560 x 720 pixels |
| IPS LCD | Super AMOLED |
| 268 pixels per inch | 268 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 7.2 | 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 | |
| 16.00 MP + 8.00 MP | 25.00 MP + 16.00 MP |
| f/1.70 aperture | f/1.70 aperture |
| -- | 27.00mm focal length |
| 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 | -- |
| 9.79 | 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 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 |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| FM Radio | -- |
Comparison review
The Galaxy A30s is slightly better than the Moto G8, getting a score of 79.8 against 74.4. Both of these phones have Android operating system, but Galaxy A30s has the newer 11 version and Moto G8 has Android 10 version. Even though Galaxy A30s and Moto G8 were released with only 6 months difference, Galaxy A30s is thinner and somewhat lighter.
Samsung Galaxy A30s features a display that is very similar to the screen in Moto G8, both of them have a screen of the same size, exactly the same 720 x 1560 pixels resolution and a higher pixels count per inch of display. The Moto G8 features a little better performance than Samsung Galaxy A30s. They have the same number of cores and a 4 GB RAM memory.
Motorola Moto G8 features a bit better camera than Samsung Galaxy A30s, because although it has a back-facing camera with a way worse 16 mega pixels resolution, and they both have a same size aperture, the Motorola Moto G8 also counts with a much higher video quality. Galaxy A30s features a very superior storage capacity for games and applications than Motorola Moto G8, and although they both have an external SD slot that allows up to 512 GB, the Galaxy A30s also has more internal storage capacity.
The Galaxy A30s's battery performance is very similar to Moto G8's battery performance.
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