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| Global Score | |
| 76.7 | 79.6 |
| Basic Information | |
| Motorola | Samsung |
| Android 10 | -- |
| 2020-08-28 | 2019-03-02 |
| 6.50 x 2.98 x 0.36 inches | 6.24 x 2.94 x 0.30 inches |
| 7.05 ounces | 5.82 ounces |
| Forest green and Sapphire blue | Black, Blue and White |
| Plastic and Plastic | Plastic |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.5 inches | 6.4 inches |
| 1600 x 720 pixels | 2340 x 1080 pixels |
| IPS LCD | Super AMOLED |
| 270 pixels per inch | 403 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 7.2 | 8 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 662 SM6115 chipset | Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7904 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 | 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 | |
| 48.00 MP + 8.00 MP | 16.00 MP + 16.00 MP |
| f/1.70 aperture | f/1.70 aperture |
| -- | 27.00mm focal length |
| 0.59 inches (1/1.7") sensor | 0.36 inches (1/2.8") sensor |
| 1920 x 1080 (60 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 11.22 | 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 | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 6.7 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 5000mAh Battery | 4000mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 6.8 | 5.92 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | -- |
| 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
The Galaxy A30 is just a bit better than Moto G9 Play, having a 79.6 score against 76.7. Galaxy A30's body is thinner and somewhat lighter than the Moto G9 Play, although it was released only 18 months before. Moto G9 Play features a little bit better hardware performance than Galaxy A30. Both have a Octa-Core processor and a 4 GB RAM memory.
The Samsung Galaxy A30 features a better display than Motorola Moto G9 Play, because although it has a quite smaller screen, it also counts with a lot higher resolution of 1080 x 2340 pixels and a higher display density. Samsung Galaxy A30's memory capacity for games and applications is just as good as the Motorola Moto G9 Play one, both of them have an external memory slot that holds up to 512 GB and the same internal memory.
The Moto G9 Play counts with better battery life than Samsung Galaxy A30, because it has a 25 percent greater battery size. Moto G9 Play counts with a better camera than Samsung Galaxy A30, and although they both have the same diafragm aperture and the same video definition, the Moto G9 Play also has a camera in the back with much more megapixels, a way bigger camera sensor taking more light and vivid colors and faster 60 frames per second video frame rates.
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