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| Global Score | |
| 76.7 | 79.8 |
| Basic Information | |
| Motorola | Samsung |
| Android 10 | Android 11, 10, 9.0 Pie |
| 2020-08-28 | 2019-09-20 |
| 6.50 x 2.98 x 0.36 inches | 6.24 x 2.94 x 0.30 inches |
| 7.05 ounces | 5.86 ounces |
| Forest green and Sapphire blue | Prism crush black, Prism crush green, Prism crush violet and Prism crush white |
| Plastic and Plastic | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.5 inches | 6.4 inches |
| 1600 x 720 pixels | 1560 x 720 pixels |
| IPS LCD | Super AMOLED |
| 270 pixels per inch | 268 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 7.2 | 7.2 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 662 SM6115 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 + 8.00 MP | 25.00 MP + 16.00 MP |
| f/1.70 aperture | f/1.70 aperture |
| -- | 27.00mm focal length |
| 0.59 inches (1/1.7") sensor | -- |
| 1920 x 1080 (60 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 11.22 | 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 | |
| 5000mAh Battery | 4000mAh Li - Polymer 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, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
The Galaxy A30s is a bit better than Motorola Moto G9 Play, having a 79.8 score against 76.7. Despite of the fact that the Galaxy A30s is older than Motorola Moto G9 Play, it's body is somewhat lighter and thinner. Both of these devices use Android OS (Operating System), but the Galaxy A30s has newer 11 version while Motorola Moto G9 Play has Android 10, providing the user some additional features and performance optimizations.
Moto G9 Play has a little bit better performance than Galaxy A30s. Both of them have 4 GB of RAM and 8 cpu cores. The Galaxy A30s and Motorola Moto G9 Play both count with extremely similar displays, although the Galaxy A30s has a little bit lower pixels density, a quite lower resolution of 720 x 1560 pixels and a little bit smaller screen.
The Moto G9 Play counts with a superior camera than Galaxy A30s, and although they both have a F1.7 aperture and the same video quality, the Moto G9 Play also has a lot higher 48 megapixels resolution camera and faster video frame rates. Samsung Galaxy A30s features a lot bigger storage capacity to install applications and games than Moto G9 Play, and although they both have a slot for SD memory cards that holds a maximum of 512 GB, the Samsung Galaxy A30s also has 64 GB more internal memory capacity.
Moto G9 Play features improved battery performance than Galaxy A30s, because it has 5000mAh of battery capacity.
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