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| Global Score | |
| 74.4 | 79.8 |
| Basic Information | |
| Motorola | Samsung |
| -- | Android 11, 10, 9.0 Pie |
| 2017-10-19 | 2019-09-20 |
| 5.84 x 2.89 x 0.31 inches | 6.24 x 2.94 x 0.30 inches |
| 5.75 ounces | 5.86 ounces |
| Black and Blue | Prism crush black, Prism crush green, Prism crush violet and Prism crush white |
| Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 3) | -- |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 270.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.2 inches | 6.4 inches |
| 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) | 1560 x 720 pixels |
| IPS LCD | Super AMOLED |
| 424 pixels per inch | 268 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.2 | 7.2 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 630 chipset | Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7885 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 2200 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 1800 MHz) processor |
| 3 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Adreno 508 GPU | Mali-G71 MP2 GPU |
| 9.18 | 8.91 |
| Storage | |
| 32 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 1,95 TB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot |
| 12.76 | 14.14 |
| Camera | |
| 12.00 MP + 16.00 MP | 25.00 MP + 16.00 MP |
| f/2.00 aperture | f/1.70 aperture |
| 13.00mm focal length | 27.00mm focal length |
| 0.39 inches (1/2.55") sensor | -- |
| 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 and HSUPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM |
| 6.3 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3000mAh Li - Ion Battery | 4000mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 4.96 | 5.92 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0, EDR | 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
The Galaxy A30s has a general score of 79.8, which is a little bit better than the Moto X4's 74.4 score. Galaxy A30s is a newer and just a bit thinner phone than Moto X4, although it is also a bit heavier. Moto X4 features just a little better performance than Samsung Galaxy A30s, although it has less RAM, they both have 8 cores.
Moto X4 features a sharper display than Galaxy A30s, because although it has a little smaller screen, it also counts with a higher 1080 x 1920px resolution and way more pixels per screen inch. The Galaxy A30s has a quite bigger storage for apps and games than Motorola Moto X4, because although it has a slot for an external memory card that supports a maximum of 512 GB against 1,95 TB, it also counts with 128 GB internal storage.
The Galaxy A30s features greater battery performance than Motorola Moto X4, because it has 4000mAh of battery capacity instead of 3000mAh. The Moto X4 captures just a bit better pictures and videos than Samsung Galaxy A30s, because although it has a camera with a lot lower resolution and a tinier diafragm aperture which is not so good for taking photos in poorly lited environments, it also counts with a much better 3840x2160 video quality.
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