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| Global Score | |
| 77.6 | 79.6 |
| Basic Information | |
| Motorola | Samsung |
| Android 9.0 Pie, 8.1 Oreo | -- |
| 2018-08-16 | 2019-03-02 |
| 6.16 x 3.01 x 0.27 inches | 6.24 x 2.94 x 0.30 inches |
| 5.50 ounces | 5.82 ounces |
| 16 777 216 | Black, Blue and White |
| Aluminum and Glass | Plastic |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 297.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6 inches | 6.4 inches |
| 2160 x 1080 pixels | 2340 x 1080 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | Super AMOLED |
| 402 pixels per inch | 403 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.1 | 8 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 835 MSM8998 chipset | Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7904 chipset |
| Kryo 280, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2450 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 540 GPU | Mali-G71 MP2 GPU |
| 9.36 | 8.91 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 1,95 TB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot |
| 14.66 | 11.74 |
| Camera | |
| 12.00 MP + 8.00 MP | 16.00 MP + 16.00 MP |
| f/2.00 aperture | f/1.70 aperture |
| 26.00mm focal length | 27.00mm focal length |
| 0.34 inches (1/2.9") sensor | 0.36 inches (1/2.8") 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 | -- |
| 9.57 | 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 | |
| 3000mAh Li - Ion Battery | 4000mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 4.96 | 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, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| -- | FM Radio |
Comparison review
The Samsung Galaxy A30 is slightly better than Moto Z3, having a 79.6 score against 77.6. Even being the best device in this review, we must tell that it's also a a bit heavier and just a little thicker device. The Moto Z3 counts with a little bit better processing power than Galaxy A30. They have the same number of cores and a 4 GB RAM memory.
The Motorola Moto Z3 has a little more vivid display than Samsung Galaxy A30, although it has a quite smaller screen, a little worse resolution of 1080 x 2160 pixels and a little bit worse pixels density. The Moto Z3 shoots slightly better videos and photos than Samsung Galaxy A30, because although it has a tinier back-facing camera sensor taking lower quality images, a back facing camera with a lot lower 12 mega pixels resolution and a tinier aperture which is not nice for low-light photography, it also counts with a way better video quality.
Moto Z3 features a much greater memory for games and applications than Galaxy A30, and although they both have exactly the same internal storage, the Moto Z3 also has an external memory slot that admits up to 1,95 TB. Samsung Galaxy A30 has better battery life than Moto Z3, because it has a 33% greater battery size.
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