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| Global Score | |
| 79.6 | 77.2 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Motorola |
| -- | Android 11, 10 |
| 2019-03-02 | 2021-06-17 |
| 6.24 x 2.94 x 0.30 inches | 6.69 x 3.08 x 0.43 inches |
| 5.82 ounces | 8.18 ounces |
| Black, Blue and White | Black and Forged Green |
| Plastic | Plastic and Plastic |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.4 inches | 6.5 inches |
| 2340 x 1080 pixels | 1600 x 720 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | IPS LCD |
| 403 pixels per inch | 270 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8 | 7.2 |
| Performance | |
| Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7904 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 662 SM6115 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 1800 MHz) processor | Kryo 260, 64-bit, 11 nm (Octa-Core 2000 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Mali-G71 MP2 GPU | Adreno 610 GPU |
| 8.91 | 9.09 |
| 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 | |
| 16.00 MP + 16.00 MP | 48.00 MP + 8.00 MP |
| f/1.70 aperture | f/1.70 aperture |
| 27.00mm focal length | -- |
| 0.36 inches (1/2.8") sensor | 0.59 inches (1/1.7") sensor |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (60 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 9.46 | 11.22 |
| 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, Dual SIM | Nano SIM |
| 6.7 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4000mAh Li - Ion Battery | 5000mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 5.92 | 6.8 |
| 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, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| FM Radio | -- |
Comparison review
The Galaxy A30 has a general score of 79.6, which is just a bit better than Motorola Defy (2021)'s general score of 77.2. The Galaxy A30 is an noticeably older phone than Motorola Defy (2021), but it is a lot thinner and incredibly lighter anyway. Samsung Galaxy A30 features a sharper display than Motorola Defy (2021), because although it has a little smaller screen, it also counts with a higher pixels density and a lot better resolution of 1080 x 2340.
Galaxy A30 and Motorola Defy (2021) feature extremely similar storage capacity for applications and games, both of them have equal 64 GB internal storage and a slot for SD memory cards that holds up to 512 GB. The Motorola Defy (2021) features a bit superior processor than Samsung Galaxy A30. Both have the same number of cores and 4 GB of RAM memory.
Motorola Defy (2021) features improved battery duration than Galaxy A30, because it has a 25% greater battery size. The Motorola Defy (2021) captures much clearer pictures and videos than Samsung Galaxy A30, and although they both have the same 1920x1080 video definition and the same aperture, the Motorola Defy (2021) also has a back facing camera with a much better 48 megapixels resolution, better 60 frames per second video frame rate and a lot larger back-facing camera sensor shooting lot higher quality pictures.
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