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| Global Score | |
| 79.6 | 78.5 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Motorola |
| -- | Android 14 |
| 2019-03-02 | 2024-06-20 |
| 6.24 x 2.94 x 0.30 inches | 6.28 x 2.83 x 0.32 inches |
| 5.82 ounces | 6.14 ounces |
| Black, Blue and White | Black |
| Plastic | Aluminum |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| -- | $ 549.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.4 inches | 6.6 inches |
| 2340 x 1080 pixels | 2400 x 1080 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | P-OLED |
| 403 pixels per inch | 399 pixels per inch |
| -- | 1300 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8 | 9 |
| Performance | |
| Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7904 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 7s Gen 2 SM7435-AB (4 nm) chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 1800 MHz) processor | processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 8 GB RAM |
| Mali-G71 MP2 GPU | Adreno 710 GPU |
| 8.91 | 6.21 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 256 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 11.74 | 13.3 |
| Camera | |
| 16.00 MP + 16.00 MP | 50.00 MP + 32.00 MP |
| f/1.70 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 27.00mm focal length | -- |
| 0.36 inches (1/2.8") sensor | 0.67 inches (1/1.5") sensor |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (4K) video resolution |
| 9.46 | 10.23 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G) and HSDPA |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM |
| 6.7 | 10.6 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4000mAh Li - Ion Battery | 5000mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | Wireless Charging |
| 5.92 | 6.8 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 5.2 |
| 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
Samsung Galaxy A30 has a general score of 79.6, which is slightly better than Motorola Edge (2024)'s 78.5 general score. Despite of the fact that the Samsung Galaxy A30 is notably older than Motorola Edge (2024), it's construction is just a little bit thinner and a bit lighter. Galaxy A30 has a much better performance than Motorola Edge (2024), although it has a smaller amount of RAM, they both have 8 CPU cores.
The Motorola Edge (2024) features a sharper screen than Samsung Galaxy A30, because although it has a just a little lower display pixels density, it also counts with a bit bigger screen and a bit higher 1080 x 2400 resolution. Motorola Edge (2024) has a greater storage to store more apps and games than Samsung Galaxy A30, because although it has no SD memory slot, it also counts with 256 GB internal storage capacity.
The Motorola Edge (2024) has longer battery lifetime than Galaxy A30, because it has 5000mAh of battery capacity against 4000mAh. Motorola Edge (2024) captures a bit better photographs and videos than Galaxy A30, because although it has a tinier diafragm aperture which is worse for low-light captures and video, it also counts with a back-facing camera with a much higher 50 mega-pixels resolution, a much bigger back-facing camera sensor capturing much better quality pictures and videos and a much higher video quality.
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