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| Global Score | |
| 79.6 | 76.1 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Motorola |
| -- | Android 10, 9.0 Pie |
| 2019-03-02 | 2019-02-07 |
| 6.24 x 2.94 x 0.30 inches | 6.18 x 2.96 x 0.33 inches |
| 5.82 ounces | 6.21 ounces |
| Black, Blue and White | Blue and Red |
| Plastic | Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass) |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.4 inches | 6.2 inches |
| 2340 x 1080 pixels | 2270 x 1080 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | IPS LCD |
| 403 pixels per inch | 405 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8 | 8 |
| Performance | |
| Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7904 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 636 SDM636 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 1800 MHz) processor | Kryo 260, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 1800 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Mali-G71 MP2 GPU | Adreno 509 GPU |
| 8.91 | 8.91 |
| 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 | 16.00 MP + 12.00 MP |
| f/1.70 aperture | f/1.70 aperture |
| 27.00mm focal length | 27.00mm focal length |
| 0.36 inches (1/2.8") sensor | 0.38 inches (1/2.6") sensor |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| -- | 1280 x 720 (240 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 9.46 | 10.12 |
| 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, Dual SIM |
| 6.7 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4000mAh Li - Ion Battery | 3000mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 5.92 | 4.96 |
| 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 | FM Radio |
Comparison review
Galaxy A30 is just a bit better than the Moto G7 Plus, getting a overall score of 79.6 against 76.1. The Galaxy A30 is a just a little bit lighter and a little bit thinner phone than the Moto G7 Plus, even when both of them were released with only 1 months difference. The Motorola Moto G7 Plus's CPU is very similar to Samsung Galaxy A30's processor, both have 4 GB of RAM and 8 processing cores.
Moto G7 Plus has a screen that is very similar to the display in Samsung Galaxy A30, because although the Moto G7 Plus has a bit lower resolution of 1080 x 2270px and a bit smaller screen, it also counts with a just a bit better number of pixels in each inch in the screen. Motorola Moto G7 Plus has as much memory for applications, games, photos and videos as the Samsung Galaxy A30, they have equal 64 GB internal memory and a SD memory card expansion slot that holds up to 512 GB.
The Motorola Moto G7 Plus captures a bit better photographs and videos than Galaxy A30, and although they both have the same aperture and the same resolution back camera, the Motorola Moto G7 Plus also has a larger back camera sensor capturing higher quality videos and photographs and a lot higher (4K) video definition.
Samsung Galaxy A30 counts with superior battery lifetime than Motorola Moto G7 Plus, because it has a 4000mAh battery size instead of 3000mAh.
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