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| Global Score | |
| 79.6 | 77.6 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Motorola |
| 2019-03-02 | 2019-10-24 |
| 6.24 x 2.94 x 0.30 inches | 6.23 x 2.99 x 0.36 inches |
| 5.82 ounces | 6.63 ounces |
| Black, Blue and White | Cosmic blue and Crystal pink |
| Plastic | Plastic |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.4 inches | 6.3 inches |
| 2340 x 1080 pixels | 2280 x 1080 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | IPS LCD |
| 403 pixels per inch | 400 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8 | 8 |
| Performance | |
| Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7904 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 665 SM6125 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 + 25.00 MP |
| f/1.70 aperture | f/1.70 aperture |
| 27.00mm focal length | 14.00mm focal length |
| 0.36 inches (1/2.8") sensor | 0.5 inches (1/2") 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 | 11.55 |
| 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 | 4000mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 5.92 | 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 | FM Radio |
Comparison review
Galaxy A30 is a bit better than Moto G8 Plus, with a score of 79.6 against 77.6. Although Galaxy A30 and Moto G8 Plus were released with only 8 months difference, Galaxy A30 is somewhat thinner and somewhat lighter. Motorola Moto G8 Plus features a little better performance than Samsung Galaxy A30. They have a Octa-Core processing unit and the same RAM amount.
Moto G8 Plus has a display that is very similar to the Samsung Galaxy A30 one, although the Moto G8 Plus has a bit less pixels per inch in the screen, a little smaller screen and a quite lower 1080 x 2280px resolution. The Galaxy A30 and the Moto G8 Plus both have incredibly similar memory capacity to store more games and applications, they have equal 64 GB internal storage and a slot for an external memory card that holds a maximum of 512 GB.
Motorola Moto G8 Plus captures much better videos and photos than Galaxy A30, and although they both have a same size camera aperture, the Motorola Moto G8 Plus also has a lot higher video resolution, a much more megapixels back facing camera and a lot larger back camera sensor taking much better quality videos and photographs.
The Motorola Moto G8 Plus's battery life is just as good as the battery life in Galaxy A30.
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