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| Global Score | |
| 79.6 | 76.7 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Motorola |
| -- | Android 10 |
| 2019-03-02 | 2020-08-28 |
| 6.24 x 2.94 x 0.30 inches | 6.50 x 2.98 x 0.36 inches |
| 5.82 ounces | 7.05 ounces |
| Black, Blue and White | Forest green and Sapphire blue |
| Plastic | Plastic and Plastic |
| 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 is slightly better than Motorola Moto G9 Play, with a global score of 79.6 against 76.7. The Galaxy A30 design is somewhat thinner and lighter than Motorola Moto G9 Play, although it was released about 18 months before. Moto G9 Play has a bit faster CPU than Galaxy A30. Both have 8 processing cores and the same RAM memory amount.
The Galaxy A30 features a brighter screen than Motorola Moto G9 Play, because although it has a bit smaller display, it also counts with a much higher 1080 x 2340 resolution and a greater pixels amount in each display inch. Moto G9 Play's storage capacity for applications, games, photos and videos is very similar to the Samsung Galaxy A30 one, both of them have a slot for SD memory cards that supports up to 512 GB and equal internal memory.
The Moto G9 Play counts with improved battery duration than Samsung Galaxy A30, because it has a 5000mAh battery size against 4000mAh. The Motorola Moto G9 Play has a better camera than Galaxy A30, and although they both have a F1.7 aperture and the same video resolution, the Motorola Moto G9 Play also has faster 60 frames per second video frame rates, a back facing camera with way more mega pixels and a lot larger sensor providing a way better image quality.
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