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| Global Score | |
| 79.8 | 77.6 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Motorola |
| Android 11, 10, 9.0 Pie | -- |
| 2019-09-20 | 2019-10-24 |
| 6.24 x 2.94 x 0.30 inches | 6.23 x 2.99 x 0.36 inches |
| 5.86 ounces | 6.63 ounces |
| Prism crush black, Prism crush green, Prism crush violet and Prism crush white | Cosmic blue and Crystal pink |
| -- | Plastic |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.4 inches | 6.3 inches |
| 1560 x 720 pixels | 2280 x 1080 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | IPS LCD |
| 268 pixels per inch | 400 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 7.2 | 8 |
| Performance | |
| Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7885 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 | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot |
| 14.14 | 11.74 |
| Camera | |
| 25.00 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 |
| -- | 0.5 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 |
| 9.68 | 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 | Nano SIM |
| 6.7 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4000mAh Li - Polymer 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, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| -- | FM Radio |
Comparison review
Samsung Galaxy A30s has a score of 79.8, which is a little bit better than the Motorola Moto G8 Plus's 77.6 general score. Samsung Galaxy A30s's body is lighter and thinner than the Motorola Moto G8 Plus, although both were only released 1 months apart. Motorola Moto G8 Plus has a much better screen than Samsung Galaxy A30s, because although it has a quite smaller screen, it also counts with a lot better resolution of 1080 x 2280 pixels and more pixels per display inch.
The Galaxy A30s has a much bigger storage for apps and games than Moto G8 Plus, and although they both have a slot for an SD memory card that allows up to 512 GB, the Galaxy A30s also has more internal memory capacity. Moto G8 Plus features a bit more powerful processor than Samsung Galaxy A30s. Both of them have a Octa-Core CPU and 4 GB of RAM.
The Moto G8 Plus's battery lifetime is very similar to Samsung Galaxy A30s's battery performance. The Motorola Moto G8 Plus shoots much clearer pictures and videos than Samsung Galaxy A30s, and although they both have a F1.7 aperture, the Motorola Moto G8 Plus also has a back-facing camera with way more MP and a much better 3840x2160 (4K) video definition.
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