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| Global Score | |
| 79.8 | 76.7 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Motorola |
| Android 11, 10, 9.0 Pie | Android 10 |
| 2019-09-20 | 2020-08-28 |
| 6.24 x 2.94 x 0.30 inches | 6.50 x 2.98 x 0.36 inches |
| 5.86 ounces | 7.05 ounces |
| Prism crush black, Prism crush green, Prism crush violet and Prism crush white | Forest green and Sapphire blue |
| -- | Plastic and Plastic |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.4 inches | 6.5 inches |
| 1560 x 720 pixels | 1600 x 720 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | IPS LCD |
| 268 pixels per inch | 270 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 7.2 | 7.2 |
| Performance | |
| Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7885 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 | |
| 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 + 8.00 MP |
| f/1.70 aperture | f/1.70 aperture |
| 27.00mm focal length | -- |
| -- | 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 |
| 9.68 | 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 | Nano SIM |
| 6.7 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4000mAh Li - Polymer 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, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
Galaxy A30s has a general score of 79.8, which is just a bit better than the Motorola Moto G9 Play's overall score of 76.7. These devices include Android OS (operating system), but Galaxy A30s has 11 version and Motorola Moto G9 Play has Android 10. Even though the Galaxy A30s is older than Motorola Moto G9 Play, it's design is somewhat lighter and somewhat thinner.
Motorola Moto G9 Play counts with a little better processing power than Samsung Galaxy A30s. Both of them have a Octa-Core processor and 4 GB of RAM memory. Galaxy A30s and Moto G9 Play both count with incredibly similar displays, although the Moto G9 Play also has a quite higher screen pixel density, a bit bigger display and a little higher 720 x 1600 pixels resolution.
The Motorola Moto G9 Play shoots much clearer pictures and videos than Galaxy A30s, and although they both have the same 1920x1080 (Full HD) video quality and the same diafragm aperture, the Motorola Moto G9 Play also has better video frame rate and a lot more MP back-facing camera. Samsung Galaxy A30s counts with a very superior memory to install games and applications than Motorola Moto G9 Play, and although they both have a SD card slot that admits a maximum of 512 GB, the Samsung Galaxy A30s also has 128 GB internal storage.
The Moto G9 Play features improved battery duration than Samsung Galaxy A30s, because it has a 5000mAh battery capacity against 4000mAh.
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