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| Global Score | |
| 75.8 | 78.1 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Motorola |
| 2017-01-13 | 2021-02-16 |
| 5.75 x 2.81 x 0.31 inches | 6.50 x 2.98 x 0.36 inches |
| 5.61 ounces | 7.05 ounces |
| Black sky, Blue mist, Gold sand and Peach cloud | Pastel sky and Phantom black |
| Glass and Metal | Plastic and Plastic |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.2 inches | 6.5 inches |
| 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) | 1600 x 720 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | IPS LCD |
| 424 pixels per inch | 270 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.1 | 7.2 |
| Performance | |
| Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7880 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 662 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 1900 MHz) processor | Kryo 260, 11 nm (Octa-Core 2000 MHz) processor |
| 3 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Mali-T830 MP3 GPU | Adreno 610 GPU |
| 9 | 9.09 |
| Storage | |
| 32 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot |
| 8.88 | 14.14 |
| Camera | |
| 16.00 MP + 16.00 MP | 64.00 MP + 13.00 MP |
| f/1.90 aperture | f/1.70 aperture |
| 27.00mm focal length | -- |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (60 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 9.24 | 10.89 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| -- | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G) and HSPA | LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G) and HSDPA |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM |
| 5.5 | 6.4 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3000mAh Li - Ion Battery | 5000mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 4.96 | 6.8 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| FM Radio | FM Radio |
Comparison review
The Moto G30 has a global score of 78.1, which is a little bit better than Galaxy A5 (2017)'s score of 75.8. The Moto G30 is a notably newer cellphone than the Galaxy A5 (2017), but it is noticeably heavier and thicker. The Galaxy A5 (2017) has a sharper display than Moto G30, because although it has a much smaller display, it also counts with a lot greater pixel count per screen inch and a higher resolution of 1080 x 1920.
Motorola Moto G30 has a much bigger memory capacity to store more games and applications than Galaxy A5 (2017), because it has 128 GB internal storage and a SD memory slot that admits a maximum of 512 GB. The Motorola Moto G30 features a bit superior processor than Galaxy A5 (2017), and although they both have the same number of cores, the Motorola Moto G30 also has a higher amount of RAM memory.
Motorola Moto G30 counts with a much longer battery life than Galaxy A5 (2017), because it has a 67% larger battery capacity. The Moto G30 features a superior camera than Galaxy A5 (2017), and although they both have the same 1920x1080 video definition, the Moto G30 also has a larger diafragm aperture, higher video frame rate and a way more MP camera in the back.
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