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Motorola Moto G5 vs Samsung Galaxy A30s Specs Comparison

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Motorola Moto G5
Samsung Galaxy A30s
Motorola Moto G5 Samsung Galaxy A30s
Released · Mar 11, 2017
Released · September 2019
5.0-inch
6.4-inch
Single camera
Triple camera
2GB · 16GB
4GB · 128GB
2800 mAh
4000 mAh

Design

Dimensions
5.68 x 2.87 x 0.37 inches
144.3 x 73. x 9.5 mm 		6.24 x 2.94 x 0.30 inches
158.5 x 74.7 x 7.7 mm
Weight
5.13 oz (145.5 g) 5.86 oz (166.0 g)
Materials
Back: Aluminum
Frame: Plastic
Resistance
Splash
Biometrics
Fingerprint (touch) Optical in-screen fingerprint
Keys
Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Gold, Gray Prism crush black, Prism crush white, Prism crush violet, Prism crush green

Display

Size
5.0-inch 6.4-inch
Resolution
1920x1080px, 441 PPI 1560x720px, 19.5:9 ratio, 268 PPI
Technology
LCD Super AMOLED
Screen-to-body
65.53 % 84.95 %
Features
Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor

Hardware

System chip
Qualcomm Snapdragon 430 8937 (28 nm) Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7885 (14 nm)
Processor
Octa-core
1400 MHz
ARM Cortex-A53 		Octa-core
1800 MHz
ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53
GPU
Adreno 505 Mali-G71 MP2
RAM
2GB (LPDDR3) 4GB (LPDDR4)
Internal storage
16GB 128GB
Storage expansion
microSDXC up to 128 GB microSDXC up to 512 GB
OS
Android (8.1 Oreo, 7.0 Nougat) Android (11, 10, 9.0 Pie)

Battery

Capacity
2800 mAh 4000 mAh
Type
Li - Ion Li - Polymer
Charging
Fast charging Fast charging

Camera

Rear
Single camera Triple camera
Main camera
13 MP (PDAF)
Aperture size: F2.0 		25 MP (PDAF)
Aperture size: F1.7
Focal length: 27 mm
Second camera
8 MP (Ultra-wide)
Aperture size: F2.2
Focal Length: 13 mm
Third camera
5 MP (Depth information)
Aperture size: F2.2
Flash
LED LED
Video recording
1920x1080 (Full HD) (30 fps)
EIS, Video calling, Video sharing 		1920x1080 (Full HD) (30 fps)
Front
5 MP (Wide Angle) 16 MP, Video capture: 1920x1080 (Full HD)

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
4.2, Yes 5.0
WLAN
802.11 a,b,g,n,dual-band
Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot 		802.11 a,b,g,n,ac,dual-band
Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot
USB
microUSB, USB 2.0 Type-C, USB 2.0
Location
GPS, A-GPS, Glonass GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, BeiDou, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning
Sensors
Accelerometer, Gyroscope Accelerometer, Compass
Other
Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync

Multimedia

Headphones
3.5mm jack 3.5mm jack
Speakers
Earpiece, Loudspeaker Earpiece, Loudspeaker
Features
Album art cover, Background playback
Screen mirroring
Wireless screen share Wireless screen share
Additional microphone(s)
Noise cancellation

Cellular

4G (FDD)
Bands 1(2100), 3(1800), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 19(800 Upper), 20(800 DD), 28(700 APT) Bands 1(2100), 3(1800), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 20(800 DD)
4G (TDD)
Bands 38(2600), 41(2600+) Bands 38(2600), 40(2300), 41(2600+)
3G
Bands 5(850), 8(900), 4(1700/2100), 2(1900), 1(2100) Bands 1(2100), 2(1900), 5(850), 8(900)
Data Speed
LTE Cat 4 (150/50 Mbit/s), HSPA LTE-A, HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s
SIM type
Nano SIM Nano SIM

Regulatory Approval

FCC approval
Date approved: Aug 19, 2019
FCC ID value: A3LSMA307FN
Measured SAR
Head: 0.60 W/kg
Body: 0.50 W/kg
Simultaneous Transmission: 1.47 W/kg
Wireless Router: 1.20 W/kg
Phablet: 2.64 W/kg

Availability

Officially announced
Feb 26, 2017 Aug 22, 2019
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