Motorola Moto G8 Play vs Samsung Galaxy A30 Specs Comparison

Availability

Officially announced
Oct 24, 2019	Feb 25, 2019

Design

Dimensions
6.20 x 2.97 x 0.35 inches 157.6 x 75.41 x 8.99 mm	6.24 x 2.94 x 0.30 inches 158.5 x 74.7 x 7.7 mm
Weight
6.60 oz / 187.0 g	5.82 oz / 165.0 g
Materials
Back: Plastic Frame: Plastic	Back: Plastic
Resistance
Splash; IPX2
Biometrics
Fingerprint (touch)	2D Face unlock, Fingerprint (touch)
Keys
Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key	Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Knight grey, Royal magenta	Black, Blue, White

Display

Size
6.2-inch, 80.76% screen-to-body	6.4-inch, 85.24% screen-to-body
Type
IPS LCD, 60Hz	Super AMOLED
Resolution
1520x720px, 19:9 ratio, 271 PPI	2340x1080px, 19.5:9 ratio, 403 PPI
Protection
	Corning Gorilla Glass 3

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Bright Max (20% APL)
Untested	Untested
Bright Min
Untested	1 (Excellent)

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Hardware

System chip
MediaTek Helio P70 (12 nm)	Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7904 (14 nm)
Processor
Octa-core 2000 MHz ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53	Octa-core 1800 MHz ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53
GPU
Mali G72 MP3	Mali-G71 MP2
Memory
2GB (LPDDR4)/32GB	4GB (LPDDR4)/64GB 3GB/32GB
Storage expansion
microSDXC up to 512 GB	microSDXC up to 512 GB
OS
Android (10, 9.0 Pie)	Android (10, 9.0 Pie)

Battery

Type
4000 mAh	4000 mAh, Li - Ion
Charging
Motorola TurboPowe	Samsung Adaptive Fast Charging

Camera

Rear
Triple camera	Dual camera
Main camera
13 MP (PDAF) Aperture size: F2.0 Pixel size: 1.122 μm	16 MP (PDAF) Aperture size: F1.7 Focal length: 27 mm Sensor size: 1/2.8" Pixel size: 1.12 μm
Second camera
8 MP (Ultra-wide) Aperture size: F2.2 Pixel size: 1.12 μm	5 MP (Ultra-wide) Aperture size: F2.2 Focal Length: 13 mm Sensor size: 1/5" Pixel size: 1.12 μm
Third camera
2 MP (Depth information) Aperture size: F2.2 Pixel size: 1.75 μm
Flash
LED	LED
Video recording
1080p (30 fps), 720p (120 fps) Time-lapse video, Hyperlapse, EIS	1080p (30 fps) Video calling, Video sharing
Front
25 MP (HDR) Video capture: 1080p	16 MP Video capture: 1080p

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
4.2	5.0
WLAN
b,g,n Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot 802.11 b, g, n	a,b,g,n,ac,dual-band Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot 802.11 a, b, g, n, ac
USB
Type-C, USB 2.0	Type-C, USB 2.0
Sensors
Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor	Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Hall (for flip covers), Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor
Location
GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning	GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, BeiDou, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning
Other
	VoIP, Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync

Multimedia

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

Cellular

4G (FDD) Bands
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 28, 66	1, 3, 5, 7, 8, 20
4G (TDD) Bands
	38, 40, 41
3G Bands
1, 2, 4, 5, 8	5, 8, 2, 1
Data Speed
LTE Cat 4 (150/50 Mbit/s), HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s	LTE-A Cat 12/13 (600/150 Mbit/s), HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s
Dual SIM
Yes	Yes
SIM type
Nano SIM	Nano SIM
VoLTE
	Yes

Regulatory Approval

FCC approval
	Date approved: Feb 14, 2019 FCC ID value: A3LSMA305F
Measured SAR
	Head: 0.32 W/kg Body: 0.52 W/kg Simultaneous Transmission: 1.43 W/kg Wireless Router: 1.15 W/kg

Alternative variants

with 32 GB storage

Memory	3GB/32GB

Links

Full specifications
Motorola Moto G8 Play Specs	Samsung Galaxy A30 Specs