Samsung Galaxy Tab A 8.0 (2017) vs Motorola Moto G30 Specs Comparison

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Samsung Galaxy Tab A 8.0 (2017)	Motorola Moto G30
Released · Oct 10, 2017	Released · Feb 16, 2021
8.0-inch · 1280x800px	6.5-inch · 1600x720px
Single camera	Quad camera
2GB · 16GB	4GB · 128GB
5000 mAh	5000 mAh
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Availability

Officially announced
Oct 10, 2017	Feb 16, 2021

Design

Dimensions
8.35 x 4.89 x 0.35 inches 212.1 x 124.1 x 8.9 mm	6.50 x 2.98 x 0.36 inches 165.22 x 75.73 x 9.14 mm
Weight
12.84 oz (364.0 g)	7.05 oz (200.0 g)
Materials
Back: Metal	Back: Plastic Frame: Plastic
Resistance
	Water; IP52
Biometrics
	Fingerprint (touch)
Features
Touch sensitive control keys
Keys
Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key	Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key, Other
Colors
Black, Gold	Phantom black, Pastel sky
Phone functionality
Yes

Display

Size
8.0-inch, 70.45% screen-to-body	6.5-inch, 81.63% screen-to-body
Type
IPS LCD	IPS LCD, 90Hz
Resolution
1280x800px, 189 PPI	1600x720px, 20:9 ratio, 270 PPI
Colors
16 777 216

Hardware

System chip
Snapdragon 425 8917 (28 nm)	Snapdragon 662 (11 nm)
Processor
Quad-core 1400 MHz ARM Cortex-A53	Octa-core 2000 MHz Kryo 260
GPU
Adreno 308	Adreno 610
Memory
2GB (LPDDR3)/16GB	4GB/128GB (UFS 2.1) 6GB/128GB
Storage expansion
microSDXC up to 256 GB	microSDXC up to 512 GB
OS
Android (9.0 Pie, 7.1 Nougat)	Android (11)

Battery

Type
5000 mAh, Li - Ion	5000 mAh
Charge speed
	Wired: 15.0W

Battery Life Estimate

Untested

Browsing

Untested

Video

Untested

Gaming

Untested

Battery Life Estimate

Untested

Browsing

Untested

Video

10h 47min

Gaming

8h 0min

Camera

Rear
Single camera	Quad camera
Main camera
8 MP (Autofocus) Aperture size: F1.9	64 MP (Autofocus) Aperture size: F1.7 Pixel size: 1.4 μm
Second camera
	8 MP (Ultra-wide) Aperture size: F2.2 Pixel size: 1.12 μm
Third camera
	2 MP (Macro) Aperture size: F2.4 Pixel size: 1.75 μm
Fourth camera
	2 MP (Depth information) Aperture size: F2.4 Pixel size: 1.75 μm
Flash
LED	LED
Video recording
1080p (30 fps)	1080p (60 fps)
Front
5 MP Video capture: 1080p	13 MP Video capture: 1080p

Connectivity & Features

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

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
Radio
	FM, Stereo, RDS
Additional microphone(s)
	Noise cancellation

Cellular

4G (FDD) Bands
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 17, 20, 28	1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 18, 19, 20, 26, 28
4G (TDD) Bands
38, 40	38, 40, 41
3G Bands
5, 8, 4, 2, 1	1, 2, 5, 8
Data Speed
	LTE Cat 4 (150/50 Mbit/s), HSDPA+ (4G) 21.1 Mbit/s, UMTS
SIM type
Nano SIM	Nano SIM

Phone Features

Other features
Voice commands, Voice recording

Alternative variants

With 6GB RAM


Memory	6GB

Dual SIM


Dual SIM	Yes

Links

Full specifications
Samsung Galaxy Tab A 8.0 (2017) Specs	Motorola Moto G30 Specs
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