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Motorola One Mobile Phone
Motorola Motorola One
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Samsung Galaxy A30s Mobile Phone
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Samsung Galaxy S8+ Mobile Phone
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Notebookcheck.com reviews the Samsung Galaxy A30s, a mid-range smartphone powered by an Exynos 7904 SoC, ARM Mali-G71 MP2 GPU, 4 GB of RAM and 64 GB of eMMC flash storage. Read on to find out how this 6.4-inch handset performs in our tests and whether it can hold its own against its competitors.Read more
The Samsung Galaxy A30 focuses on providing a quality overall experience for someone who values day to day usability and a phone that looks and feels great. Read more in our in-depth review.Read more
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Hardware

Operating systemAndroid 8.1
N/A
Android 8.0Android 7.0
CPU clock speed2.0 GHz1.8 GHz2.3 GHz2.3 GHz
CPU cores8-core8-core8-core8-core
CPU modelQualcomm Snapdragon 625Samsung Exynos 7904Samsung Exynos 9610Samsung Exynos 9 Octa 8895
RAM memory4 GB4 GB4 GB
  • 4 GB
  • 6 GB
GPU model
N/A
N/A
N/A
ARM Mali-G71 MP20

Display

Screen size5.9 in6.4 in6.4 in6.2 in
Number of colors16.7M16.7M16.7M16.7M
Resolution1520 x 720 px1560 x 720 px2340 x 1080 px1440 x 2960 px
TechnologyLTPS IPSSuper AMOLEDSuper AMOLED
  • AMOLED
  • Quad HD+ Super AMOLED
Screen materialCorning Gorilla Glass
N/A
N/A
Corning Gorilla Glass 5.0
Panel type
N/A
N/A
OLEDOLED
Pixel density
N/A
N/A
408.0 ppi529.0 ppi
Touchscreen
N/A
N/A
N/A
yes
Dual screen support
N/A
N/A
N/A
no
Scratch resistant display
N/A
N/A
N/A
yes
HDR
N/A
N/A
N/A
yes

Rear camera

Primary sensor resolution13.0 Mpx25.0 Mpx25.0 Mpx12.0 Mpx
Resolution (second camera)2.0 Mpx5.0 Mpx5.0 Mpx12.0 Mpx
Lens aperture (second camera)F/2.4F/2.2F/2.2F/2.4
Focus adjustmentAutomaticAutomaticAutomatic
  • Automatic
  • Manual
Resolution (third camera)
N/A
8.0 Mpx8.0 Mpx
N/A
Lens aperture (third camera)
N/A
F/2.2F/2.2
N/A
Field of View (FoV) (third camera)
N/A
123.0 °123.0 °
N/A
Primary sensor size
N/A
N/A
N/A
1/2.55"
Sensor size (second camera)
N/A
N/A
N/A
1/3.4"
Video recording
N/A
N/A
N/A
yes
Highest video resolution
N/A
N/A
N/A
3840 x 2160 px
Maximum FPS at the highest resolution
N/A
N/A
N/A
30.0 fps
Maximum FPS (regardless of res.)
N/A
N/A
N/A
60.0 fps
Max resolution (highest frame rate)
N/A
N/A
N/A
1920 x 1080 px
Autofocus
N/A
N/A
N/A
yes
Optical zoom
N/A
N/A
N/A
2x
Geo-tagging
N/A
N/A
N/A
yes
LED Flash
N/A
N/A
N/A
yes
Optical image stabilization
N/A
N/A
N/A
yes

Front camera

Primary resolution8.0 Mpx16.0 Mpx25.0 Mpx8.0 Mpx
Lens apertureF/2.2F/2.0F/2.0F/1.7
Light sourceLED flash
N/A
N/A
N/A
Focus adjustmentAutomaticAutomaticAutomatic
  • Automatic
  • Manual
Primary sensor size
N/A
N/A
N/A
1/2.55"

Storage

Internal storage64 GB64 GB128 GB
  • 128 GB
  • 64 GB
Memory card reader
N/A
N/A
N/A
yes
Maximum card storage
N/A
N/A
N/A
256GB
Types of memory card supported
N/A
N/A
N/A
  • microSD
  • microSDHC
  • microSDXC

Design

Colour of productWhite
  • Prism crush black
  • Prism crush green
  • Prism crush white
  • Black
  • Blue
  • Coral
  • Arctic silver
  • Black
  • Blue
  • Coral blue
  • Gold
  • Grey
  • Light blue
  • Midnight black
  • Orchid grey
  • Pink
  • Purple
  • Silver
  • Sunrise gold
  • Turquoise
MaterialGlass
N/A
3D glass
  • Aluminum
  • Glass
  • Metal
Water resistant
N/A
N/A
N/A
yes
Shock resistant
N/A
N/A
N/A
no

Dimensions

Height5.91 in6.24 in6.24 in6.28 in
Width2.83 in2.94 in2.94 in2.89 in
Depth0.31 in0.31 in0.3 in0.32 in
Weight5.71 oz5.96 oz5.86 oz6.1 oz

Sensors

Accelerometeryesyesyesyes
Proximityyesyesyesyes
Ambient light sensoryesyesyes
N/A
Gyroscopeyesyesyesyes
Magnetometeryes
N/A
N/A
N/A
Fingerprint
N/A
N/A
N/A
yes
Barometer
N/A
N/A
N/A
yes
Hearth rate monitor
N/A
N/A
N/A
yes
ANT+
N/A
N/A
N/A
yes

Connectivity

Dual sim supportyesyesyesno
Sim card sizeNano-SIMNano-SIMNano-SIM
  • Nano SIM
  • Nano-SIM
Bluetoothyesyesyesyes
Bluetooth version4.2 EDR5.0 LE5.0 LE5.0
NFCyesyesyesyes
Charging connectionUSBUSBUSBUSB
Headphone connection3.5 mm3.5 mm3.5 mm3.5 mm
Type of USB connectorUSB Type-CUSB Type-CUSB Type-CUSB Type-C
DLNA certified
N/A
N/A
N/A
no
Bluetooth profile
N/A
N/A
N/A
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
  • HFP
  • HID
  • HOGP
  • HSP
  • MAP
  • OPP
  • PAN
  • PBAP
  • SAP
Bluetooth codec
N/A
N/A
N/A
  • aptX
  • SBC
USB version
N/A
N/A
N/A
3.1
USB On-The-Go (OTG)
N/A
N/A
N/A
yes
Video output
N/A
N/A
N/A
DisplayPort over USB-C

Cellular

Data transmission
  • GPRS
  • EDGE
  • HSDPA
  • HSUPA
  • HSPA+
  • LTE
  • GPRS
  • EDGE
  • HSDPA
  • HSUPA
  • HSPA+
  • FDD-LTE
  • TDD-LTE
  • GPRS
  • EDGE
  • HSDPA
  • HSUPA
  • HSPA+
  • FDD-LTE
  • TDD-LTE
  • EDGE
  • FDD-LTE
  • GPRS
  • HSDPA
  • HSPA+
  • HSUPA
  • TDD-LTE
  • VoLTE
  • VoWiFi
Navigation system
  • GPS
  • A-GPS
  • GLONASS
  • BeiDou
  • GPS
  • GLONASS
  • BeiDou
  • Galileo
  • GPS
  • GLONASS
  • BeiDou
  • Galileo
  • A-GPS
  • BeiDou
  • GLONASS
  • GPS
  • Galileo
GSM frequencies
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
UMTS frequences
  • 1700 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1700 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
Wireless network (Wi-Fi)
N/A
N/A
N/A
yes
Wireless networking standard
N/A
N/A
N/A
  • 802.11a
  • 802.11ac
  • 802.11b
  • 802.11g
  • 802.11n
2G GSM
N/A
N/A
N/A
yes
3G UMTS
N/A
N/A
N/A
yes
4G LTE
N/A
N/A
N/A
yes
Streaming standards
N/A
N/A
N/A
  • Google Cast
  • Miracast

Battery

Battery capacity3000.0 mAh4000.0 mAh4000.0 mAh3500.0 mAh
Talk time
N/A
32.0 h23.0 h24.0 h
Replaceable battery
N/A
N/A
N/A
no
Fast charging
N/A
N/A
N/A
yes
Fast charging standard
N/A
N/A
N/A
Samsung Adaptive Fast Charge
Wireless charging
N/A
N/A
N/A
yes
Wireless charging standard
N/A
N/A
N/A
  • PMA
  • QI
  • WPC

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