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| Global Score | |
| 82.5 | 78.1 |
| Basic Information | |
| Motorola | |
| 2017-10-19 | 2021-02-16 |
| 6.22 x 3.02 x 0.31 inches | 6.50 x 2.98 x 0.36 inches |
| 6.17 ounces | 7.05 ounces |
| Black and White | Pastel sky and Phantom black |
| Aluminum and Glass | Plastic and Plastic |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 152.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6 inches | 6.5 inches |
| 2880 x 1440 pixels | 1600 x 720 pixels |
| P-OLED | IPS LCD |
| 537 pixels per inch | 270 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.7 | 7.2 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 835 MSM8998 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 662 chipset |
| Kryo 280, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2350 MHz) processor | Kryo 260, 11 nm (Octa-Core 2000 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Adreno 540 GPU | Adreno 610 GPU |
| 9.27 | 9.09 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot |
| 10.1 | 14.14 |
| Camera | |
| 12.20 MP + 8.00 MP | 64.00 MP + 13.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/1.70 aperture |
| 27.00mm focal length | -- |
| 0.38 inches (1/2.6") sensor | -- |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (60 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 1280 x 720 (240 fps) (HD) slow motion video | -- |
| 9.79 | 10.89 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G) and HSDPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM |
| 6.7 | 6.4 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3520mAh Li - Ion Battery | 5000mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 5.52 | 6.8 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | 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 |
Comparison review
Google Pixel 2 XL is a little bit better than Motorola Moto G30, getting an 82.5 score against 78.1. Google Pixel 2 XL is an notably older cellphone than Motorola Moto G30, but Google made it lighter and thinner anyway. The Google Pixel 2 XL has a lot better looking display than Moto G30, because although it has a bit smaller display, it also counts with a way better resolution of 1440 x 2880 and a lot greater quantity of pixels per screen inch.
Google Pixel 2 XL has a little faster CPU than Moto G30. Both of them have a 4 GB RAM memory and the same number of cores. The Moto G30 shoots much better pictures and videos than Google Pixel 2 XL, and although they both have the same video quality, the Moto G30 also has a back camera with way more megapixels, higher 60 frames per second video frame rates and a larger camera aperture for better low light photography and videos.
Moto G30 has a very superior storage capacity for games and applications than Google Pixel 2 XL, and although they both have exactly the same 128 GB internal memory, the Moto G30 also has an external memory card slot that admits up to 512 GB. Moto G30 features a much longer battery life than Google Pixel 2 XL, because it has 5000mAh of battery capacity instead of 3520mAh.
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