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| Global Score | |
| 77.9 | 82.4 |
| Basic Information | |
| Motorola | Samsung |
| Android 4.4.4 | Android 9.0 Pie, 8.1 Oreo |
| 2014-10-28 | 2019-03-07 |
| 5.65 x 2.89 x 0.44 inches | 6.26 x 2.96 x 0.33 inches |
| 6.21 ounces | 6.14 ounces |
| Black and Blue | Black and Blue |
| -- | Plastic |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 135.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.2 inches | 6.4 inches |
| 1440 x 2560 pixels (Quad HD / 2K) | 2280 x 1080 pixels |
| AMOLED | Super AMOLED |
| 565 pixels per inch | 394 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 9.7 | 8 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 805 APQ8084 chipset | Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7904 chipset |
| Krait 450 (Quad-Core 2700 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 1800 MHz) processor |
| 3 GB (800 MHz) RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Adreno 420 (500 MHz) GPU | Mali-G71 MP2 GPU |
| 9.54 | 9 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot |
| 7.7 | 14.14 |
| Camera | |
| 20.70 MP + 2.00 MP | 13.00 MP + 16.00 MP |
| f/2.00 aperture | f/1.90 aperture |
| -- | 27.00mm focal length |
| -- | 0.32 inches (1/3.1") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (24 fps) (4K) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video | -- |
| 9.9 | 9.13 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE (4G), HSPA, UMTS, EV-DO A, EDGE, GPRS, GSM and CDMA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 6.6 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3900mAh Battery | 5000mAh Battery |
| Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 5.84 | 6.8 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | -- |
| Infra-red port | -- |
| -- | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Proximity Sensor |
| -- | FM Radio |
Comparison review
Galaxy M30 has a score of 82.4, which is a bit better than Motorola DROID Turbo's general score of 77.9. These phones use Android OS, but the Galaxy M30 has 9.0 Pie version and Motorola DROID Turbo has Android 4.4.4, counting with some extra features. The Galaxy M30 body is extremely newer, a little lighter and notably thinner than Motorola DROID Turbo.
Motorola DROID Turbo features an incredibly better looking screen than Samsung Galaxy M30, because although it has a little bit smaller display, it also counts with a better 2560 x 1440 resolution and a greater display pixels density. The Samsung Galaxy M30 counts with a very superior memory for games and applications than Motorola DROID Turbo, because it has 128 GB internal memory and a SD card slot that allows up to 512 GB.
The Motorola DROID Turbo has just a bit better performance than Samsung Galaxy M30, because although it has 3 GB less RAM memory and an inferior number of cores , it also counts with an extra graphics co-processor. Motorola DROID Turbo shoots clearer videos and photos than Galaxy M30, because although it has a tinier camera aperture which is not favorable for taking photos or videos in poorly lited environments, it also counts with a much higher video resolution and a back-facing camera with a much higher 20.7 MP resolution.
The Galaxy M30 counts with longer battery lifetime than Motorola DROID Turbo, because it has 5000mAh of battery capacity against 3900mAh.
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