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| Global Score | |
| 81.2 | 82.4 |
| Basic Information | |
| Motorola | Samsung |
| Android 14 | Android 9.0 Pie, 8.1 Oreo |
| 2024-08-08 | 2019-03-07 |
| 6.33 x 2.85 x 0.31 inches | 6.26 x 2.96 x 0.33 inches |
| 6.35 ounces | 6.14 ounces |
| Jungle Green, Koala Gray and Peach Fuzz | Black and Blue |
| Aluminum | Plastic |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.7 inches | 6.4 inches |
| 2712 x 1220 pixels | 2280 x 1080 pixels |
| P-OLED | Super AMOLED |
| 444 pixels per inch | 394 pixels per inch |
| 1600 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 9.4 | 8 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 7 Gen 1 AE (4 nm) chipset | Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7904 chipset |
| processor | ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 1800 MHz) processor |
| 8 GB RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Adreno 720 GPU | Mali-G71 MP2 GPU |
| 6.21 | 9 |
| Storage | |
| 256 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot |
| 13.3 | 14.14 |
| Camera | |
| 50.00 MP + 32.00 MP | 13.00 MP + 16.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/1.90 aperture |
| 25.00mm focal length | 27.00mm focal length |
| 0.64 inches (1/1.56") sensor | 0.32 inches (1/3.1") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 11.66 | 9.13 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G) and HSDPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 10.6 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 5000mAh Nano SIM, eSIM Battery | 5000mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | -- |
| 6.8 | 6.8 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.2 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | -- |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Proximity Sensor |
| -- | FM Radio |
Comparison review
The Galaxy M30 is just a bit better than the Motorola Edge 50, getting a global score of 82.4 against 81.2. Both of these devices work with Android OS (operating system), but the Galaxy M30 has a more recent 9.0 Pie version while Motorola Edge 50 has Android 14 version, so it offers a couple additional features and performance optimizations. The Galaxy M30 body is a little lighter than the Motorola Edge 50, but it's just a bit thicker and was released 6 years before.
Galaxy M30 has a much greater processing power than Motorola Edge 50, although it has less RAM, they both have the same number of cores. Motorola Edge 50 features a brighter display than Galaxy M30, because it has a little higher resolution of 1220 x 2712 pixels, a little bit larger display and a little higher pixels density.
Motorola Edge 50 captures way better pictures and videos than Galaxy M30, because it has a lot higher 50 mega pixels resolution camera, a lot better video definition, a much bigger back camera sensor capturing lot higher quality photographs and videos and a larger aperture for better photos and videos in low-light situations.
The Galaxy M30 features a slightly better storage capacity for apps and games than Motorola Edge 50, because although it has only 128 GB internal memory, it also counts with a SD memory card expansion slot that holds a maximum of 512 GB. The Galaxy M30 and Motorola Edge 50 count with really similar batteries performance.
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