Compare phones
| Global Score | |
| 89.6 | 82.4 |
| Basic Information | |
| Motorola | Samsung |
| Android 10 | Android 9.0 Pie, 8.1 Oreo |
| 2020-05-14 | 2019-03-07 |
| 6.36 x 2.80 x 0.37 inches | 6.26 x 2.96 x 0.33 inches |
| 6.63 ounces | 6.14 ounces |
| Midnight magenta and Solar black | Black and Blue |
| Aluminum and Plastic | Plastic |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 544.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.7 inches | 6.4 inches |
| 2340 x 1080 pixels | 2280 x 1080 pixels |
| OLED | Super AMOLED |
| 385 pixels per inch | 394 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8 | 8 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 765 SM7250-AA chipset | Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7904 chipset |
| Kryo 475, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2300 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 1800 MHz) processor |
| 6 GB RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Adreno 620 GPU | Mali-G71 MP2 GPU |
| 9.36 | 9 |
| Storage | |
| 256 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 1000 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot |
| 18.58 | 14.14 |
| Camera | |
| 64.00 MP + 25.00 MP | 13.00 MP + 16.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/1.90 aperture |
| 13.00mm focal length | 27.00mm focal length |
| 0.59 inches (1/1.7") 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 |
| 1920 x 1080 (60 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video | -- |
| 12.1 | 9.13 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 10.7 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4500mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 5000mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 6.32 | 6.8 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.1 | 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 | FM Radio |
Comparison review
Motorola edge is slightly better than the Samsung Galaxy M30, having an 89.6 score against 82.4. Both of these phones have Android operating system, but Motorola edge has 10 version and Samsung Galaxy M30 has Android 9.0 Pie. The Motorola edge construction is newer than the Samsung Galaxy M30's, although it's just a bit heavier and somewhat thicker.
The Motorola edge and the Galaxy M30 feature extremely similar screens, because although the Galaxy M30 has a little smaller screen and a bit worse 1080 x 2280 resolution, it also counts with a just a bit higher pixels density. The Motorola edge has a much bigger storage capacity for apps and games than Galaxy M30, because it has 256 GB internal memory capacity and a slot for external memory cards that allows a maximum of 1000 GB.
Motorola edge has a little bit better hardware performance than Galaxy M30. Both of them have a 6 GB RAM memory and 8 cores. The Motorola edge shoots much better pictures and videos than Galaxy M30, because it has a much better 3840x2160 (4K) video resolution, a back camera with a lot better 64 MP resolution, a larger aperture to capture better low-light captures and videos and a much larger sensor capturing way better quality videos and pictures.
The Galaxy M30 counts with a bit superior battery lifetime than Motorola edge, because it has an 11 percent greater battery capacity.
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