Compare phones
| Global Score | |
| 72.2 | 82.4 |
| Basic Information | |
| Motorola | Samsung |
| Android 11, 10 | Android 9.0 Pie, 8.1 Oreo |
| 2020-06-12 | 2019-03-07 |
| 6.37 x 2.98 x 0.36 inches | 6.26 x 2.96 x 0.33 inches |
| 6.68 ounces | 6.14 ounces |
| Pearl white | Black and Blue |
| Plastic | Plastic |
| $ 200.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.4 inches | 6.4 inches |
| 1560 x 720 pixels | 2280 x 1080 pixels |
| IPS LCD | Super AMOLED |
| 268 pixels per inch | 394 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 7.2 | 8 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 665 SM6125 chipset | Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7904 chipset |
| Kryo 260, 64-bit, 11 nm (Octa-Core 2000 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 1800 MHz) processor |
| 3 GB RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Adreno 610 GPU | Mali-G71 MP2 GPU |
| 9.09 | 9 |
| Storage | |
| 32 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot |
| 9.84 | 14.14 |
| Camera | |
| 16.00 MP + 8.00 MP | 13.00 MP + 16.00 MP |
| f/1.70 aperture | f/1.90 aperture |
| -- | 27.00mm focal length |
| 0.36 inches (1/2.8") 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 | -- |
| 10.01 | 9.13 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| 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 |
| 6.7 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4000mAh Battery | 5000mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 5.92 | 6.8 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| 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
The Samsung Galaxy M30 has a global score of 82.4, which is better than the Moto G Fast's 72.2 global score. Even though the Samsung Galaxy M30 is older than Moto G Fast, it's body is just a little lighter and just a little thinner. Both of these devices come with Android operating system, but Samsung Galaxy M30 has newer 9.0 Pie version and Moto G Fast has Android 11.
The Motorola Moto G Fast has a bit better processing unit than Galaxy M30, although it has a smaller amount of RAM, they both have a Octa-Core processor. The Galaxy M30 has a brighter display than Moto G Fast, and although they both have a screen with the same size, the Galaxy M30 also has a much higher 1080 x 2280px resolution and a higher screen density.
Galaxy M30 has a way bigger storage capacity to install applications and games or saving photos and videos than Motorola Moto G Fast, and although they both have a SD card slot that holds a maximum of 512 GB, the Galaxy M30 also has 128 GB internal memory capacity. Moto G Fast counts with just a bit better camera than Samsung Galaxy M30, because it has a bigger sensor which provides a higher photo and video quality, a lot higher 3840x2160 video quality, a bigger camera aperture to capture better photography and video in poorly lited environments and a more mega-pixels back facing camera.
The Galaxy M30 features better battery life than Motorola Moto G Fast, because it has a 5000mAh battery size against 4000mAh.
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