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| Global Score | |
| 76.1 | 82.4 |
| Basic Information | |
| Motorola | Samsung |
| Android 11, 10 | Android 9.0 Pie, 8.1 Oreo |
| 2020-04-16 | 2019-03-07 |
| 6.29 x 2.99 x 0.38 inches | 6.26 x 2.96 x 0.33 inches |
| 7.02 ounces | 6.14 ounces |
| Smoke black | Black and Blue |
| Aluminum and Plastic | Plastic |
| $ 150.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.4 inches | 6.4 inches |
| 2300 x 1080 pixels | 2280 x 1080 pixels |
| IPS LCD | Super AMOLED |
| 397 pixels per inch | 394 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8 | 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 |
| 4 GB RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Adreno 610 GPU | Mali-G71 MP2 GPU |
| 9.09 | 9 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot |
| 11.74 | 14.14 |
| Camera | |
| 16.00 MP + 16.00 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 | |
| 5000mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 5000mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 6.8 | 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
Samsung Galaxy M30 has a score of 82.4, which is just a bit better than Moto G Power's overall score of 76.1. Samsung Galaxy M30 is an older phone than the Moto G Power, but Samsung managed to make it thinner and lighter anyway. Both phones in this review use Android OS (operating system), but Samsung Galaxy M30 has a newer 9.0 Pie version while Moto G Power has Android 11 version, so it offers a couple additional features.
Moto G Power has a bit better CPU than Galaxy M30, although it has lesser RAM memory, they both have the same number of cores. The Motorola Moto G Power and the Galaxy M30 count with incredibly similar screens, and although the Galaxy M30 has a quite lower resolution of 1080 x 2280px and a little lower pixel quantity per screen inch, they both have a display with the same size.
The Galaxy M30 counts with much more storage capacity for apps and games than Motorola Moto G Power, and although they both have a slot for SD memory cards that admits up to 512 GB, the Galaxy M30 also has 128 GB internal memory. Motorola Moto G Power takes clearer photographs and videos than Galaxy M30, because it has a much higher 3840x2160 video definition, a larger aperture to take better low light captures and videos, a larger back-facing camera sensor and a better 16 megapixels resolution back-facing camera.
The Samsung Galaxy M30 counts with a battery performance that's very similar to Moto G Power's battery life.
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