Compare phones
| Global Score | |
| 77 | 82.4 |
| Basic Information | |
| Motorola | Samsung |
| Android 11 | Android 9.0 Pie, 8.1 Oreo |
| 2021-12-06 | 2019-03-07 |
| 6.37 x 2.91 x 0.34 inches | 6.26 x 2.96 x 0.33 inches |
| 6.38 ounces | 6.14 ounces |
| Baby Blue and Mineral Grey | Black and Blue |
| -- | Plastic |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.4 inches | 6.4 inches |
| 2400 x 1080 pixels | 2280 x 1080 pixels |
| IPS LCD | Super AMOLED |
| 411 pixels per inch | 394 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.1 | 8 |
| Performance | |
| MediaTek Helio G85 MT6769Z (12 nm) chipset | Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7904 chipset |
| Cortex, 64-bit (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 |
| Mali-G52 MC2 GPU | Mali-G71 MP2 GPU |
| 9.09 | 9 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 1 TB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot |
| 13.02 | 14.14 |
| Camera | |
| 50.00 MP + 13.00 MP | 13.00 MP + 16.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/1.90 aperture |
| -- | 27.00mm focal length |
| -- | 0.32 inches (1/3.1") sensor |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 10.45 | 9.13 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| 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 |
| 6.6 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 5000mAh Battery | 5000mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 6.8 | 6.8 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | 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
Samsung Galaxy M30 is slightly better than Moto G31, with a score of 82.4 against 77. Both devices in this comparison have Android OS (operating system), but the Samsung Galaxy M30 has a more recent 9.0 Pie version and Moto G31 has Android 11 version, so it provides the user a couple additional features. Samsung Galaxy M30's construction is just a little bit lighter and a little thinner than the Moto G31, despite of the fact that it was released 3 years before.
Moto G31 features a little more vivid screen than Galaxy M30, and although they both have a same size screen, the Moto G31 also has a slightly better resolution of 1080 x 2400 and a just a bit higher amount of pixels in each display inch. Moto G31 has a little better performance than Galaxy M30, although it has a lower amount of RAM, they both have the same number of cores.
Galaxy M30 has a slightly better memory to install applications and games or saving photos and videos than Moto G31, because although it has a SD memory card expansion slot that admits a maximum of 512 GB against 1 TB, it also counts with 128 GB internal storage. Motorola Moto G31 has a superior camera than Galaxy M30, and although they both have the same video quality and the same video frame rate, the Motorola Moto G31 also has a back facing camera with a way higher resolution and a larger aperture to capture better captures and video in low light situations.
The Galaxy M30's battery duration is very similar to Motorola Moto G31's battery performance.
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