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| Global Score | |
| 74.6 | 82.4 |
| Basic Information | |
| Motorola | Samsung |
| -- | Android 9.0 Pie, 8.1 Oreo |
| 2017-03-31 | 2019-03-07 |
| 5.91 x 2.91 x 0.38 inches | 6.26 x 2.96 x 0.33 inches |
| 5.47 ounces | 6.14 ounces |
| Gold and Gray | Black and Blue |
| Aluminum and Plastic | Plastic |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 229.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.2 inches | 6.4 inches |
| 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) | 2280 x 1080 pixels |
| IPS LCD | Super AMOLED |
| 424 pixels per inch | 394 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.1 | 8 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 625 8953 chipset | Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7904 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A53, 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 |
| Adreno 506 GPU | Mali-G71 MP2 GPU |
| 9.09 | 9 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot |
| 10.02 | 14.14 |
| Camera | |
| 12.00 MP + 5.00 MP | 13.00 MP + 16.00 MP |
| f/1.70 aperture | f/1.90 aperture |
| 26.00mm focal length | 27.00mm focal length |
| 0.4 inches (1/2.5") 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 |
| 9.57 | 9.13 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G) and HSPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 6.1 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3000mAh Li - Ion Battery | 5000mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 4.96 | 6.8 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2 | 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 Galaxy M30 has an overall score of 82.4, which is much better than Moto G5 Plus's score of 74.6. Galaxy M30 is a newer and thinner cellphone than Moto G5 Plus, but it's somewhat heavier. The Motorola Moto G5 Plus has a little faster processor than Samsung Galaxy M30, although it has a lower amount of RAM, they both have 8 CPU cores.
The Moto G5 Plus has just a bit better display than Galaxy M30, because although it has a quite smaller screen and a quite lower 1080 x 1920 pixels resolution, it also counts with a little better display pixels density. Galaxy M30 has a very superior memory to install games and applications than Motorola Moto G5 Plus, because it has a SD memory card expansion slot that supports up to 512 GB and 64 GB more internal memory capacity.
The Moto G5 Plus features a slightly better camera than Galaxy M30, because although it has a lesser mega pixels camera, it also counts with a bigger camera sensor taking better quality videos and pictures, a larger aperture and a much higher 3840x2160 video definition. Samsung Galaxy M30 has a much longer battery lifetime than Moto G5 Plus, because it has a 5000mAh battery size against 3000mAh.
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