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| Global Score | |
| 74.8 | 82.4 |
| Basic Information | |
| Motorola | Samsung |
| -- | Android 9.0 Pie, 8.1 Oreo |
| 2017-08-01 | 2019-03-07 |
| 6.04 x 3.00 x 0.37 inches | 6.26 x 2.96 x 0.33 inches |
| 5.93 ounces | 6.14 ounces |
| Gold, Gray and White | Black and Blue |
| Metal | Plastic |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 144.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.5 inches | 6.4 inches |
| 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) | 2280 x 1080 pixels |
| IPS LCD | Super AMOLED |
| 401 pixels per inch | 394 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8 | 8 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 625 8953 chipset | Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7904 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 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 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 | |
| 13.00 MP + 8.00 MP | 13.00 MP + 16.00 MP |
| f/2.00 aperture | f/1.90 aperture |
| -- | 27.00mm focal length |
| -- | 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 | -- |
| 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 | 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, EDR | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Proximity Sensor |
| -- | FM Radio |
Comparison review
Galaxy M30 has a global score of 82.4, which is better than the Moto G5S Plus's 74.8 global score. Galaxy M30's body is newer and thinner, but also just a bit heavier than the Moto G5S Plus. The Motorola Moto G5S Plus and the Galaxy M30 feature extremely similar displays, because although the Galaxy M30 has a quite worse display density, it also counts with a slightly higher resolution of 1080 x 2280 and a bigger screen.
The Motorola Moto G5S Plus counts with a bit more powerful CPU than Samsung Galaxy M30, although it has a lower amount of RAM, they both have 8 CPU cores. The Moto G5S Plus features a slightly better camera than Galaxy M30, because although it has a tinier diafragm aperture which is not good for capturing photos and video in low-light situations, and they both have a back facing camera with a 13 mega pixels, the Moto G5S Plus also counts with a lot higher 3840x2160 video resolution.
Galaxy M30 features a much better memory capacity for applications, games, photos and videos than Moto G5S Plus, because it has a slot for external memory cards that holds a maximum of 512 GB and 64 GB more internal storage capacity. The Galaxy M30 counts with a much longer battery life than Motorola Moto G5S Plus, because it has 5000mAh of battery capacity against 3000mAh.
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