Compare phones
| Global Score | |
| 76.1 | 82.4 |
| Basic Information | |
| Motorola | Samsung |
| Android 10, 9.0 Pie | Android 9.0 Pie, 8.1 Oreo |
| 2019-02-07 | 2019-03-07 |
| 6.18 x 2.96 x 0.33 inches | 6.26 x 2.96 x 0.33 inches |
| 6.21 ounces | 6.14 ounces |
| Blue and Red | Black and Blue |
| Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass) | Plastic |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.2 inches | 6.4 inches |
| 2270 x 1080 pixels | 2280 x 1080 pixels |
| IPS LCD | Super AMOLED |
| 405 pixels per inch | 394 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8 | 8 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 636 SDM636 chipset | Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7904 chipset |
| Kryo 260, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 1800 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 509 GPU | Mali-G71 MP2 GPU |
| 8.91 | 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 + 12.00 MP | 13.00 MP + 16.00 MP |
| f/1.70 aperture | f/1.90 aperture |
| 27.00mm focal length | 27.00mm focal length |
| 0.38 inches (1/2.6") 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 |
| 1280 x 720 (240 fps) (HD) slow motion video | -- |
| 10.12 | 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, Dual SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 6.7 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3000mAh Battery | 5000mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 4.96 | 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 a bit better than Moto G7 Plus, having an 82.4 score against 76.1. Both phones in this review use Android operating system, but Samsung Galaxy M30 has a newer 9.0 Pie version and Moto G7 Plus has Android 10 version, giving some nice extra features. Samsung Galaxy M30's design has the same thickness than the Moto G7 Plus, but it's just a bit lighter.
Galaxy M30 has a bit better hardware performance than Motorola Moto G7 Plus, and although they both have 8 cpu cores, the Galaxy M30 also has 2 GB more RAM memory. Samsung Galaxy M30 features a display that's very similar to the Moto G7 Plus one, because although the Samsung Galaxy M30 has a little bit worse pixel density, it also counts with a little bigger display and a little higher 1080 x 2280 resolution.
The Galaxy M30 features a way bigger storage to install games and applications than Motorola Moto G7 Plus, and although they both have an external memory card slot that supports up to 512 GB, the Galaxy M30 also has 64 GB more internal storage. Galaxy M30 counts with a way better battery duration than Motorola Moto G7 Plus, because it has a 67% larger battery capacity.
The Moto G7 Plus has a much better camera than Galaxy M30, because it has a larger aperture for better photos and video in low-light environments, a back-facing camera with more mega pixels, a way better 3840x2160 video resolution and a bigger back camera sensor capturing higher quality videos and photographs.
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