Compare phones
| Global Score | |
| 74.3 | 82.4 |
| Basic Information | |
| Motorola | Samsung |
| Android 9.0 Pie | Android 9.0 Pie, 8.1 Oreo |
| 2020-04-20 | 2019-03-07 |
| 6.49 x 2.98 x 0.36 inches | 6.26 x 2.96 x 0.33 inches |
| 7.05 ounces | 6.14 ounces |
| Blue and Turquoise | Black and Blue |
| Plastic | Plastic |
| $ 299.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.5 inches | 6.4 inches |
| 1600 x 720 pixels | 2280 x 1080 pixels |
| IPS LCD | Super AMOLED |
| 270 pixels per inch | 394 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 7.3 | 8 |
| Performance | |
| MediaTek Helio P35 chipset | Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7904 chipset |
| Arm Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 12 nm (Octa-Core 2300 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 1800 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| PowerVR GE8320 GPU | Mali-G71 MP2 GPU |
| 9.27 | 9 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot |
| 10.78 | 14.14 |
| Camera | |
| 16.00 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 |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 9.13 | 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 | |
| 5000mAh Battery | 5000mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 6.8 | 6.8 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2 | 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
The Galaxy M30 is better than the Motorola Moto G8 Power Lite, getting an 82.4 score against 74.3. Both of these devices use the same Android 9.0 Pie operating system, so both should provide very similar operating system features. The Galaxy M30 design is somewhat lighter and just a little thinner than Motorola Moto G8 Power Lite, although it was released only 14 months before.
Samsung Galaxy M30 has a little more vivid display than Moto G8 Power Lite, because although it has a little bit smaller screen, it also counts with a lot higher resolution of 1080 x 2280 and a higher screen density. The Moto G8 Power Lite features just a little better processing power than Samsung Galaxy M30, although it has 2 GB less RAM, they both have a Octa-Core processing unit.
The Samsung Galaxy M30's camera is just as good as the Moto G8 Power Lite one, because although the Samsung Galaxy M30 has a lower (Full HD) video resolution and a lesser megapixels camera, it also counts with a bigger aperture to capture better low-light captures. The Samsung Galaxy M30 counts with much more memory to install applications and games or saving photos and videos than Motorola Moto G8 Power Lite, because it has 128 GB internal memory capacity and a slot for an external memory card that supports a maximum of 512 GB.
Galaxy M30 features a battery duration that is very similar to Moto G8 Power Lite's battery lifetime.
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