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| Global Score | |
| 76 | 82.4 |
| Basic Information | |
| Motorola | Samsung |
| Android 10 | Android 9.0 Pie, 8.1 Oreo |
| 2020-04-16 | 2019-03-07 |
| 6.14 x 2.99 x 0.38 inches | 6.26 x 2.96 x 0.33 inches |
| 6.95 ounces | 6.14 ounces |
| Capri blue and Smoke black | Black and Blue |
| Aluminum and Plastic | Plastic |
| $ 237.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.4 inches | 6.4 inches |
| 2300 x 1080 pixels | 2280 x 1080 pixels |
| IPS LCD | Super AMOLED |
| 397 pixels per inch | 394 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8 | 8 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 665 SM6125 chipset | Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7904 chipset |
| Kryo 260, 64-bit, 11 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 610 GPU | Mali-G71 MP2 GPU |
| 9.09 | 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 + 16.00 MP | 13.00 MP + 16.00 MP |
| f/1.70 aperture | f/1.90 aperture |
| -- | 27.00mm focal length |
| 0.36 inches (1/2.8") 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 |
| 1920 x 1080 (60 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video | -- |
| 10.01 | 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 | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 6.7 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 5000mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 5000mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 6.8 | 6.8 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | 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 a score of 82.4, which is a little bit better than the Motorola Moto G8 Power's global score of 76. Although Galaxy M30 is older than the Motorola Moto G8 Power, it's body is lighter and thinner. Both of these devices work with Android OS, but Galaxy M30 has a newer 9.0 Pie version and Motorola Moto G8 Power has Android 10, so it counts with lots of additional features.
The Moto G8 Power and the Samsung Galaxy M30 feature really similar displays, and although the Samsung Galaxy M30 has a bit worse resolution of 1080 x 2280 and a little bit worse display density, they both have a screen with the same size. Moto G8 Power features a bit superior CPU than Samsung Galaxy M30, although it has less RAM, they both have a Octa-Core processing unit.
The Galaxy M30 features a much bigger memory capacity for games and applications than Moto G8 Power, and although they both have a slot for external memory cards that admits a maximum of 512 GB, the Galaxy M30 also has more internal storage capacity. The Samsung Galaxy M30 and Moto G8 Power feature extremely similar batteries.
The Moto G8 Power shoots a bit better videos and photos than Samsung Galaxy M30, because it has a larger camera aperture for better images and video in low light situations, a much higher video resolution, a larger sensor providing a better image quality and a more mega pixels camera in the back.
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