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| Global Score | |
| 76.7 | 83.3 |
| Basic Information | |
| Motorola | Samsung |
| Android 10 | Android 11, 9.0 Pie |
| 2020-08-28 | 2019-09-29 |
| 6.50 x 2.98 x 0.36 inches | 6.26 x 2.96 x 0.35 inches |
| 7.05 ounces | 6.63 ounces |
| Forest green and Sapphire blue | Black, Blue and White |
| Plastic and Plastic | Plastic |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.5 inches | 6.4 inches |
| 1600 x 720 pixels | 2340 x 1080 pixels |
| IPS LCD | Super AMOLED |
| 270 pixels per inch | 403 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 7.2 | 8.1 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 662 SM6115 chipset | Samsung Exynos 9611 chipset |
| Kryo 260, 64-bit, 11 nm (Octa-Core 2000 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2300 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Adreno 610 GPU | Mali-G72 MP3 GPU |
| 9.09 | 9.27 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot |
| 11.74 | 11.74 |
| Camera | |
| 48.00 MP + 8.00 MP | 48.00 MP + 16.00 MP |
| f/1.70 aperture | f/2.00 aperture |
| -- | 12.00mm focal length |
| 0.59 inches (1/1.7") sensor | 0.5 inches (1/2") sensor |
| 1920 x 1080 (60 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| -- | 1280 x 720 (240 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 11.22 | 11.44 |
| 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 Battery | 6000mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 6.8 | 7.52 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| -- | FM Radio |
Comparison review
The Samsung Galaxy M30s has a global score of 83.3, which is a little bit better than Moto G9 Play's overall score of 76.7. Samsung Galaxy M30s is an older cellphone than Moto G9 Play, but Samsung was able to build it a little bit thinner and a bit lighter anyway. Both phones we are comparing work with Android OS (Operating System), but the Samsung Galaxy M30s has 11 version and Moto G9 Play has Android 10.
The Galaxy M30s counts with a sharper screen than Moto G9 Play, because although it has a little bit smaller display, it also counts with a lot higher resolution of 1080 x 2340px and a higher amount of pixels per inch in the screen. Samsung Galaxy M30s's memory capacity to store more games and applications is just as good as Moto G9 Play's one, they have exactly the same internal storage and a slot for SD memory cards that allows a maximum of 512 GB.
Galaxy M30s has a bit better hardware performance than Moto G9 Play. Both of them have 8 processing cores and 4 GB of RAM memory. The Samsung Galaxy M30s has greater battery performance than Moto G9 Play, because it has a 6000mAh battery size against 5000mAh. The Samsung Galaxy M30s captures just a bit better videos and photos than Moto G9 Play, because although it has a tinier camera sensor capturing less light and duller colors and a smaller aperture which is worse for low light images and videos, and they both have a camera with a 48 MP resolution, the Samsung Galaxy M30s also counts with a much better 3840x2160 (4K) video quality.
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