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| Global Score | |
| 80.5 | 83.3 |
| Basic Information | |
| Motorola | Samsung |
| Android 10 | Android 11, 9.0 Pie |
| 2020-09-07 | 2019-09-29 |
| 6.69 x 3.07 x 0.38 inches | 6.26 x 2.96 x 0.35 inches |
| 7.88 ounces | 6.63 ounces |
| Blush gold and Navy blue | Black, Blue and White |
| Plastic | Plastic |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.8 inches | 6.4 inches |
| 2400 x 1080 pixels | 2340 x 1080 pixels |
| IPS LCD | Super AMOLED |
| 387 pixels per inch | 403 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8 | 8.1 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 730 SM7150-AA chipset | Samsung Exynos 9611 chipset |
| Kryo 470, 64-bit, 8 nm (Octa-Core 2200 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 618 GPU | Mali-G72 MP3 GPU |
| 9.18 | 9.27 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot |
| 14.14 | 11.74 |
| Camera | |
| 64.00 MP + 16.00 MP | 48.00 MP + 16.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/2.00 aperture |
| 26.00mm focal length | 12.00mm focal length |
| 0.59 inches (1/1.7") sensor | 0.5 inches (1/2") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 1920 x 1080 (60 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video | 1280 x 720 (240 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 11.99 | 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 |
| 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
Galaxy M30s is slightly better than Motorola Moto G9 Plus, getting an 83.3 score against 80.5. The Galaxy M30s is an older device than Motorola Moto G9 Plus, but Samsung was able to build it a little thinner and lighter anyway. Both of these devices use Android OS (Operating System), but Galaxy M30s has a more recent 11 version while Motorola Moto G9 Plus has Android 10 version, counting with a couple additional features and performance tweaks.
Samsung Galaxy M30s has a slightly better display than Motorola Moto G9 Plus, because although it has a little bit smaller display and a bit worse resolution of 1080 x 2340, it also counts with a just a bit more pixels per inch of display. Samsung Galaxy M30s features a little bit better performance than Motorola Moto G9 Plus. Both of them have a Octa-Core CPU and the same RAM memory amount.
The Moto G9 Plus features a superior storage for games and applications than Samsung Galaxy M30s, and although they both have a slot for external memory cards that allows a maximum of 512 GB, the Moto G9 Plus also has more internal storage capacity. The Galaxy M30s counts with improved battery performance than Moto G9 Plus, because it has a 6000mAh battery size against 5000mAh.
The Moto G9 Plus shoots a little bit better videos and photos than Samsung Galaxy M30s, and although they both have the same 3840x2160 video resolution and the same video frame rates, the Moto G9 Plus also has a larger diafragm aperture to take better low-light images, a larger sensor taking more light and vivid colors and a lot higher 64 megapixels resolution camera.
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