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| Global Score | |
| 71.6 | 82.4 |
| Basic Information | |
| Motorola | Samsung |
| -- | Android 9.0 Pie, 8.1 Oreo |
| 2016-11-11 | 2019-03-07 |
| 5.96 x 2.97 x 0.31 inches | 6.26 x 2.96 x 0.33 inches |
| 5.75 ounces | 6.14 ounces |
| Gold, Gray and Silver | Black and Blue |
| Metal | Plastic |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.5 inches | 6.4 inches |
| 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) | 2280 x 1080 pixels |
| IPS LCD | Super AMOLED |
| 401 pixels per inch | 394 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8 | 8 |
| Performance | |
| MediaTek Helio P15 chipset | Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7904 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit (Octa-Core 2200 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 1800 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Mali-T860 MP2 GPU | Mali-G71 MP2 GPU |
| 9.18 | 9 |
| Storage | |
| 32 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot |
| 8.12 | 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 (Full HD) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 8.14 | 9.13 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| -- | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G) and HSPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 5.5 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3050mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 5000mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 5.04 | 6.8 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.1 | 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 |
Comparison review
The Galaxy M30 is better than the Motorola Moto M, getting a general score of 82.4 against 71.6. Galaxy M30 is a notably newer phone than Motorola Moto M, but it's just a bit heavier and a little bit thicker. Samsung Galaxy M30 and Motorola Moto M have similar displays, because although the Samsung Galaxy M30 has a little bit lower pixel density, it also counts with a bit higher resolution of 1080 x 2280 pixels and a larger screen.
Motorola Moto M counts with a little better performance than Galaxy M30, although it has a lower amount of RAM, they both have a Octa-Core CPU. The Galaxy M30 features a very superior memory capacity for applications, games, photos and videos than Moto M, because it has a SD card slot that supports a maximum of 512 GB and 128 GB internal memory capacity.
The Samsung Galaxy M30 has a better camera than Motorola Moto M, because although it has a lesser mega-pixels resolution camera in the back and a worse 1920x1080 (Full HD) video resolution, it also counts with a larger aperture for better images and video in low-light environments. Samsung Galaxy M30 counts with a much longer battery performance than Moto M, because it has a 64% larger battery size.
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