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| Global Score | |
| 74.4 | 78.1 |
| Basic Information | |
| Motorola | Motorola |
| Android 8.0 Oreo, 7.0 Nougat, 6.0 Marshmallow | -- |
| 2016-10-04 | 2021-02-16 |
| 6.16 x 3.01 x 0.28 inches | 6.50 x 2.98 x 0.36 inches |
| 5.82 ounces | 7.05 ounces |
| Black, Gold, Gray and White | Pastel sky and Phantom black |
| Glass and Metal | Plastic and Plastic |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 280.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.5 inches | 6.5 inches |
| 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) | 1600 x 720 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | IPS LCD |
| 401 pixels per inch | 270 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8 | 7.2 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 625 8953 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 662 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit (Octa-Core 2000 MHz) processor | Kryo 260, 11 nm (Octa-Core 2000 MHz) processor |
| 3 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Adreno 506 GPU | Adreno 610 GPU |
| 9.09 | 9.09 |
| Storage | |
| 32 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 1,95 TB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot |
| 12.76 | 14.14 |
| Camera | |
| 16.00 MP + 5.00 MP | 64.00 MP + 13.00 MP |
| f/2.00 aperture | f/1.70 aperture |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (60 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 1280 x 720 (120 fps) (HD) slow motion video | -- |
| 9.68 | 10.89 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G) and HSPA | LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G) and HSDPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM |
| 6.1 | 6.4 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3510mAh Battery | 5000mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 5.44 | 6.8 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| -- | FM Radio |
Comparison review
Motorola Moto G30 is a little bit better than Moto Z Play, getting a 78.1 score against 74.4. Even though Motorola Moto G30 is much newer than the Moto Z Play, it is somewhat heavier and notably thicker. The Motorola Moto Z Play counts with a sharper screen than Moto G30, because although it has a quite smaller screen, it also counts with a better 1080 x 1920 resolution and a greater display pixels density.
Motorola Moto G30 counts with a bigger storage to store more apps and games than Moto Z Play, because although it has an external SD slot that supports 1,45 TB smaller, it also counts with 96 GB more internal memory capacity. Moto G30 has a processing unit that's very similar to the processing unit in Motorola Moto Z Play, and although the Moto G30 has 1 GB more RAM, they both have a Octa-Core processing unit.
The Motorola Moto G30 captures much better pictures and videos than Motorola Moto Z Play, and although they both have the same video quality, the Motorola Moto G30 also has a much better resolution back camera, faster 60 frames per second video frame rate and a bigger aperture. Moto G30 counts with a much longer battery lifetime than Motorola Moto Z Play, because it has a 42% bigger battery capacity.
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