Compare phones
| Global Score | |
| 74.4 | 82.4 |
| Basic Information | |
| Motorola | Samsung |
| Android 8.0 Oreo, 7.0 Nougat, 6.0 Marshmallow | Android 9.0 Pie, 8.1 Oreo |
| 2016-10-04 | 2019-03-07 |
| 6.16 x 3.01 x 0.28 inches | 6.26 x 2.96 x 0.33 inches |
| 5.82 ounces | 6.14 ounces |
| Black, Gold, Gray and White | Black and Blue |
| Glass and Metal | Plastic |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 280.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.5 inches | 6.4 inches |
| 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) | 2280 x 1080 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | Super AMOLED |
| 401 pixels per inch | 394 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8 | 8 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 625 8953 chipset | Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7904 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit (Octa-Core 2000 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 1800 MHz) processor |
| 3 GB RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Adreno 506 GPU | Mali-G71 MP2 GPU |
| 9.09 | 9 |
| 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 | 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 |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 1280 x 720 (120 fps) (HD) slow motion video | -- |
| 9.68 | 9.13 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | 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 |
| 6.1 | 6.7 |
| 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 | -- |
| 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 Motorola Moto Z Play, having an 82.4 score against 74.4. Both phones in this comparison come with Android OS, but the Galaxy M30 has the newer 9.0 Pie version and Motorola Moto Z Play has Android 8.0 Oreo. Galaxy M30 is a much newer phone than Motorola Moto Z Play, but it's just a little bit heavier and thicker.
The Moto Z Play and the Galaxy M30 both count with similar displays, because although the Galaxy M30 has a bit inferior pixels amount per screen inch, it also counts with a bigger screen and a slightly better resolution of 1080 x 2280. Galaxy M30 has a bigger memory capacity for games and applications than Moto Z Play, because although it has a SD memory slot that supports a maximum of 512 GB against 1,95 TB, it also counts with 128 GB internal memory.
The Moto Z Play counts with just a little better hardware performance than Galaxy M30, although it has lesser RAM memory, they both have 8 cores. Motorola Moto Z Play captures clearer photographs and videos than Galaxy M30, because although it has a tinier diafragm aperture, it also counts with a lot better 3840x2160 (4K) video definition and a more mega pixels back facing camera.
Samsung Galaxy M30 counts with a much better battery lifetime than Motorola Moto Z Play, because it has a 42% bigger battery capacity.
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