Compare phones
| Global Score | |
| 78.5 | 82.4 |
| Basic Information | |
| Motorola | Samsung |
| -- | Android 9.0 Pie, 8.1 Oreo |
| 2019-08-16 | 2019-03-07 |
| 6.30 x 2.80 x 0.36 inches | 6.26 x 2.96 x 0.33 inches |
| 6.21 ounces | 6.14 ounces |
| Denim blue and Pearl white | Black and Blue |
| Plastic | Plastic |
| $ 304.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.3 inches | 6.4 inches |
| 2520 x 1080 pixels | 2280 x 1080 pixels |
| IPS LCD | Super AMOLED |
| 435 pixels per inch | 394 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.2 | 8 |
| Performance | |
| Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 9609 chipset | Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7904 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 10 nm (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-G72 MP3 GPU | Mali-G71 MP2 GPU |
| 9.18 | 9 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 1000 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot |
| 15.38 | 14.14 |
| Camera | |
| 12.00 MP + 12.00 MP | 13.00 MP + 16.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/1.90 aperture |
| 13.00mm focal length | 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 | -- |
| 9.57 | 9.13 |
| 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 | |
| 3500mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 5000mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 5.44 | 6.8 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0, EDR | 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 | FM Radio |
Comparison review
The Galaxy M30 is slightly better than the Motorola One Action, with a overall score of 82.4 against 78.5. Galaxy M30 is a just a little bit lighter and a little bit thinner phone than the Motorola One Action, even though both were released with only 5 months difference. Motorola One Action counts with a little bit better looking screen than Samsung Galaxy M30, because although it has a quite smaller screen, it also counts with a little more pixels per screen inch and a bit higher 1080 x 2520 resolution.
The Motorola One Action features just a bit more storage capacity for applications and games than Samsung Galaxy M30, and although they both have the same internal storage capacity, the Motorola One Action also has a SD memory slot that supports a maximum of 1000 GB. Motorola One Action counts with just a bit better hardware performance than Galaxy M30, although it has a smaller amount of RAM, they both have 8 processing cores.
The Motorola One Action counts with a bit better camera than Galaxy M30, because although it has a back camera with less mega pixels resolution, it also counts with a bigger diafragm aperture to capture better low light photography and video and a much higher video quality. Galaxy M30 has a very superior battery lifetime than Motorola One Action, because it has a 43 percent greater battery capacity.
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