Compare phones
| Global Score | |
| 82.4 | 77.2 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Motorola |
| Android 9.0 Pie, 8.1 Oreo | Android 11, 10 |
| 2019-03-07 | 2021-06-17 |
| 6.26 x 2.96 x 0.33 inches | 6.69 x 3.08 x 0.43 inches |
| 6.14 ounces | 8.18 ounces |
| Black and Blue | Black and Forged Green |
| Plastic | Plastic and Plastic |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.4 inches | 6.5 inches |
| 2280 x 1080 pixels | 1600 x 720 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | IPS LCD |
| 394 pixels per inch | 270 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8 | 7.2 |
| Performance | |
| Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7904 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 662 SM6115 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 1800 MHz) processor | Kryo 260, 64-bit, 11 nm (Octa-Core 2000 MHz) processor |
| 6 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Mali-G71 MP2 GPU | Adreno 610 GPU |
| 9 | 9.09 |
| 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 | |
| 13.00 MP + 16.00 MP | 48.00 MP + 8.00 MP |
| f/1.90 aperture | f/1.70 aperture |
| 27.00mm focal length | -- |
| 0.32 inches (1/3.1") sensor | 0.59 inches (1/1.7") sensor |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (60 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 9.13 | 11.22 |
| 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, Dual SIM | Nano SIM |
| 6.7 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 5000mAh Battery | 5000mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 6.8 | 6.8 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| -- | NFC |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| FM Radio | -- |
Comparison review
Samsung Galaxy M30 has a general score of 82.4, which is slightly better than the Motorola Defy (2021)'s global score of 77.2. Although the Samsung Galaxy M30 is way older than the Motorola Defy (2021), it's body is noticeably lighter and a lot thinner. These phones come with Android operating system, but Samsung Galaxy M30 has the newer 9.0 Pie version and Motorola Defy (2021) has Android 11 version.
The Motorola Defy (2021) features a little better processing power than Galaxy M30, although it has a lower amount of RAM memory, they both have 8 cores. Samsung Galaxy M30 counts with a much better display than Motorola Defy (2021), because although it has a bit smaller display, it also counts with a lot better 1080 x 2280 resolution and more pixels per screen inch.
The Samsung Galaxy M30 features a much better storage to store more games and applications than Motorola Defy (2021), and although they both have an external memory card slot that admits up to 512 GB, the Samsung Galaxy M30 also has more internal storage capacity. The Motorola Defy (2021) captures greater photos and videos than Samsung Galaxy M30, and although they both have the same 1920x1080 (Full HD) video resolution, the Motorola Defy (2021) also has higher 60 fps video frame rates, a larger diafragm aperture, a camera in the back with a way higher 48 mega pixels resolution and a way bigger camera sensor.
Motorola Defy (2021) has a battery duration that is very similar to Galaxy M30's battery duration.
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