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| Global Score | |
| 82.4 | 77.2 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Motorola |
| Android 9.0 Pie, 8.1 Oreo | Android 13 |
| 2019-03-07 | 2023-05-04 |
| 6.26 x 2.96 x 0.33 inches | 6.24 x 2.83 x 0.30 inches |
| 6.14 ounces | 5.89 ounces |
| Black and Blue | Eclipse Black, Lunar Blue, Nebula Green and Viva Magenta |
| Plastic | Aluminum and Plastic |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.4 inches | 6.5 inches |
| 2280 x 1080 pixels | 2400 x 1080 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | P-OLED |
| 394 pixels per inch | 405 pixels per inch |
| -- | 1200 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8 | 8.9 |
| Performance | |
| Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7904 chipset | Mediatek Dimensity 8020 (6 nm) chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 1800 MHz) processor | processor |
| 6 GB RAM | 8 GB RAM |
| Mali-G71 MP2 GPU | Mali-G77 MC9 GPU |
| 9 | 6.21 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 14.14 | 10.1 |
| Camera | |
| 13.00 MP + 16.00 MP | 50.00 MP + 32.00 MP |
| f/1.90 aperture | f/1.40 aperture |
| 27.00mm focal length | -- |
| 0.32 inches (1/3.1") sensor | 0.65 inches (1/1.55") sensor |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 9.13 | 11.77 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G) and HSDPA |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM |
| 6.7 | 10.6 |
| Battery Life | |
| 5000mAh Battery | 4400mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | Wireless Charging |
| 6.8 | 6.24 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 5.2 |
| GPS | GPS |
| -- | NFC |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| FM Radio | -- |
Comparison review
Galaxy M30 is slightly better than Motorola Edge 40, having a overall score of 82.4 against 77.2. These devices include Android OS (operating system), but the Galaxy M30 has newer 9.0 Pie version and Motorola Edge 40 has Android 13, providing some extra features. Galaxy M30's design is much older, a little bit heavier and a little bit thicker than the Motorola Edge 40.
Samsung Galaxy M30 counts with a very superior CPU than Motorola Edge 40, although it has 2 GB less RAM, they both have 8 cpu cores. The Motorola Edge 40 has a sharper screen than Samsung Galaxy M30, because it has a little bigger display, a just a little higher screen pixel density and a little higher resolution of 1080 x 2400 pixels.
Motorola Edge 40 captures a lot better photos and videos than Galaxy M30, because it has a much larger camera aperture to capture better low light photography and video, a much bigger back camera sensor which offers a way higher photo and video quality, a lot better 3840x2160 video definition and a lot more megapixels back facing camera.
Galaxy M30 has a superior memory capacity to store more games and applications than Motorola Edge 40, and although they both have equal internal memory, the Galaxy M30 also has a SD memory card expansion slot that allows a maximum of 512 GB. Galaxy M30 has a bit longer battery performance than Motorola Edge 40, because it has a 5000mAh battery size against 4400mAh.
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