Compare phones
| Global Score | |
| 82.4 | 81.5 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Motorola |
| Android 9.0 Pie, 8.1 Oreo | Android 10 |
| 2019-03-07 | 2020-12-07 |
| 6.26 x 2.96 x 0.33 inches | 6.54 x 3.00 x 0.39 inches |
| 6.14 ounces | 7.48 ounces |
| Black and Blue | Frosted silver and Volcanic grey |
| Plastic | Plastic and Plastic |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.4 inches | 6.7 inches |
| 2280 x 1080 pixels | 2400 x 1080 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | LTPS |
| 394 pixels per inch | 393 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8 | 8 |
| Performance | |
| Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7904 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 750G SM7225 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 1800 MHz) processor | Kryo 570, 64-bit, 8 nm (Octa-Core 2200 MHz) processor |
| 6 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Mali-G71 MP2 GPU | Adreno 619 GPU |
| 9 | 9.18 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 1000 GB) external memory slot |
| 14.14 | 12.98 |
| Camera | |
| 13.00 MP + 16.00 MP | 48.00 MP + 16.00 MP |
| f/1.90 aperture | f/1.70 aperture |
| 27.00mm focal length | -- |
| 0.32 inches (1/3.1") sensor | -- |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| -- | 1920 x 1080 (60 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video |
| 9.13 | 11 |
| 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), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM |
| 6.7 | 10.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 5000mAh Battery | 5000mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 6.8 | 6.8 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 5.1 |
| 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 | FM Radio |
Comparison review
The Galaxy M30 is a bit better than the Moto G 5G, having an 82.4 score against 81.5. Although Galaxy M30 is older than the Moto G 5G, it's construction is thinner and lighter. Both phones we compare here include Android OS (Operating System), but the Galaxy M30 has the newer 9.0 Pie version and Moto G 5G has Android 10.
Moto G 5G features a display that is very similar to the screen in Samsung Galaxy M30, because although the Moto G 5G has a bit lower screen density, it also counts with a quite larger screen and a little higher resolution of 1080 x 2400 pixels. The Samsung Galaxy M30 has a slightly better storage capacity for applications, games, photos and videos than Moto G 5G, because although it has an external memory card slot that admits 488 GB smaller, it also counts with 128 GB internal memory.
Motorola Moto G 5G features a bit superior processor than Galaxy M30, although it has less RAM memory, they both have the same number of cores. The Motorola Moto G 5G shoots way better photographs and videos than Samsung Galaxy M30, because it has a larger camera aperture, a back facing camera with way more megapixels and a way higher 3840x2160 video quality.
The Moto G 5G's battery duration is very similar to the Galaxy M30 one.
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