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| Global Score | |
| 82.4 | 77.5 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Motorola |
| Android 9.0 Pie, 8.1 Oreo | -- |
| 2019-03-07 | 2018-04-19 |
| 6.26 x 2.96 x 0.33 inches | 6.30 x 2.97 x 0.31 inches |
| 6.14 ounces | 5.89 ounces |
| Black and Blue | Blue and Gray |
| Plastic | Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 3) and Metal |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.4 inches | 5.9 inches |
| 2280 x 1080 pixels | 2160 x 1080 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | IPS LCD |
| 394 pixels per inch | 409 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8 | 8.1 |
| Performance | |
| Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7904 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 630 SDM630 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 1800 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 2200 MHz) processor |
| 6 GB RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Mali-G71 MP2 GPU | Adreno 508 GPU |
| 9 | 9.27 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot |
| 14.14 | 10.02 |
| Camera | |
| 13.00 MP + 16.00 MP | 12.00 MP + 8.00 MP |
| f/1.90 aperture | f/1.70 aperture |
| 27.00mm focal length | -- |
| 0.32 inches (1/3.1") sensor | 0.38 inches (1/2.6") 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 | 9.79 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | LTE (4G), HSPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM |
| 6.7 | 6.1 |
| Battery Life | |
| 5000mAh Battery | 3200mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 6.8 | 5.2 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| 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 has a global score of 82.4, which is slightly better than the Moto G6 Plus's 77.5 general score. The Galaxy M30 body is newer, but just a bit thicker and a little bit heavier than Moto G6 Plus. Moto G6 Plus has a bit more powerful CPU than Galaxy M30. Both have 6 GB of RAM and the same number of cores.
The Moto G6 Plus features a slightly better display than Samsung Galaxy M30, because although it has a little bit worse resolution of 1080 x 2160 and a bit smaller display, it also counts with a just a bit more pixels per inch of screen. The Galaxy M30 features much more storage capacity to store more apps and games than Moto G6 Plus, because it has a slot for external memory cards that holds a maximum of 512 GB and 128 GB internal storage capacity.
The Samsung Galaxy M30 features a really longer battery life than Moto G6 Plus, because it has a 56 percent more battery size. Moto G6 Plus features a little bit better camera than Galaxy M30, because although it has a camera with a lower 12 megapixels resolution, it also counts with a bigger sensor, a lot higher 3840x2160 video resolution and a bigger aperture to take better low-light captures and video.
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