Compare phones
| Global Score | |
| 82.4 | 76.1 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Motorola |
| Android 9.0 Pie, 8.1 Oreo | Android 10, 9.0 Pie |
| 2019-03-07 | 2019-02-07 |
| 6.26 x 2.96 x 0.33 inches | 6.18 x 2.96 x 0.33 inches |
| 6.14 ounces | 6.21 ounces |
| Black and Blue | Blue and Red |
| Plastic | Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass) |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.4 inches | 6.2 inches |
| 2280 x 1080 pixels | 2270 x 1080 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | IPS LCD |
| 394 pixels per inch | 405 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8 | 8 |
| Performance | |
| Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7904 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 636 SDM636 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 1800 MHz) processor | Kryo 260, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 1800 MHz) processor |
| 6 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Mali-G71 MP2 GPU | Adreno 509 GPU |
| 9 | 8.91 |
| 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 | 16.00 MP + 12.00 MP |
| f/1.90 aperture | f/1.70 aperture |
| 27.00mm focal length | 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 |
| -- | 1280 x 720 (240 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 9.13 | 10.12 |
| 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, Dual SIM |
| 6.7 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 5000mAh Battery | 3000mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 6.8 | 4.96 |
| 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 is a bit better than Moto G7 Plus, having an 82.4 score against 76.1. Galaxy M30 is a a bit lighter device than the Moto G7 Plus, but they have the same thickness. Both phones in this comparison review have Android operating system, but the Galaxy M30 has newer 9.0 Pie version while Moto G7 Plus has Android 10.
Moto G7 Plus has a screen that is very similar to Samsung Galaxy M30's screen, because although the Moto G7 Plus has a bit smaller display and a bit worse 1080 x 2270 pixels resolution, it also counts with a little more pixels per inch of screen. Galaxy M30 features a much bigger memory to install applications and games or saving photos and videos than Moto G7 Plus, and although they both have a SD memory card expansion slot that holds up to 512 GB, the Galaxy M30 also has 64 GB more internal memory capacity.
The Samsung Galaxy M30 counts with a little faster CPU than Motorola Moto G7 Plus, and although they both have 8 CPU cores, the Samsung Galaxy M30 also has a larger amount of RAM. The Galaxy M30 has a very superior battery duration than Moto G7 Plus, because it has a 5000mAh battery capacity instead of 3000mAh.
Motorola Moto G7 Plus takes better videos and photos than Galaxy M30, because it has a larger aperture, a way higher 3840x2160 (4K) video definition, a larger sensor providing a higher image quality and a back-facing camera with a higher 16 megapixels resolution.
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