Compare phones
| Global Score | |
| 82.4 | 76 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Motorola |
| Android 9.0 Pie, 8.1 Oreo | Android 10 |
| 2019-03-07 | 2020-04-16 |
| 6.26 x 2.96 x 0.33 inches | 6.14 x 2.99 x 0.38 inches |
| 6.14 ounces | 6.95 ounces |
| Black and Blue | Capri blue and Smoke black |
| Plastic | Aluminum and Plastic |
| -- | $ 237.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.4 inches | 6.4 inches |
| 2280 x 1080 pixels | 2300 x 1080 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | IPS LCD |
| 394 pixels per inch | 397 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8 | 8 |
| Performance | |
| Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7904 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 665 SM6125 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 | 16.00 MP + 16.00 MP |
| f/1.90 aperture | f/1.70 aperture |
| 27.00mm focal length | -- |
| 0.32 inches (1/3.1") sensor | 0.36 inches (1/2.8") 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 | 10.01 |
| 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 Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 6.8 | 6.8 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| 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
Samsung Galaxy M30 has an overall score of 82.4, which is just a bit better than the Motorola Moto G8 Power's general score of 76. Samsung Galaxy M30 is an older phone than the Motorola Moto G8 Power, but it is thinner and lighter anyway. Both of these phones have Android operating system, but the Samsung Galaxy M30 has 9.0 Pie version while Motorola Moto G8 Power has Android 10 version, giving a couple nice extra features.
Motorola Moto G8 Power features a display that is just as good as Galaxy M30's screen, and although the Motorola Moto G8 Power has a quite better pixel count per inch in the display and a bit higher 1080 x 2300 pixels resolution, they both have a same size display. Galaxy M30 has a superior storage to install applications and games or saving photos and videos than Moto G8 Power, and although they both have a SD extension slot that admits a maximum of 512 GB, the Galaxy M30 also has more internal storage.
Moto G8 Power features a little faster processing unit than Galaxy M30, although it has a smaller amount of RAM, they both have 8 CPU cores. Moto G8 Power has a battery lifetime that is just as good as the battery performance in Samsung Galaxy M30. The Motorola Moto G8 Power takes a bit better photographs and videos than Galaxy M30, because it has a way higher 3840x2160 (4K) video definition, a better resolution camera, a bigger back camera sensor and a larger aperture for better low-light photography and video.
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