Compare phones
| Global Score | |
| 82.4 | 76.7 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Motorola |
| Android 9.0 Pie, 8.1 Oreo | Android 10 |
| 2019-03-07 | 2020-08-28 |
| 6.26 x 2.96 x 0.33 inches | 6.50 x 2.98 x 0.36 inches |
| 6.14 ounces | 7.05 ounces |
| Black and Blue | Forest green and Sapphire blue |
| Plastic | Plastic and Plastic |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.4 inches | 6.5 inches |
| 2280 x 1080 pixels | 1600 x 720 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | IPS LCD |
| 394 pixels per inch | 270 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8 | 7.2 |
| Performance | |
| Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7904 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 662 SM6115 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 | 48.00 MP + 8.00 MP |
| f/1.90 aperture | f/1.70 aperture |
| 27.00mm focal length | -- |
| 0.32 inches (1/3.1") sensor | 0.59 inches (1/1.7") sensor |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (60 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 9.13 | 11.22 |
| 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 Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 6.8 | 6.8 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| -- | NFC |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| FM Radio | -- |
Comparison review
The Galaxy M30 has a general score of 82.4, which is slightly better than Motorola Moto G9 Play's 76.7 general score. Despite of the fact that Galaxy M30 is older than Motorola Moto G9 Play, it's design is lighter and just a little bit thinner. Both of these phones use Android OS, but Galaxy M30 has 9.0 Pie version and Motorola Moto G9 Play has Android 10 version.
Galaxy M30 features a much better display than Moto G9 Play, because although it has a little bit smaller screen, it also counts with a much higher resolution of 1080 x 2280 and a better pixels density. Moto G9 Play has just a little better performance than Samsung Galaxy M30, although it has a smaller amount of RAM memory, they both have the same number of cores.
The Galaxy M30 has much more memory capacity for applications, games, photos and videos than Motorola Moto G9 Play, and although they both have a slot for an external memory card that supports a maximum of 512 GB, the Galaxy M30 also has 128 GB internal storage. The Motorola Moto G9 Play and Samsung Galaxy M30 have quite similar batteries performance.
Moto G9 Play takes much better photographs and videos than Galaxy M30, and although they both have the same video definition, the Moto G9 Play also has a lot more MP back facing camera, a way bigger camera sensor taking more light and vivid colors, a bigger diafragm aperture and faster 60 fps video frame rate.
Disclaimer: As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases.