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| Global Score | |
| 82.4 | 80.5 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Motorola |
| Android 9.0 Pie, 8.1 Oreo | Android 10 |
| 2019-03-07 | 2020-09-07 |
| 6.26 x 2.96 x 0.33 inches | 6.69 x 3.07 x 0.38 inches |
| 6.14 ounces | 7.88 ounces |
| Black and Blue | Blush gold and Navy blue |
| Plastic | Plastic |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.4 inches | 6.8 inches |
| 2280 x 1080 pixels | 2400 x 1080 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | IPS LCD |
| 394 pixels per inch | 387 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8 | 8 |
| Performance | |
| Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7904 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 730 SM7150-AA chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 1800 MHz) processor | Kryo 470, 64-bit, 8 nm (Octa-Core 2200 MHz) processor |
| 6 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Mali-G71 MP2 GPU | Adreno 618 GPU |
| 9 | 9.18 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot |
| 14.14 | 14.14 |
| Camera | |
| 13.00 MP + 16.00 MP | 64.00 MP + 16.00 MP |
| f/1.90 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 27.00mm focal length | 26.00mm 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 | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| -- | 1920 x 1080 (60 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video |
| 9.13 | 11.99 |
| 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 |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| FM Radio | -- |
Comparison review
Samsung Galaxy M30 has an overall score of 82.4, which is just a bit better than the Moto G9 Plus's overall score of 80.5. Both of these devices work with Android operating system, but the Samsung Galaxy M30 has newer 9.0 Pie version while Moto G9 Plus has Android 10 version, so it offers a couple additional features and better performance. Samsung Galaxy M30's construction is notably lighter and thinner than Moto G9 Plus, even though it was released around 18 months before.
Moto G9 Plus counts with a bit better processing power than Samsung Galaxy M30, although it has less RAM memory, they both have a Octa-Core processor. Moto G9 Plus and Samsung Galaxy M30 have similar screens, because although the Moto G9 Plus has a just a bit less pixels per inch in the screen, it also counts with a slightly better resolution of 1080 x 2400 pixels and a quite larger display.
Motorola Moto G9 Plus's storage capacity for applications, games, photos and videos is just as good as Samsung Galaxy M30's one, both of them have an external SD slot that supports a maximum of 512 GB and the same 128 GB internal memory capacity. The Motorola Moto G9 Plus's battery life is very similar to the battery life in Galaxy M30.
Moto G9 Plus shoots a lot better pictures and videos than Galaxy M30, because it has a much bigger sensor taking lot higher quality videos and photographs, a much better (4K) video resolution, a bigger aperture and a camera with lot more megapixels.
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