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| Global Score | |
| 83.3 | 78.1 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Motorola |
| Android 11, 9.0 Pie | -- |
| 2019-09-29 | 2021-02-16 |
| 6.26 x 2.96 x 0.35 inches | 6.50 x 2.98 x 0.36 inches |
| 6.63 ounces | 7.05 ounces |
| Black, Blue and White | Pastel sky and Phantom black |
| Plastic | Plastic and Plastic |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.4 inches | 6.5 inches |
| 2340 x 1080 pixels | 1600 x 720 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | IPS LCD |
| 403 pixels per inch | 270 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.1 | 7.2 |
| Performance | |
| Samsung Exynos 9611 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 662 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2300 MHz) processor | Kryo 260, 11 nm (Octa-Core 2000 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Mali-G72 MP3 GPU | Adreno 610 GPU |
| 9.27 | 9.09 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot |
| 11.74 | 14.14 |
| Camera | |
| 48.00 MP + 16.00 MP | 64.00 MP + 13.00 MP |
| f/2.00 aperture | f/1.70 aperture |
| 12.00mm focal length | -- |
| 0.5 inches (1/2") sensor | -- |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (60 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 1280 x 720 (240 fps) (HD) slow motion video | -- |
| 11.44 | 10.89 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G) and HSDPA |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM |
| 6.7 | 6.4 |
| Battery Life | |
| 6000mAh Battery | 5000mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 7.52 | 6.8 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| FM Radio | FM Radio |
Comparison review
Galaxy M30s is a bit better than the Motorola Moto G30, with a global score of 83.3 against 78.1. The Galaxy M30s is an older phone than the Motorola Moto G30, but Samsung was able to make it just a little bit thinner and a bit lighter anyway. The Samsung Galaxy M30s counts with just a little better hardware performance than Moto G30. Both of them have 8 CPU cores and a 4 GB RAM.
Samsung Galaxy M30s counts with a better looking screen than Moto G30, because although it has a quite smaller screen, it also counts with a way higher 1080 x 2340 resolution and a higher pixel density. The Moto G30 has a much greater storage for applications, games, photos and videos than Galaxy M30s, and although they both have a SD memory card expansion slot that holds up to 512 GB, the Moto G30 also has 64 GB more internal memory.
Galaxy M30s counts with improved battery lifetime than Moto G30, because it has a 6000mAh battery capacity against 5000mAh. The Samsung Galaxy M30s shoots a little bit better pictures and videos than Motorola Moto G30, because although it has a much lower resolution back-facing camera and a tinier aperture which is worse for low-light captures, it also counts with a lot higher 3840x2160 video definition.
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