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| Global Score | |
| 83.3 | 77.5 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Motorola |
| Android 11, 9.0 Pie | -- |
| 2019-09-29 | 2018-04-19 |
| 6.26 x 2.96 x 0.35 inches | 6.30 x 2.97 x 0.31 inches |
| 6.63 ounces | 5.89 ounces |
| Black, Blue and White | Blue and Gray |
| Plastic | Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 3) and Metal |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.4 inches | 5.9 inches |
| 2340 x 1080 pixels | 2160 x 1080 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | IPS LCD |
| 403 pixels per inch | 409 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.1 | 8.1 |
| Performance | |
| Samsung Exynos 9611 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 630 SDM630 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2300 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 2200 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Mali-G72 MP3 GPU | Adreno 508 GPU |
| 9.27 | 9.27 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot |
| 11.74 | 10.02 |
| Camera | |
| 48.00 MP + 16.00 MP | 12.00 MP + 8.00 MP |
| f/2.00 aperture | f/1.70 aperture |
| 12.00mm focal length | -- |
| 0.5 inches (1/2") sensor | 0.38 inches (1/2.6") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 1280 x 720 (240 fps) (HD) slow motion video | 1920 x 1080 (60 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video |
| 11.44 | 9.79 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | LTE (4G), HSPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM |
| 6.7 | 6.1 |
| Battery Life | |
| 6000mAh Battery | 3200mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 7.52 | 5.2 |
| 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, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| FM Radio | FM Radio |
Comparison review
Galaxy M30s is a bit better than the Moto G6 Plus, having an 83.3 score against 77.5. The Galaxy M30s body is newer than the Moto G6 Plus's, but it's thicker and heavier. Motorola Moto G6 Plus has a screen that's very similar to the display in Galaxy M30s, because although the Motorola Moto G6 Plus has a quite smaller screen and a little lower resolution of 1080 x 2160px, it also counts with a quite better amount of pixels per inch in the display.
The Moto G6 Plus and Samsung Galaxy M30s count with really similar processors, and although the Moto G6 Plus has more RAM, they both have the same number of cores. Galaxy M30s captures better photographs and videos than Moto G6 Plus, because although it has a smaller diafragm aperture which is not good for capturing images and videos in low light environments, and they both have the same 3840x2160 video resolution and the same video frame rate, the Galaxy M30s also counts with a lot more MP back-facing camera and a lot larger camera sensor shooting way better quality videos and pictures.
Galaxy M30s features a greater storage for applications, games, photos and videos than Motorola Moto G6 Plus, and although they both have equal internal storage capacity, the Galaxy M30s also has an external SD slot that supports a maximum of 512 GB. Samsung Galaxy M30s features a much longer battery life than Moto G6 Plus, because it has 6000mAh of battery capacity against 3200mAh.
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