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| Global Score | |
| 83.3 | 76.7 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Motorola |
| Android 11, 9.0 Pie | Android 10 |
| 2019-09-29 | 2020-08-28 |
| 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 | Forest green and Sapphire blue |
| 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 SM6115 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2300 MHz) processor | Kryo 260, 64-bit, 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 | 64 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot |
| 11.74 | 11.74 |
| Camera | |
| 48.00 MP + 16.00 MP | 48.00 MP + 8.00 MP |
| f/2.00 aperture | f/1.70 aperture |
| 12.00mm focal length | -- |
| 0.5 inches (1/2") sensor | 0.59 inches (1/1.7") 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 | 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 | |
| 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 | -- |
Comparison review
Galaxy M30s has a global score of 83.3, which is a bit better than Motorola Moto G9 Play's 76.7 global score. Galaxy M30s is an older phone than Motorola Moto G9 Play, but it is just a little bit lighter and just a little bit thinner anyway. Both of these phones include Android OS (operating system), but Galaxy M30s has a newer 11 version while Motorola Moto G9 Play has Android 10 version, so it provides some nice extra features and improved performance.
The Samsung Galaxy M30s has a bit better CPU than Moto G9 Play. They have a 4 GB RAM memory and 8 processing cores. Samsung Galaxy M30s has a more vivid display than Motorola Moto G9 Play, because although it has a quite smaller screen, it also counts with a better pixels quantity per inch of display and a lot better 1080 x 2340 resolution.
The Moto G9 Play has as much storage capacity for applications, games, photos and videos as the Galaxy M30s, both have a SD memory slot that allows up to 512 GB and exactly the same internal storage. The Samsung Galaxy M30s counts with superior battery duration than Motorola Moto G9 Play, because it has 6000mAh of battery capacity instead of 5000mAh.
The Samsung Galaxy M30s has just a bit better camera than Moto G9 Play, because although it has a tinier diafragm aperture which is worse for low light images and video and a smaller sensor, and they both have the same resolution camera in the back, the Samsung Galaxy M30s also counts with a lot better 3840x2160 (4K) video resolution.
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