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| Global Score | |
| 79.3 | 78.1 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Motorola |
| Android 5.1 | -- |
| 2015-08-13 | 2021-02-16 |
| 6.03 x 3.00 x 0.30 inches | 6.50 x 2.98 x 0.36 inches |
| 6.03 ounces | 7.05 ounces |
| Black, Gold, Gray and White | Pastel sky and Phantom black |
| Glass; metal | Plastic and Plastic |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 415.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.7 inches | 6.5 inches |
| 1440 x 2560 pixels (Quad HD / 2K) | 1600 x 720 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | IPS LCD |
| 515 pixels per inch | 270 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 9.4 | 7.2 |
| Performance | |
| Exynos 7 Octa 7420 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 662 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A57 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit (Single-Core 2100 MHz) processor | Kryo 260, 11 nm (Octa-Core 2000 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| ARM Mali-T760 MP8 GPU | Adreno 610 GPU |
| 8.46 | 9.09 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot |
| 7.7 | 14.14 |
| Camera | |
| 16.00 MP + 5.00 MP | 64.00 MP + 13.00 MP |
| f/1.90 aperture | f/1.70 aperture |
| 28.00mm focal length | -- |
| 0.38 inches (1/2.6") sensor | -- |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (60 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 2560 x 1440 (60 fps) (Quad HD / 2K) slow motion video | -- |
| 10.01 | 10.89 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), HSPA, HSUPA, EDGE, GPRS, GSM and CDMA | LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G) and HSDPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM |
| 6.8 | 6.4 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3000mAh Li - Ion Battery | 5000mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | -- |
| 336 hours standby time 22 hours talk time | -- |
| 4.96 | 6.8 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| -- | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| -- | FM Radio |
Comparison review
The Galaxy Note 5 is slightly better than the Motorola Moto G30, with a 79.3 score against 78.1. Despite of the fact that Galaxy Note 5 is way older than the Motorola Moto G30, it's body is thinner and lighter. The Motorola Moto G30 has just a bit better hardware performance than Galaxy Note 5, and although they both have a 4 GB RAM, the Motorola Moto G30 also has more processing cores.
The Samsung Galaxy Note 5 has a much sharper display than Moto G30, because although it has a little smaller screen, it also counts with a lot better resolution of 2560 x 1440 pixels and a much greater screen pixel density. The Motorola Moto G30 shoots a bit better videos and photos than Galaxy Note 5, and although they both have the same 1920x1080 video resolution, the Motorola Moto G30 also has a larger diafragm aperture to capture better images and videos in poorly lited environments, faster 60 fps video frame rates and a way more megapixels camera.
The Moto G30 features a superior storage to install applications and games than Samsung Galaxy Note 5, because it has more internal storage capacity and a SD card slot that admits a maximum of 512 GB. Motorola Moto G30 has a much better battery duration than Galaxy Note 5, because it has 5000mAh of battery capacity instead of 3000mAh.
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