Motorola Moto G5 Plus vs Samsung Galaxy M30 Specs Comparison

Design

Dimensions
5.91 x 2.91 x 0.38 inches 150.2 x 74 x 9.7 mm	6.26 x 2.96 x 0.33 inches 159 x 75.1 x 8.5 mm
Weight
5.47 oz (155.0 g)	6.14 oz (174.0 g)
Materials
Back: Aluminum Frame: Plastic	Back: Plastic
Resistance
Splash
Biometrics
Fingerprint (touch)	2D Face unlock, Fingerprint (touch)
Features
	Soft keys
Keys
Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key	Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Gold, Gray	Black, Blue

Display

Size
5.2-inch	6.4-inch
Resolution
1920x1080px, 424 PPI	2280x1080px, 19.5:9 ratio, 395 PPI
Technology
IPS LCD	Super AMOLED
Screen-to-body
67.18 %	86.66 %
Features
Scratch-resistant glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 3), Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor	Proximity sensor

Hardware

System chip
Qualcomm Snapdragon 625 8953	Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7904 (14 nm)
Processor
Octa-core 2000 MHz ARM Cortex-A53	Octa-core 1800 MHz ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53
GPU
Adreno 506	Mali-G71 MP2
RAM
4GB (LPDDR3)	6GB (LPDDR4)
Internal storage
64GB	128GB, available to use: 107.6 GB
Storage expansion
microSDXC up to 128 GB	microSDXC up to 512 GB
OS
Android (8.1 Oreo, 7.0 Nougat)	Android (9.0 Pie, 8.1 Oreo), Samsung One UI

Battery

Capacity
3000 mAh	5000 mAh
Type
Li - Ion
Charging
Fast charging	Qualcomm Quick Charge 2.0, Samsung Adaptive Fast Charging

Camera

Rear
Single camera	Triple camera
Main camera
12 MP (PDAF) Aperture size: F1.7 Focal length: 26 mm Sensor size: 1/2.5" Pixel size: 1.4 μm	13 MP (PDAF) Aperture size: F1.9 Focal length: 27 mm Sensor size: 1/3.1" Pixel size: 1.12 μm
Second camera
	5 MP (Ultra-wide) Aperture size: F2.2 Focal Length: 12 mm Sensor size: 1/5" Pixel size: 1.12 μm
Third camera
	5 MP (Depth information) Aperture size: F2.2
Flash
Dual LED	LED
Video recording
3840x2160 (4K UHD) (30 fps) EIS, Video calling, Video sharing	1920x1080 (Full HD) (30 fps) Video calling, Video sharing
Front
5 MP (Wide Angle)	16 MP, Video capture: 1920x1080 (Full HD)

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
4.2	5.0
WLAN
802.11 a,b,g,n,dual-band Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot	802.11 a,b,g,n,ac,dual-band Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot
USB
microUSB, USB 2.0	Type-C, USB 2.0
Location
GPS, A-GPS, Glonass	GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, BeiDou
Sensors
Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass	Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass
Other
UMA (Wi-Fi Calling), Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync	VoIP, Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync

Multimedia

Headphones
3.5mm jack	3.5mm jack
Speakers
Earpiece, Loudspeaker	Earpiece, Loudspeaker
Features
Album art cover, Background playback	Dolby Atmos, Album art cover, Background playback
Screen mirroring
Wireless screen share	Wireless screen share
Radio
FM	FM
Additional microphone(s)
Yes	Noise cancellation

Cellular

4G (FDD)
Bands 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(AWS-1), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 12(700 a), 13(700 c), 17(700 b), 25(1900+), 26(850+)	Bands 1(2100), 3(1800), 5(850), 8(900), 20(800 DD)
4G (TDD)
Bands 38(2600), 41(2600+)	Bands 40(2300), 41(2600+)
3G
Bands 5(850), 8(900), 4(1700/2100), 2(1900), 1(2100)	Bands 1(2100), 2(1900), 5(850), 8(900)
Data Speed
LTE-A Cat 6 (300/50 Mbit/s), HSPA, UMTS	LTE-A, HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s
Dual SIM
	Yes
SIM type
Nano SIM	Nano SIM
HD Voice
Yes
VoLTE
	Yes

Regulatory Approval

FCC approval
	Date approved: Feb 13, 2019 FCC ID value: A3LSMM305F
Measured SAR
	Head: 0.28 W/kg Body: 0.39 W/kg Simultaneous Transmission: 1.24 W/kg Wireless Router: 0.93 W/kg

Buyers information

MSRP
$ 229

Availability

Officially announced
Feb 26, 2017	Feb 27, 2019

Alternative variants

RAM	2GB
Internal storage	32GB

with 64 GB storage

RAM	4GB
Internal storage	64GB, available to use: 49.9 GB

no compass

RAM	3GB
Internal storage	32GB
4G (FDD)	Bands 1(2100), 4(AWS-1), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 19(800 Upper), 20(800 DD), 29(700 d)
4G (TDD)	Bands 38(2600), 41(2600+)
3G	Bands 5(850), 8(900), 2(1900), 1(2100)
Other	NFC

Dual SIM	Yes

Links

Full specifications
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