Moto G30 vs Motorola Defy 2021

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Comparing the Moto G30 vs Motorola Defy 2021 across performance, display, camera, battery and storage to help determine the better smartphone.

Here is the summary of the results:

Performance: Both Moto G30 and Motorola Defy 2021 run at the same processing speed of 2.0 GHz.


Display: Both Moto G30 and Motorola Defy 2021 offer the same screen size of 6.5 inches and feature the same IPS LCD display.


Rear Camera: Moto G30 offers a higher rear camera resolution with 64 MP, while Motorola Defy 2021 offers 48 MP, making Moto G30 better for rear camera photography.


Front Camera: Moto G30 offers a higher front camera resolution with 13 MP, while Motorola Defy 2021 offers 8 MP, making Moto G30 better for front camera photography.


Battery: Both Moto G30 and Motorola Defy 2021 offer the same 5000 mAh battery capacity.


Storage: Both Moto G30 and Motorola Defy 2021 offer the same internal storage of 64 GB.

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Moto G30
₹15,999
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Motorola Defy 2021
₹29,090
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Summary

Spec Score

74%
74%

Release Date

09 Mar, 2021
23 Feb, 2022

Performance

Snapdragon 662
Snapdragon 662
Octa Core (upto 2 GHz)
Octa Core (upto 2 GHz)
4 GB RAM
4 GB RAM

Display

6.5 inches (16.51 cm)
6.5 inches (16.51 cm)
IPS LCD
IPS LCD
720x1600 px (HD+)
720x1600 px (HD+)
90 Hz Refresh Rate
N/A

Rear Camera

64 MP
Wide Angle Primary Camera
48 MP
Wide Angle Primary Camera
8 MP
Ultra-Wide Angle Camera
2 MP
Macro Camera
2 MP
Macro Camera
2 MP
Depth Camera
2 MP
Depth Camera
N/A

Front Camera

13 MP
Wide Angle Lens
8 MP

Battery

5000 mAh
5000 mAh
20W Turbo Power Charging
20W Turbo Power Charging
No Wireless Charging
N/A

Storage

64 GB
64 GB

Expert Review

7.0/10
N/A

Pros

  • Smooth 90Hz panel
  • Clean software
  • Good cameras
  • Device yet to be reviewed

Cons

  • Slow shutter speeds in low light
  • Gaming performance isn't a strong suit
  • Device yet to be reviewed

User Ratings

4.1/5
(37,058 ratings)
N/A

Benchmarks (The higher, the better)

172,667
AnTuTu Score
N/A
17h 55m
Battery Life (PC Mark)
N/A

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₹15,999
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Video

Videos
1 Video
There are no videos available for the device.

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General

Launch Date

Mar 09, 2021
(Official)
N/A

Operating System

Android v11
Android v10 (Q)

Performance

Performance Rating

Good
Good

Chipset

Qualcomm Snapdragon 662
Qualcomm Snapdragon 662

Processor

Octa core

2 GHz, Quad core, Kryo 260 1.8 GHz, Quad core, Kryo 260
Octa core

2 GHz, Quad core, Kryo 260 1.8 GHz, Quad core, Kryo 260

Architecture (The higher, the better)

64 bit
64 bit

Fabrication (The lower, the better)

11 nm
11 nm

Graphics (GPU)

Adreno 610
Adreno 610

RAM

4 GB
4 GB

RAM Type

N/A
LPDDR4X

Performance Test Results

AnTuTu Score (The higher, the better) AnTuTu benchmark measures overall performance of a phone by stress-testing CPU, GPU, RAM, etc.

172,667
N/A

Bootup Time (The lower, the better)

25.0 s
N/A

Gaming Test Results

Battery Drain* (The lower, the better)

6.0 %
N/A

Heating* (The lower, the better)

54.4 %
N/A
* after 30 mins of gaming

Display

Display Rating

Excellent
Excellent

Display Type

IPS LCD
IPS LCD

Screen Size

6.5 inches  (16.51 cm)
6.5 inches  (16.51 cm)

Resolution

720x1600 px (HD+)
720x1600 px (HD+)

Refresh Rate

90 Hz
N/A

Aspect Ratio

20:9
20:9

Pixel Density

270 ppi
270 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

81.57 %
76.82 %

Screen Protection

N/A
Corning Gorilla Glass Glass Victus

Bezel-less Display

Yes with waterdrop notch
Yes with waterdrop notch

Screen to Body Ratio (claimed by the brand)

85 %
N/A

Design

Height

165.2 mm
169.8 mm

Width

75.7 mm
78.2 mm

Thickness

9.1 mm
10.9 mm

Weight

197 grams
232 grams

Build Material

Back: Plastic
N/A

Water Resistance

Yes Splash proof IP52
Yes Water resistant IP68 (up to 35 minutes in a depth of 1.5 meter)

Ruggedness

Dust proof
Dust proof

Rear Camera

Rear Camera Rating

Very Good
Good

Resolution

64 MP
Primary Cameraf/1.7 Wide Angle26 mm focal length 1/1.97" sensor size 0.7µm pixel size
48 MP
Primary Cameraf/1.8 Wide Angle
8 MP
f/2.2 Ultra-Wide Angle Camera1/4.0" sensor size 1.12µm pixel size
2 MP
f/2.4 Macro Camera
2 MP
f/2.4 Macro Camera1.75µm pixel size
2 MP
f/2.4 Depth Camera
2 MP
f/2.4 Depth Camera1.75µm pixel size
N/A

Autofocus

Yes
Yes

Flash

Yes LED Flash
Yes LED Flash

Image Resolution

9000 x 7000 Pixels
8000 x 6000 Pixels

Settings

Exposure compensation ISO control
Exposure compensation ISO control

Shooting Modes

Continuous Shooting
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)
Burst mode
Continuous Shooting
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)

Camera Features

Digital Zoom
Auto Flash
Face detection
Touch to focus
Digital Zoom
Auto Flash
Face detection
Touch to focus

Video Recording

Full HD @30 fps
HD @30 fps
1920x1080 @ 30 fps

Front Camera

Front Camera Rating

Very Good
Very Good

Resolution

13 MP
f/2.2 Wide Angle Primary Camera1/3.1" sensor size 1.12µm pixel size
8 MP
f/2.2 Primary Camera1.12µm pixel size

Video Recording

Full HD @30 fps
1920x1080 @ 30 fps

Battery

Battery Rating

Very Good
Very Good

Capacity

5000 mAh
5000 mAh

Battery Type

Li-ion
Li-Polymer

Quick Charging

Yes 20W Turbo Power Charging
Yes 20W Turbo Power Charging

Battery Test Results

Battery Life (PC Mark) (The higher, the better) PCMark Battery benchmark measures battery life of a phone with various activities such as web browsing, photo editing, writing, video editing, etc.

17h 55m
N/A

Charging Time (20% to 100%) (The lower, the better)

2h 3m 31s
N/A

Storage

Internal Storage

64 GB
64 GB

Expandable Storage

Yes Up to 1 TB
Yes Up to 512 GB

Network & Connectivity

SIM Slot(s)

Dual SIM
Dual SIM

SIM Type

SIM1: Nano SIM2: Nano (Hybrid)
SIM1: Nano SIM2: Nano (Hybrid)

Network Support

5G Not Supported 4G
5G Not Supported 4G

VoLTE

Yes
Yes

SIM 1

4G Bands:
TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8) / 1900(band 2) / 1700(band 4) / 850(band 5) / 800(band 20)
4G Bands:
TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 1900(band 2) / 1700(band 4) / 850(band 5) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 800(band 20) / 850(band 26)

SIM 2

4G Bands:
TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8) / 1900(band 2) / 1700(band 4) / 850(band 5) / 800(band 20)
4G Bands:
TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 1900(band 2) / 1700(band 4) / 850(band 5) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 800(band 20) / 850(band 26)

SAR Value

Head: 1.11 W/kg Body: 1.32 W/kg
N/A

Wi-Fi

Yes Wi-Fi 5 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac) MIMO
Yes Wi-Fi 5 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac) 5GHz

Wi-Fi Features

Mobile Hotspot
Mobile Hotspot

Bluetooth

Yes v5.0
Yes v5.0

GPS

Yes with A-GPS Glonass
Yes with A-GPS Glonass

NFC

Yes
Yes

Multimedia

Audio Jack

3.5 mm
3.5 mm

Sensors

Fingerprint Sensor

Yes
Yes

Fingerprint Sensor Position

Rear
Rear

Other Sensors

Light sensor Proximity sensor Accelerometer Gyroscope
Light sensor Proximity sensor Accelerometer Compass Gyroscope

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