Moto G30 vs Samsung Galaxy M12

Comparing the Moto G30 vs Samsung Galaxy M12 across performance, display, camera, battery, storage, expert reviews and user rating to help determine the better smartphone.

Here is the summary of the results:

Performance: Moto G30 scores higher on the Geekbench Multi-Core test with 1,237, while Samsung Galaxy M12 scores 1,028, making Moto G30 the better performer.

Display: Both Moto G30 and Samsung Galaxy M12 offer the same screen size of 6.5 inches, but Moto G30 features a IPS LCD display compared to Samsung Galaxy M12's PLS TFT LCD, making Moto G30 the better display of the two.

Rear Camera: Moto G30 offers a higher rear camera resolution with 64 MP, while Samsung Galaxy M12 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 Samsung Galaxy M12 offers 8 MP, making Moto G30 better for front camera photography.

Battery: Samsung Galaxy M12 offers a higher battery capacity with 6000 mAh, while Moto G30 offers 5000 mAh, making Samsung Galaxy M12 better for longer battery life.

Storage: Both Moto G30 and Samsung Galaxy M12 offer the same internal storage of 64 GB.

Expert Review: The editorial team rates both Moto G30 and Samsung Galaxy M12 equally at 7.

User Rating: Moto G30 and Samsung Galaxy M12 both receive the same user rating of 4.1.

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Summary

Spec Score

74%

Release Date

09 Mar, 2021

17 Mar, 2021

Performance


Snapdragon 662	Samsung Exynos 8 Octa 850
Octa Core (upto 2 GHz)	Tru-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	PLS TFT LCD
720x1600 px (HD+)	720x1600 px (HD+)
90 Hz Refresh Rate	90 Hz Refresh Rate

Rear Camera


64 MP Wide Angle Primary Camera	48 MP Wide Angle Primary Camera
8 MP Ultra-Wide Angle Camera	5 MP Ultra-Wide Angle Camera
2 MP Macro Camera	2 MP Macro Camera
2 MP Depth Camera	2 MP Depth Camera

Front Camera


13 MP Wide Angle Lens	8 MP Wide Angle Lens

Battery


5000 mAh	6000 mAh
20W Turbo Power Charging	15W Fast Charging
No Wireless Charging	No Wireless Charging

Storage

64 GB	64 GB
N/A	eMMC 5.1

Expert Review

7.0/10

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7.0/10

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Pros

Smooth 90Hz panel
Clean software
Good cameras

90Hz screen on a budget
Great battery life
Comes with Android 11

Cons

Slow shutter speeds in low light
Gaming performance isn't a strong suit

Cameras could be better
Design doesn't stand out
Slow charging speeds

User Ratings

4.1/5

(37,058 ratings)

4.1/5

(190,192 ratings)

Benchmarks (The higher, the better)

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

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General

Launch Date

Mar 09, 2021

(Official)

Mar 17, 2021

(Official)

Operating System

Android v11

Custom UI

N/A	Samsung One UI

Performance

Performance Rating

Good

Chipset

Qualcomm Snapdragon 662

Samsung Exynos 8 Octa 850

Processor

Octa core

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

Octa core, 2 GHz, Cortex A55

Architecture (The higher, the better)

64 bit

Fabrication (The lower, the better)

11 nm

8 nm

Graphics (GPU)

Adreno 610

Mali-G52 MP1

RAM

4 GB	4 GB / 6 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

Display Type

IPS LCD

PLS TFT LCD

Screen Size

6.5 inches (16.51 cm)

Resolution

720x1600 px (HD+)

Refresh Rate

90 Hz

Aspect Ratio

20:9

Pixel Density

270 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

81.57 %

81.95 %

Bezel-less Display

Yes with waterdrop notch

Yes with notch

Screen to Body Ratio (claimed by the brand)

85 %

N/A

Design

Height

165.2 mm

164 mm

Width

75.7 mm

75.9 mm

Thickness

9.1 mm

9.7 mm

Weight

197 grams

221 grams

Build Material

Back: Plastic

Water Resistance

Yes Splash proof IP52

N/A

Ruggedness

Dust proof

N/A

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 Camera10x Digital Zoomf/2.0 Wide Angle 80° field-of-view1/2" sensor size S5KGM2 ISOCELL Plus 0.8µm pixel size

8 MP
f/2.2 Ultra-Wide Angle Camera1/4.0" sensor size 1.12µm pixel size

5 MP
f/2.2 Ultra-Wide Angle Camera1/4.0" sensor size 1.12µm pixel size

2 MP
f/2.4 Macro Camera1.75µm pixel size

2 MP
f/2.4 Macro Camera

2 MP
f/2.4 Depth Camera1.75µm pixel size

2 MP
f/2.4 Depth Camera

Autofocus

Yes

OIS

N/A

Flash

Yes LED Flash

Image Resolution

9000 x 7000 Pixels

8000 x 6000 Pixels

Settings

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

10 x Digital Zoom
Auto Flash
Face detection
Touch to focus

Video Recording

Full HD @30 fps
HD @30 fps

Full HD @30 fps

Front Camera

Front Camera Rating

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 Wide Angle Primary Camera

Autofocus

N/A

Flash

N/A

Video Recording

Full HD @30 fps

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Battery

Battery Rating

Very Good

Capacity

5000 mAh

6000 mAh

Battery Type

Li-ion

TalkTime

N/A	Up to 58 Hours(4G)

Quick Charging

Yes 20W Turbo Power Charging

Yes 15W Fast 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 / 128 GB

Storage Type

N/A

eMMC 5.1

Expandable Storage

Yes Up to 1 TB

Network & Connectivity

SIM Slot(s)

Dual SIM

SIM Type

SIM1: Nano SIM2: Nano (Hybrid)

SIM1: Nano SIM2: Nano

Network Support

5G Not Supported 4G

VoLTE

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) / 850(band 5) / 700(band 17) / 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) / 700(band 17) / 800(band 20) / 850(band 26)

SAR Value

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

Head: 1.19 W/kg

Wi-Fi

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

Yes Wi-Fi 4 (802.11 b/g/n)

Wi-Fi Features

Mobile Hotspot

Wi-Fi Direct Mobile Hotspot

Bluetooth

Yes v5.0

GPS

Yes with A-GPS Glonass

NFC

Yes

Multimedia

Audio Jack

3.5 mm

Sensors

Fingerprint Sensor

Yes

Fingerprint Sensor Position

Rear

Side

Other Sensors

Light sensor Proximity sensor Accelerometer Gyroscope

Light sensor Proximity sensor Accelerometer

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