Samsung Galaxy M30 vs Motorola One Action

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Comparing the Samsung Galaxy M30 vs Motorola One Action 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: Motorola One Action runs at a higher processing speed of 2.2 GHz, while Samsung Galaxy M30 runs at 1.8 GHz, making Motorola One Action the better performer.


Display: Samsung Galaxy M30 offers a screen size of 6.4 inches, while Motorola One Action offers 6.3 inches, making Samsung Galaxy M30 the larger display of the two. Samsung Galaxy M30 features a Super AMOLED display compared to Motorola One Action's IPS LCD, making Samsung Galaxy M30 the better display of the two.


Rear Camera: Samsung Galaxy M30 offers a higher rear camera resolution with 13 MP, while Motorola One Action offers 12 MP, making Samsung Galaxy M30 better for rear camera photography.


Front Camera: Samsung Galaxy M30 offers a higher front camera resolution with 16 MP, while Motorola One Action offers 12 MP, making Samsung Galaxy M30 better for front camera photography.


Battery: Samsung Galaxy M30 offers a higher battery capacity with 5000 mAh, while Motorola One Action offers 3500 mAh, making Samsung Galaxy M30 better for longer battery life.


Storage: Samsung Galaxy M30 offers higher internal storage with 64 GB, while Motorola One Action offers 128 GB, making Samsung Galaxy M30 the better option for storage.


Expert Review: The editorial team rates both Samsung Galaxy M30 and Motorola One Action equally at 7.


User Rating: Samsung Galaxy M30 and Motorola One Action both receive the same user rating of 4.2.

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Samsung Galaxy M30
₹16,490
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₹8,766
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Summary

Spec Score

74%
75%

Release Date

07 Mar, 2019
30 Aug, 2019

Performance

Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7904
Samsung Exynos 9 Octa 9609
Octa Core (upto 1.8 GHz)
Octa Core (upto 2.2 GHz)
4 GB RAM
4 GB RAM

Display

6.4 inches (16.26 cm)
6.3 inches (16 cm)
Super AMOLED
IPS LCD
1080x2280 px (FHD+)
1080x2520 px (FHD+)

Rear Camera

13 MP
Primary Camera
12 MP
Primary Camera
5 MP
Depth Camera
16 MP
Ultra-Wide Angle Camera
5 MP
Ultra-Wide Angle Camera
5 MP
Depth Camera

Front Camera

16 MP
12 MP

Battery

5000 mAh
3500 mAh
15W Fast Charging
N/A

Storage

64 GB
128 GB
eMMC 5.1
UFS 2.1

Expert Review

7.0/10
7.0/10

Pros

  • Crisp Super AMOLED display
  • Versatile triple rear cameras
  • Good selfie shooter
  • Great battery life with 15W fast charging
  • Good screen-to-body ratio
  • An innovative implementation for the action camera
  • Clean Android UI

Cons

  • Performance isn't best in class
  • Not as attractive as glass-back phones
  • Ships with older iteration of Android
  • Punch-hole is too big to be ignored
  • Lacks fast charging support

User Ratings

4.2/5
(113,012 ratings)
4.2/5
(30,589 ratings)

Benchmarks (The higher, the better)

N/A
143,309
AnTuTu Score
N/A
12h 31m
Battery Life (PC Mark)

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Video

Videos
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Videos
1 Video

User Feedback

General

Launch Date

N/A
Aug 30, 2019
(Official)

Operating System

Android v8.1 (Oreo)
Android v9.0 (Pie)

Custom UI

N/A
Android One

Performance

Performance Rating

Good
Good

Chipset

Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7904
Samsung Exynos 9 Octa 9609

Processor

Octa core

1.8 GHz, Dual core, Cortex A73 1.6 GHz, Hexa Core, Cortex A53
Octa core

2.2 GHz, Quad core, Cortex A73 1.6 GHz, Quad core, Cortex A53

Architecture (The higher, the better)

64 bit
64 bit

Fabrication (The lower, the better)

14 nm
N/A

Graphics (GPU)

Mali-G71 MP2
Mali-G72 MP3

RAM

3 GB / 4 GB / 6 GB
4 GB

RAM Type

LPDDR4X
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.

N/A
143,309

Bootup Time (The lower, the better)

N/A
16.0 s

Display

Display Rating

Best In Class
Excellent

Display Type

Super AMOLED
IPS LCD

Screen Size

6.4 inches  (16.26 cm)
6.3 inches  (16 cm)

Resolution

1080x2280 px (FHD+)
1080x2520 px (FHD+)

Aspect Ratio

19.5:9
21:9

Pixel Density

394 ppi
435 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

85.19 %
81.52 %

Bezel-less Display

Yes with notch
Yes with punch-hole display

Screen to Body Ratio (claimed by the brand)

90 %
N/A

Design

Height

159 mm
160.1 mm

Width

75.1 mm
71.2 mm

Thickness

8.5 mm
9.15 mm

Weight

174 grams
176 grams

Build Material

Back: Plastic
Back: Plastic

Water Resistance

N/A
Yes Splash proof IPX2

Rear Camera

Rear Camera Rating

Good
Good

Resolution

13 MP
Primary Cameraf/1.9CMOS image sensor
12 MP
Primary Cameraf/1.81/2.8" sensor size CMOS image sensor 1.25µm pixel size
5 MP
f/2.2 Depth Camera
16 MP
f/2.2 Ultra-Wide Angle Camera
5 MP
f/2.2 Ultra-Wide Angle Camera12 mm focal length
5 MP
f/2.2 Depth Camera

Autofocus

Yes Phase Detection Autofocus
Yes Phase Detection Autofocus

OIS

No
N/A

Flash

Yes LED Flash
Yes Dual LED Flash

Image Resolution

4128 x 3096 Pixels
4000 x 3000 Pixels

Settings

Exposure compensation ISO control
Exposure compensation ISO control

Shooting Modes

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

Camera Features

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

Video Recording

Full HD @30 fps
4k @30 fps

Front Camera

Front Camera Rating

Very Good
Very Good

Resolution

16 MP
f/2.0 Primary Camera1/3.06" sensor size CMOS
12 MP
f/2.0 Primary Camera1/2.8" sensor size 1.25µm pixel size

Autofocus

No
N/A

Flash

No
Yes Screen flash

Video Recording

Full HD @30 fps
4k @30 fps

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Battery

Battery Rating

Very Good
Very Good

Capacity

5000 mAh
3500 mAh

Battery Type

Li-Polymer
Li-ion

TalkTime

Up to 31 Hours(3G)
N/A

Quick Charging

Yes 15W Fast Charging
N/A

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.

N/A
12h 31m

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

N/A
2h 6m 2s

Storage

Internal Storage

32 GB / 64 GB / 128 GB
128 GB

Storage Type

eMMC 5.1
UFS 2.1

Expandable Storage

Yes Up to 512 GB
Yes Up to 512 GB

Network & Connectivity

SIM Slot(s)

Dual SIM
Dual SIM

SIM Type

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

Network Support

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

VoLTE

Yes
Yes

SIM 1

4G Bands:
TD-LTE 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 900(band 8) / 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) / 1900(band 2) / 1700(band 4) / 850(band 5) / 800(band 20)

SIM 2

4G Bands:
TD-LTE 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 900(band 8) / 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) / 1900(band 2) / 1700(band 4) / 850(band 5) / 800(band 20)

SAR Value

Head: 0.409 W/kg
N/A

Wi-Fi

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

Wi-Fi Features

Wi-Fi Direct Mobile Hotspot
Mobile Hotspot

Bluetooth

Yes v5.0
Yes v5.0

GPS

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

NFC

No
Yes

Multimedia

Audio Jack

3.5 mm
3.5 mm

Audio Features

Dolby Atmos
N/A

Sensors

Fingerprint Sensor

Yes
Yes

Fingerprint Sensor Position

Rear
Rear

Other Sensors

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