Motorola Moto Edge S30 vs Samsung Galaxy S9 Comparison and Differences
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Motorola Moto Edge S30 or Samsung Galaxy S9 Specs Comparison
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Common specs
| Brand and model | Motorola Moto Edge S30 | Samsung Galaxy S9 | |
| Rating | (+0) | (+0) | |
| Release date | December, 2021 | 2018, February | |
| Dimensions (HxWxD) | 168.1 x 75.5 x 8.9 mm | 6.62 x 6.62 x 2.97 in | 147.7 x 68.7 x 8.5 mm | 5.81 x 5.81 x 2.7 in | |
| Weight | 202 g | 7.13 oz | 163 g | 5.75 oz | |
| Body Build | Plastic | Front/back glass (Gorilla Glass 5), aluminum frame | |
| Case | buy from Amazon | buy from Amazon | |
| Colors | Blue, Green | Midnight Black, Coral Blue, Titanium Gray, Lilac Purple, Burgundy Red, Sunrise Gold, Ice Blue | |
| Battery | 5000 mAh, Li-Polymer, non-removable | 3000 mAh, Non-removable Li-Ion | |
| Approximate price | 490 EUR | ||
| Check price | from Amazon | from Amazon |
Screen
| Technology | LCD IPS | Super AMOLED | |
| Touchscreen | capacitive touchscreen | capacitive touchscreen | |
| Display colors | 16M | 16M | |
| Screen size | 6.8" in | 5.8" in | |
| Screen area | 84.8 cm2 | ||
| Screen format | 21:9 (height:width) | 18.5:9 (height:width) | |
| Screen to body ratio | 86% | 83.6% | |
| Screen resolution | 1080 x 2460 px | 1440 x 2960 px | |
| Screen PPI /points per inch/ | 395 PPI | 570 PPI | |
| Screen protection | Scratch resistant | Corning Gorilla Glass 5 | |
| Other specs | - 144 Hz -HDR10 -DCI-P3 |
- HDR10 -3D Touch (home button only) -Always-on display |
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| Screen protector | buy from Amazon | buy from Amazon |
Camera and Video
| Rear camera, main | 108 MP, Triple | 12 MP, Single | |
| Camera specs | -108 MP, ƒ/ 1.9, 1/1.52, (wide), 0.70 µm, OIS -13 MP, ƒ/ 2.2, (ultrawide), 1.12 µm -2 MP, (macro), 1.75 µm |
-12 MP, f/1.5-2.4, 26mm (wide), 1/2.55'', 1.4µm, OIS, dual pixel PDAF | |
| Functions | Dual LED flash | LED flash, auto-HDR, panorama | |
| Video | 8K Video, 4K Video, 1080p video, Slow Motion 120 fps | 2160p@60fps, 1080p@240fps, 720p@960fps, HDR, dual-video rec. | |
| Front camera, selfie | 16 MP, Single | 8 MP, Single | |
| Specifications | 16 MP, ƒ/ 2.2, 1.00 µm | 8 MP, f/1.7, 25mm (wide), 1/3.6'', 1.22µm, AF | |
| Functions | Dual video call, Auto-HDR | ||
| Video | 1440p@30fps | ||
| DxOMark Selfie Score | 81 | ||
| DxOMark Photo | 81 | ||
| DxOMark Video | 81 |
Performance
| Operating system - OS | Android 11 Red Velvet Cake | Android 8.0 (Oreo) | |
| Chipset | - Qualcomm Snapdragon 888+ (5 nm) | - Exynos 9810 Octa (10 nm) - Qualcomm SDM845 Snapdragon 845 (10 nm) - USA/LATAM, China |
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| CPU | - Octa-Core (1x Cortex X1 3.0GHz + 3x Cortex A78 2.42GHz + 4x Cortex A55 1.8GHz) | - Octa-core (4x2.7 GHz Mongoose M3 & 4x1.8 GHz Cortex-A55) - EMEA -Octa-core (4x2.8 GHz Kryo 385 Gold & 4x1.7 GHz Kryo 385 Silver) - USA/LATAM, China |
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| GPU | Adreno 660 | Mali-G72 MP18 - EMEA Adreno 630 - USA/LATAM, China |
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| External memory | No | microSD, up to 512 GB (uses SIM 2 slot) - dual SIM model only | |
| Internal memory | 12GB 256GB, 6GB 128GB, 8GB 256GB | 64/128/256 GB, 4 GB RAM |
Benchmark
| Antutu 9 Total | 754008 | ||
| Antutu 8 Total | 284449 | ||
| Antutu 7 Total | |||
| GeekBench 6 Single Core | 510 | ||
| GeekBench 6 Multi Core | 1725 | ||
| GeekBench 6 OpenCL | 1987 | ||
| GeekBench 6 Vulkan | 1835 | ||
| GeekBench 5 Single Core | 1172 | 469 | |
| GeekBench 5 Multi-Core | 3721 | 1957 | |
| GeekBench 4 Single Core | 3288 | ||
| GeekBench 4 Multi-Core | 8240 | ||
| GeekBench 4 RenderScript | 8705 | ||
| GeekBench 4 Battery | 3960 |
Communication and Connectivity
| SIM card | Dual SIM, dual stand-by (Nano SIM + Nano SIM) | Single SIM (Nano-SIM)Hybrid Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) | |
| Network | 2G / 3G / 4G / 5G | GSM / CDMA / HSPA / EVDO / LTE | |
| Bands | -2G - B2 (1900), B3 (1800), B5 (850), B8 (900) -3G - B1 (2100), B2 (1900), B4 (1700/2100 AWS A-F), B5 (850), B8 (900) -4G - B1 (2100), B2 (1900), B3 (1800), B4 (1700/2100 AWS 1), B5 (850), B7 (2600), B8 (900), B12 (700), B13 (700), B17 (700), B18 (800), B19 (800), B26 (850), B28a (700), B32 (1500), B38 (TDD 2600), B39 (TDD 1900), B40 (TDD 2300), B41 (TDD 2500), B42 (TDD 3500), B43 (TDD 3700), B66 (1700/2100) -5G - n1 (2100), n3 (1800), n5 (850), n7 (2600), n8 (900), n20 (800), n28b (700), n28a (700), n40 (2300), n41 (2500), n66 (1700), n78 (3500), n79 (4700) |
-2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (dual-SIM model only) CDMA 800 / 1900 - USA -3G - HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 - Global, USA CDMA2000 1xEV-DO - USA -4G - LTE band 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 12(700), 13(700), 17(700), 18(800), 19(800), 20(800), 25(1900), 26(850), 28(700), 32(1500), 38(2600), 39(1900), 40(2300), 41(2500), 66(1700/2100) - Global LTE band 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 12(700), 13(700), 14(700), 17(700), 18(800), 19(800), 20(800), 25(1900), 26(850), 28(700), 29(700), 30(2300), 38(2600), 39(1900), 40(2300), 41(2500), 46, 66(1700/2100), 71(600) - USA |
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| Speed | HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A (6CA) Cat18 1200/200 Mbps | ||
| GPRS | Yes | Yes | |
| Edge | Yes | Yes | |
| Wi-Fi | 802.11a, 802.11b, 802.11g, 802.11n, 802.11n 5GHz, 802.11ac, WiFi 6 (802.11ax),Dual band ,Wi-Fi Hotspot ,Wi-Fi Direct ,Wi-Fi Display | Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot | |
| GPS | GPS, A-GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, SUPL, Galileo | Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO | |
| NFC | Yes | Yes | |
| USB | Yes, USB On-The-Go (OTG) | 3.1, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector | |
| Bluetooth | Bluetooth 5.2, A2DP, LE | 5.0, A2DP, LE, aptX |
Music and Audio
| Radio | Yes | FM radio (USA & Canada only) | |
| Headphone jack | Yes | Yes | |
| Others | - 32-bit/384kHz audio -Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic |
Other features
| Sensors | - Fingerprint (side-mounted), Proximity, Accelerometer, compass, gyro , Infrared port | - Iris scanner, fingerprint (rear-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer, heart rate, SpO2 | |
| Other extras |
- Fast charging 33.0W - IP52 |
- Samsung DeX (desktop experience support) - -ANT+ -Bixby natural language commands and dictation - Fast battery charging (Quick Charge 2.0) -Qi/PMA wireless charging (market dependent) - Samsung Pay (Visa, MasterCard certified) -IP68 dust/water proof (up to 1.5m for 30 mins) |
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| Versions |
- Versions: G960F (Europe, Global Single-SIM); G960F/DS (Europe, Global Dual-SIM); G960U (USA); G960W (Canada); G9600 (China, LATAM) |
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