Phone Comparison - Samsung Galaxy S9 vs LG G8X ThinQ vs Motorola Moto G30

general General Info

Manufacturer Samsung LG Motorola
Announced February 2018 September 2019 2021, February 16
Status Coming Soon, March 2018 Coming Soon - Q4 2019 Coming soon. Exp. release 2021, March
Price Rs. 52,999 ($750.00) [Similarly Priced] Rs. 49,999 ($0.00) [Similarly Priced] -
Colors Various Aurora Black Phantom Black, Pastel Sky
Form Factor Candybar Candybar 165.2 x 75.7 x 9.1 mm
Dimension 147.7 x 68.7 x 8.5 mm
(5.81 x 2.7 x 0.33 in)
159.3 x 75.8 x 8.4 mm
(6.27 x 2.98 x 0.33 in)
200 g
(7.87 g)
Weight 163 g (5.75 oz) 192 g (6.77 oz) -
SIM Type Single SIM (Nano-SIM), Hybrid Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) Single SIM (Nano-SIM), Hybrid Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) Single SIM (Nano-SIM), Hybrid Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (dual-SIM model only) GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (dual-SIM model only)
CDMA2000 1xEV-DO
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (dual-SIM model only)
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100
4G Network LTE LTE (unspecified) LTE 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 17, 20, 26, 28, 38, 40, 41
Messaging SMS, MMS, EMail, IM
Build Features - Fingerprint Sensor
- Samsung Pay (Visa, MasterCard certified)
- IP68 certified - dust/water proof over 1.5 meter and 30 minutes
- Fingerprint Sensor(In-display)
IP68 dust/water proof (up to 1.5m for 30 mins)
MIL-STD-810G compliant
- Fingerprint Sensor (rear-mounted)
Notification LED Yes - -

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android 8.0 (Oreo) Android 9.0 (Pie) Android 11
User Interface Samsung Experience - -
Processor Octa-core (4x2.8 GHz Mongoose M3 & 4x1.7 GHz Cortex-A55) - EMEA
Octa-core (4x2.7 GHz Kryo 385 Gold & 4x1.7 GHz Kryo 385 Silver) - USA & China, Exynos 9810 Octa - EMEA
Qualcomm Snapdragon 845
Octa-core (1x2.84 GHz Kryo 485 & 3x2.42 GHz Kryo 485 & 4x1.78 GHz Kryo 485), Qualcomm SDM855 Snapdragon 855 (7 nm) Octa-core (4x2.0 GHz Kryo 260 Gold & 4x1.8 GHz Kryo 260 Silver), Qualcomm SM6115 Snapdragon 662 (11 nm)
GPU Mali-G72 MP18 - EMEA
Adreno 630 - USA & China
Adreno 640 Adreno 610
RAM 4 GB 6GB 6 GB
Internal Memory 64 GB 128GB 128 GB
External Memory microSD, up to 256 GB (uses SIM 2 slot) - dual SIM model only microSD, up to 1 TB (dedicated slot) - single-SIM model
microSD, up to 1 TB (uses shared SIM slot) - dual-SIM model
microSDXC (uses shared SIM slot)

display Display

Type Super AMOLED Capacitive Touchscreen, Corning Gorilla Glass 5 Full HD+ OLED Capacitive Touchscreen
Corning Gorilla Glass 5
DCI-P3 100%
HDR10
Always-on display
IPS LCD Screen
90Hz Refresh Rate
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M Colour
Size 5.8 inches 6.4 inches 6.5 inches
Resolution 1440 x 2960 pixels (568 ppi) 1080 x 2340 pixels (403 ppi) 720 x 1600 pixels (270 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 84.00% 83.14% -
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

3.5mm Jack yes yes yes
Radio No FM radio FM radio
Games Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable
Loud Speaker yes yes

camera Camera

Rear Camera 12 MP 12 MP + 13 MP 64 MP + 8 MP + 2 MP + 2 MP
Flash LED Flash LED Flash LED Flash
Features Phase Detection Autofocus, f/1.5 - f/2.4 variable aperture lens, 26mm, 1/2.5", 1.4 µm, Dual Pixel PDAF, OIS, Geo-tagging, Simultaneous 4K Video And 9MP Image Recording, Touch Focus, Face/smile Detection, Auto HDR, Panorama 12 MP, f/1.8, 27mm (standard), 1/2.6", 1.4µm, Dual pixel PDAF, OIS
13 MP, f/2.4, 9mm (ultrawide), 1.0µm
HDR, Panorama
64 MP, f/1.8, (wide), PDAF
8 MP, f/2.2, 118˚ (ultrawide), 1/4.0", 1.12µm
2 MP, f/2.4, (macro)
2 MP, f/2.4, (depth)
HDR, panorama
Video 2160p@30fps, 1080p@60fps, HDR, dual-video rec. 2160p@30fps, 1080p@30/60fps, 720p@240fps, 24-bit/192kHz stereo sound rec. 4K@30fps, 1080p@30fps
Front Camera 8 MP, f/1.6, autofocus, 1440p, dual video call, Auto HDR [Similar] 32 MP, f/1.9, 26mm (wide), 0.8µm, HDR, 1080p@30fps [Similar] 13 MP, (wide), 1/3.1", 1.12µm
HDR
1080p@30fps [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes Yes
3G HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A (4CA) Cat16 1024/150 Mbps HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A Cat19 1600/150 Mbps HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A
Bluetooth 5.0, A2DP, LE, aptX 5.0, A2DP, LE, aptX HD 5.0, A2DP, LE
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot
USB 3.1, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector 3.1, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector, USB On-The-Go USB Type-C 2.0
GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO, BDS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO
Browser HTML5 Yes Yes

memory User Memory

Internal 64 GB, 4 GB RAM 128GB, 6GB RAM 128 GB, 6 GB RAM or 128 GB, 4 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 256 GB (uses SIM 2 slot) - dual SIM model only microSD, up to 1 TB (dedicated slot) - single-SIM model
microSD, up to 1 TB (uses shared SIM slot) - dual-SIM model
microSDXC (uses shared SIM slot)
USB OTG Not Supported Supported Not Supported

Apps Sensors

Fingerprint fingerprint supported fingerprint supported fingerprint supported
Proximity Sensor proximity sensor present proximity sensor present proximity sensor present
Accelerometer Sensor accelerometer sensor present accelerometer sensor present accelerometer sensor present
Magnetic-Field Sensor (Compass) magnetic field sensor present magnetic field sensor present magnetic field sensor not present
Gyroscope Sensor gyroscope sensor present gyroscope sensor present gyroscope sensor present
Barometer Sensor barometer sensor present barometer sensor not present barometer sensor not present
Heart-rate Sensor heart rate sensor present heart rate sensor not present heart rate sensor not present
NFC NFC supported NFC supported NFC supported

battery Battery

Type Non-removable Li-Ion battery Non-removable Li-Po Battery
Fast battery charging 21W (Quick Charge 4.0)
Non-removable Li-Po Battery
Fast battery charging 20W
Capacity 3000 mAh 4000 mAh 5000 mAh
Stand by - - -
Talk Time - - -