OnePlus Nord N30 5G vs Motorola Moto G Power 5G

Here we compared two mid-range smartphones: the 6.72-inch OnePlus Nord N30 5G (with Qualcomm Snapdragon 695) that was released on June 5, 2023, against the Motorola Moto G Power 5G, which is powered by MediaTek Dimensity 930 and came out 2 months before. On this page, you will find tests, full specs, strengths, and weaknesses of each of the devices.

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Memory 8 / 128 GB

Key differences

An overview of the main advantages of each smartphone
Reasons to consider the OnePlus Nord N30 5G
  • Has 2x more RAM: 8GB versus 4GB
  • Supports higher wattage charging (50W versus 15W)
  • Has 2 SIM card slots
  • Faster storage type - UFS 2.2 versus UFS 2.1
  • Reverse charging feature
Reasons to consider the Motorola Moto G Power 5G
  • Newer Bluetooth version (v5.3)
  • More recent OS version: Android 14 versus 13

Review

Evaluation of OnePlus Nord N30 5G and Motorola Moto G Power 5G crucial features
Display
Screen quality, color accuracy, brightness
Camera
Photo and video recording quality
Performance
CPU and memory performance (apps, system)
Gaming
Capabilities for playing modern games
Battery
Battery life, charging type and speed
Connectivity
Networks, ports, data transmission
Scores with a red asterisk (*) are approximate and may change in the future as we gather more data.
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Value for money (Beta)

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Currency
8 / 128 GB
VS
4 / 128 GB
55.7
(Average)
Value Index
49.7
(Average)

Tests and specifications

Comparison table of technical specifications and tests

Display

Type IPS LCD IPS LCD
Size 6.72 inches 6.5 inches
Resolution 1080 x 2400 pixels 1080 x 2400 pixels
Aspect ratio 20:9 20:9
PPI 391 ppi 405 ppi
Refresh rate 120 Hz 120 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate Yes No
Max rated brightness 550 nits 500 nits
HDR support No No
Touch sampling rate 240 Hz -
Screen protection Corning Gorilla Glass Tempered glass
Screen-to-body ratio 86.7% 83.7%
Display features - DCI-P3 - DCI-P3
Display tests
RGB color space 95.6% -
PWM Not detected -
Response time 20 ms -
Contrast 1723:1 -
Peak brightness test (auto)
Sources: NotebookCheck [3]

Design and build

Height 165.5 mm (6.52 inches) 163.06 mm (6.42 inches)
Width 76 mm (2.99 inches) 74.8 mm (2.94 inches)
Thickness 8.3 mm (0.33 inches) 8.45 mm (0.33 inches)
Weight 195 g (6.88 oz) 185 g (6.53 oz)
Waterproof No Yes
Rear material Plastic Plastic
Frame material Plastic Plastic
Colors Gray White, Blue
Fingerprint scanner Yes, in-button Yes, in-button
Screen-to-body ratio
86.7%

Performance

Chipset specifications of OnePlus Nord N30 5G and Motorola Moto G Power 5G
SoC
Chipset Qualcomm Snapdragon 695 MediaTek Dimensity 930
Max clock 2200 MHz 2200 MHz
CPU cores 8 (2 + 6) 8 (2 + 6)
Architecture - 6 cores at 1.8 GHz: Kryo 660 Silver (Cortex-A55)
- 2 cores at 2.2 GHz: Kryo 660 Gold (Cortex-A78)
- 6 cores at 2 GHz: Cortex-A55
- 2 cores at 2.2 GHz: Cortex-A78
Manufacturing TSMC TSMC
Lithography process 6 nanometers 6 nanometers
Neural processor (NPU) Hexagon 686 MediaTek APU 790
GPU
Graphics Adreno 619 IMG BXM-8-256
GPU shading units 256 128
GPU clock 840 MHz 950 MHz
FLOPS ~430.1 GFLOPS ~243.2 GFLOPS

Benchmarks

Benchmark comparison of OnePlus Nord N30 5G and Motorola Moto G Power 5G
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Single-core score 898 902
Multi-core score 2121 2231
Sources: Geekbench [3]
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
560348
587946
CPU 223459 230165
GPU 85905 69792
Memory 87507 104704
UX 163477 183285
Total score 560348 587946
Samples Less than 3 Less than 3
PCMark 3.0
11678
Web score 9704 11472
Video editing 3911 5539
Photo editing 18151 26620
Data manipulation 8663 8459
Writing score 13129 15636

Memory

RAM
RAM size 8 GB 4 GB
Memory type LPDDR4X LPDDR4X
Memory clock 2133 MHz 2133 MHz
Channels 2 2
Storage
Storage size 128 GB 128 GB
Storage type UFS 2.2 UFS 2.1
Memory card MicroSD MicroSD
Memory card max size Up to 512 GB Up to 1024 GB

Software

Operating system Android 13 Android 13 (Can be upgraded to Android 14)
ROM OxygenOS 13.1 My UX
OS size 29 GB -
OS updates - 2 years
Security updates - 2 years

Battery

Capacity 5000 mAh 5000 mAh
Max charge power 50 W 15 W
Battery type Li-Po Li-Po
Replaceable No No
Wireless charging No No
Reverse charging Yes No
Fast charging Yes (73% in 30 min) Yes (25% in 30 min)
Full charging time 0:47 hr 2:00 hr
Battery life tests
Web browsing 09:08 hr -
Watching video 13:00 hr -
Gaming 05:11 hr -
Standby 123 hr -
General battery life

Main camera

Matrix 108 megapixels 50 megapixels
Image resolution 12000 x 9000 8192 x 6144
Zoom Digital Digital
Flash LED LED
Stabilization Digital Digital
8K video recording No No
4K video recording No No
1080p video recording Up to 30FPS Up to 60FPS
Slow motion 120 FPS (720p) 120 FPS (720p)
Lenses 1) Standard: 108 MP
2) Macro: 2 MP
3) Depth: 2 MP
1) Standard: 50 MP
2) Depth: 2 MP
3) Macro: 2 MP
Camera features - Bokeh mode
- Pro mode
- Bokeh mode
- Pro mode
Standard lens
Image resolution 108 MP 50 MP
Aperture f/1.7 f/1.8
Sensor Samsung S5KHM6SX03 Samsung S5KJN1
Sensor size 1/1.67" (≈ 0.6 inch) 1/2.76" (≈ 0.36 inch)
Pixel size 0.64 micron 0.64 micron
Autofocus Phase autofocus Phase autofocus
Stabilization Digital Digital
Macro lens
Image resolution 2 MP 2 MP
Aperture f/2.4 f/2.4
Pixel size - 1.75 micron
Stabilization Digital Digital

Selfie camera

Megapixels 16 megapixels 16 megapixels
Image resolution 4608 x 3456 4920 x 3264
Aperture f/2.4 f/2.4
Sensor CMOS CMOS
Pixel size 1 micron 1 micron
Autofocus No No
Stabilization Digital Digital
Video resolution 1080p (Full HD) at 30 FPS 1080p (Full HD) at 30 FPS
Depth sensor (TOF 3D) No No

Connectivity

Wi-Fi standard Wi-Fi 5 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac) Wi-Fi 5 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac)
Wi-Fi features - Dual Band
- Wi-Fi Direct
- Wi-Fi Hotspot
- Wi-Fi Display
- Dual Band
- Wi-Fi Direct
- Wi-Fi Hotspot
- Wi-Fi Display
Bluetooth version 5.1 5.3
Bluetooth features LE LE
USB type USB Type-C USB Type-C
USB version 2 2
USB features - Charging
- USB-Storage mode
- OTG
- Charging
- USB-Storage mode
GPS GPS, GLONASS, Galileo, QZSS GPS, GLONASS, Galileo
NFC* Yes No
Infrared port No No
Network
Number of SIM* 2 1
Type of SIM card Nano Nano
Multi SIM mode Standby -
eSIM support* No No
Hybrid slot No No
LTE Cat* 18 18
5G support Yes Yes

Sound

Speakers Stereo Stereo
Headphone audio jack Yes Yes
FM radio No No
Dolby Atmos Yes Yes
Speakers test
Max loudness

Other

Category Mid-range Mid-range
Announced June 2023 April 2023
Release date June 2023 April 2023
Launch price (MSRP) $299 $299
Successor - - Motorola Moto G Power (2026)
Sensors - Proximity sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient light sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint
- Proximity sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient light sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint
Bundled charger Yes, 50 W Yes, 10 W
*Disclaimer! NFC, GSM network support, and some other specs can be different depending on the country.

Conclusion

After analyzing all the data, we think that the OnePlus Nord N30 5G is definitely a better buy.

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6 (66.7%)
3 (33.3%)
Total votes: 9

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