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| Global Score | |
| 83.4 | 86.5 |
| Basic Information | |
| Motorola | Samsung |
| Android 13 | Android 11, 10 |
| 2023-04-04 | 2020-03-05 |
| 6.34 x 2.91 x 0.34 inches | 6.27 x 2.96 x 0.35 inches |
| 7.02 ounces | 6.74 ounces |
| Interstellar Black | Black, Blue and Red |
| Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass Victus) | Plastic and Plastic |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.7 inches | 6.4 inches |
| 2400 x 1080 pixels | 2340 x 1080 pixels |
| P-OLED | Super AMOLED |
| 393 pixels per inch | 403 pixels per inch |
| 1100 cd/m2 brightness | 420 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.8 | 8.4 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 SM8550-AB (4 nm) chipset | Exynos 9611 chipset |
| processor | Arm Cortex-A73 and Arm Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2300 MHz) processor |
| 12 GB RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Adreno 740 GPU | Mali-G72 MP3 GPU |
| 6.21 | 9.36 |
| Storage | |
| 256 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot |
| 13.3 | 11.74 |
| Camera | |
| 50.00 MP + 60.00 MP | 64.00 MP + 32.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| -- | 26.00mm focal length |
| 0.67 inches (1/1.5") sensor | 0.59 inches (1/1.7") sensor |
| 7680 x 4320 (30 fps) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 1920 x 1080 (960 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video | 1920 x 1080 (240 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video |
| 12.87 | 12.1 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G) and HSDPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 10.6 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4600mAh Nano SIM, eSIM Battery | 6000mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | -- |
| 6.48 | 7.52 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.3 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| -- | FM Radio |
Comparison review
The Galaxy M31 is slightly better than Motorola Edge 40 Pro, getting a score of 86.5 against 83.4. Even though the Galaxy M31 is a lot older and just a little thicker than the Motorola Edge 40 Pro, it's construction is still just a bit lighter. Both of these phones include Android OS (Operating System), but the Galaxy M31 has an older 11 version and Motorola Edge 40 Pro has Android 13.
The Motorola Edge 40 Pro features a slightly better screen than Samsung Galaxy M31, because although it has a just a bit less pixels per inch in the display, it also counts with a bit bigger screen, a bit higher resolution of 1080 x 2400 pixels and way more brightness. The Galaxy M31 counts with a lot better hardware performance than Motorola Edge 40 Pro, although it has a lower amount of RAM memory, they both have the same number of cores.
Motorola Edge 40 Pro has a quite bigger storage for applications, games, photos and videos than Samsung Galaxy M31, because although it has no SD extension slot, it also counts with 256 GB internal storage capacity. Galaxy M31 features better battery life than Motorola Edge 40 Pro, because it has 6000mAh of battery capacity against 4600mAh.
Motorola Edge 40 Pro captures a bit better pictures and videos than Galaxy M31, because although it has a camera with much less MP resolution, and they both have the same aperture, the Motorola Edge 40 Pro also counts with a larger sensor providing a better image quality and a lot better video resolution.
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