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| Global Score | |
| 77.2 | 86.5 |
| Basic Information | |
| Motorola | Samsung |
| Android 13 | Android 11, 10 |
| 2023-05-04 | 2020-03-05 |
| 6.24 x 2.83 x 0.30 inches | 6.27 x 2.96 x 0.35 inches |
| 5.89 ounces | 6.74 ounces |
| Eclipse Black, Lunar Blue, Nebula Green and Viva Magenta | Black, Blue and Red |
| Aluminum and Plastic | Plastic and Plastic |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.5 inches | 6.4 inches |
| 2400 x 1080 pixels | 2340 x 1080 pixels |
| P-OLED | Super AMOLED |
| 405 pixels per inch | 403 pixels per inch |
| 1200 cd/m2 brightness | 420 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.9 | 8.4 |
| Performance | |
| Mediatek Dimensity 8020 (6 nm) chipset | Exynos 9611 chipset |
| processor | Arm Cortex-A73 and Arm Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2300 MHz) processor |
| 8 GB RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Mali-G77 MC9 GPU | Mali-G72 MP3 GPU |
| 6.21 | 9.36 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot |
| 10.1 | 11.74 |
| Camera | |
| 50.00 MP + 32.00 MP | 64.00 MP + 32.00 MP |
| f/1.40 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| -- | 26.00mm focal length |
| 0.65 inches (1/1.55") sensor | 0.59 inches (1/1.7") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| -- | 1920 x 1080 (240 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video |
| 11.77 | 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 | |
| 4400mAh Battery | 6000mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | -- |
| 6.24 | 7.52 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.2 | 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
Samsung Galaxy M31 is much better than the Motorola Edge 40, with an 86.5 score against 77.2. Although it's the best phone in this comparison review, it must be noted that it is also a incredibly older, thicker and heavier phone. These phones have Android operating system, but Samsung Galaxy M31 has older 11 version and Motorola Edge 40 has Android 13 version.
Samsung Galaxy M31 has a really superior performance than Motorola Edge 40, although it has a smaller amount of RAM memory, they both have 8 CPU cores. The Motorola Edge 40 counts with a bit sharper screen than Samsung Galaxy M31, because it has a quite bigger display, a quite better pixels number per display inch, way more screen brightness and a slightly higher resolution of 1080 x 2400.
The Galaxy M31 captures clearer videos and photos than Motorola Edge 40, because although it has a much smaller camera aperture which is not nice for shooting photographs and video in low light situations and a tinier sensor offering a lower image quality, and they both have the same 30 fps video frame rate and the same (4K) video resolution, the Galaxy M31 also counts with a much more mega pixels camera.
Galaxy M31 features a bigger memory capacity for games and applications than Motorola Edge 40, because although it has 0 less internal memory, it also counts with an external memory slot that supports a maximum of 512 GB. The Galaxy M31 counts with a really longer battery duration than Motorola Edge 40, because it has a 36 percent bigger battery size.
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