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| Global Score | |
| 78.1 | 86.5 |
| Basic Information | |
| Motorola | Samsung |
| -- | Android 11, 10 |
| 2021-02-16 | 2020-03-05 |
| 6.50 x 2.98 x 0.36 inches | 6.27 x 2.96 x 0.35 inches |
| 7.05 ounces | 6.74 ounces |
| Pastel sky and Phantom black | Black, Blue and Red |
| Plastic and Plastic | Plastic and Plastic |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.5 inches | 6.4 inches |
| 1600 x 720 pixels | 2340 x 1080 pixels |
| IPS LCD | Super AMOLED |
| 270 pixels per inch | 403 pixels per inch |
| -- | 420 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 7.2 | 8.4 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 662 chipset | Exynos 9611 chipset |
| Kryo 260, 11 nm (Octa-Core 2000 MHz) processor | Arm Cortex-A73 and Arm Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2300 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Adreno 610 GPU | Mali-G72 MP3 GPU |
| 9.09 | 9.36 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot |
| 14.14 | 11.74 |
| Camera | |
| 64.00 MP + 13.00 MP | 64.00 MP + 32.00 MP |
| f/1.70 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| -- | 26.00mm focal length |
| -- | 0.59 inches (1/1.7") sensor |
| 1920 x 1080 (60 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| -- | 1920 x 1080 (240 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video |
| 10.89 | 12.1 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G) and HSDPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 6.4 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 5000mAh Battery | 6000mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 6.8 | 7.52 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| FM Radio | FM Radio |
Comparison review
The Samsung Galaxy M31 has a score of 86.5, which is better than the Moto G30's 78.1 global score. Samsung Galaxy M31's design is a little lighter and a little thinner than Moto G30, despite of the fact that it was released a bit more over a year before. Galaxy M31 has a better looking screen than Motorola Moto G30, because although it has a little smaller display, it also counts with more pixels per display inch and a way higher resolution of 1080 x 2340.
Motorola Moto G30 has a much bigger storage to install games and applications than Galaxy M31, and although they both have an external memory card slot that admits up to 512 GB, the Motorola Moto G30 also has 64 GB more internal storage capacity. Samsung Galaxy M31 has a little faster processor than Moto G30, and although they both have the same number of cores, the Samsung Galaxy M31 also has more RAM.
Galaxy M31 takes much better photos and videos than Moto G30, because although it has a tinier camera aperture which is worse for low light photography, and they both have a 64 megapixels camera in the back, the Galaxy M31 also counts with a much better 3840x2160 video definition. The Galaxy M31 counts with longer battery lifetime than Moto G30, because it has 6000mAh of battery capacity instead of 5000mAh.
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