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| Global Score | |
| 77 | 83.3 |
| Basic Information | |
| Motorola | Samsung |
| Android 11 | -- |
| 2021-12-06 | 2018-03-16 |
| 6.37 x 2.91 x 0.34 inches | 5.81 x 2.70 x 0.33 inches |
| 6.38 ounces | 5.75 ounces |
| Baby Blue and Mineral Grey | Burgundy red, Coral blue, Ice blue, Lilac purple, Midnight black, Sunrise gold and Titanium gray |
| -- | Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5) |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| -- | $ 158.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.4 inches | 5.8 inches |
| 2400 x 1080 pixels | 2960 x 1440 pixels |
| IPS LCD | Super AMOLED |
| 411 pixels per inch | 568 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.1 | 8.9 |
| Performance | |
| MediaTek Helio G85 MT6769Z (12 nm) chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 845 SDM845 chipset |
| Cortex, 64-bit (Octa-Core 2000 MHz) processor | Kryo 385, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2800 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Mali-G52 MC2 GPU | Adreno 630 GPU |
| 9.09 | 9.54 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 1 TB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 400 GB) external memory slot |
| 13.02 | 11.34 |
| Camera | |
| 50.00 MP + 13.00 MP | 12.00 MP + 8.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/1.50 aperture |
| -- | 0.39 inches (1/2.55") sensor |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| -- | 1280 x 720 (960 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 10.45 | 10.23 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G) and HSDPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM |
| 6.6 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 5000mAh Battery | 3000mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | Wireless Charging |
| 6.8 | 4.96 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| FM Radio | FM Radio |
Comparison review
The Galaxy S9 is just a bit better than the Motorola Moto G31, getting a global score of 83.3 against 77. The Galaxy S9 body is just a bit thinner and a little lighter than the Motorola Moto G31, although it was released 4 years before. The Galaxy S9 has a slightly better display than Moto G31, because although it has a quite smaller screen, it also counts with a better pixels number in each screen inch and a higher 1440 x 2960 resolution.
The Moto G31 features a greater storage capacity for apps and games than Samsung Galaxy S9, and although they both have the same 64 GB internal memory capacity, the Moto G31 also has a slot for an SD memory card that admits a maximum of 1 TB. Galaxy S9 has a little bit better processing power than Moto G31. They have the same RAM amount and the same number of cores.
Moto G31 counts with a superior battery life than Samsung Galaxy S9, because it has 5000mAh of battery capacity against 3000mAh. Motorola Moto G31 captures clearer pictures and videos than Galaxy S9, because although it has a smaller aperture which is not good for low-light photography and videos and slower video frame rate, and they both have the same video resolution, the Motorola Moto G31 also counts with a lot higher 50 mega pixels resolution camera.
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