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| Global Score | |
| 77.5 | 81.3 |
| Basic Information | |
| Motorola | Samsung |
| -- | Android 10 |
| 2018-04-19 | 2020-04-27 |
| 6.30 x 2.97 x 0.31 inches | 6.27 x 2.88 x 0.34 inches |
| 5.89 ounces | 6.53 ounces |
| Blue and Gray | Prism Crush black, Prism Crush blue, Prism Crush red and Prism Crush white |
| Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 3) and Metal | Plastic |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.9 inches | 6.4 inches |
| 2160 x 1080 pixels | 2400 x 1080 pixels |
| IPS LCD | Super AMOLED |
| 409 pixels per inch | 411 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.1 | 8.1 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 630 SDM630 chipset | MediaTek Helio P65 MT6768 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 2200 MHz) processor | Arm Cortex-A75 and Arm Cortex-A55, 64-bit, 12 nm (Octa-Core 2000 MHz) processor |
| 6 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Adreno 508 GPU | Mali-G52 MC2 GPU |
| 9.27 | 9.09 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot |
| 10.02 | 11.74 |
| Camera | |
| 12.00 MP + 8.00 MP | 48.00 MP + 20.00 MP |
| f/1.70 aperture | f/2.00 aperture |
| -- | 26.00mm focal length |
| 0.38 inches (1/2.6") sensor | 0.5 inches (1/2") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 1920 x 1080 (60 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video | -- |
| 9.79 | 10.89 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE (4G), HSPA and HSUPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 6.1 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3200mAh Li - Ion Battery | 5000mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 5.2 | 6.8 |
| 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, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| FM Radio | -- |
Comparison review
The Galaxy A31 has an overall score of 81.3, which is a bit better than Moto G6 Plus's 77.5 global score. Although the Galaxy A31 is much newer than Moto G6 Plus, it is just a bit thicker and just a little heavier. The Moto G6 Plus features just a bit better hardware performance than Galaxy A31, and although they both have a Octa-Core processing unit, the Moto G6 Plus also has a greater amount of RAM.
Galaxy A31 and Moto G6 Plus feature quite similar screens, although the Galaxy A31 also has a little greater pixel count per inch in the display, a slightly better resolution of 1080 x 2400px and a quite larger display. The Galaxy A31 has a much better camera than Moto G6 Plus, because although it has a smaller aperture which is worse for low light images and videos, and they both have the same video quality and the same video frame rate, the Galaxy A31 also counts with a back-facing camera with lot more mega pixels and a much bigger back-facing camera sensor providing a way better image quality.
Galaxy A31 features a better storage to install applications and games than Moto G6 Plus, and although they both have the same internal storage capacity, the Galaxy A31 also has an external memory slot that allows a maximum of 512 GB. The Samsung Galaxy A31 has a much better battery life than Motorola Moto G6 Plus, because it has 5000mAh of battery capacity against 3200mAh.
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