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| Global Score | |
| 77.6 | 81.3 |
| Basic Information | |
| Motorola | Samsung |
| -- | Android 10 |
| 2019-10-24 | 2020-04-27 |
| 6.23 x 2.99 x 0.36 inches | 6.27 x 2.88 x 0.34 inches |
| 6.63 ounces | 6.53 ounces |
| Cosmic blue and Crystal pink | Prism Crush black, Prism Crush blue, Prism Crush red and Prism Crush white |
| Plastic | Plastic |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.3 inches | 6.4 inches |
| 2280 x 1080 pixels | 2400 x 1080 pixels |
| IPS LCD | Super AMOLED |
| 400 pixels per inch | 411 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8 | 8.1 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 665 SM6125 chipset | MediaTek Helio P65 MT6768 chipset |
| Kryo 260, 64-bit, 11 nm (Octa-Core 2000 MHz) processor | Arm Cortex-A75 and Arm Cortex-A55, 64-bit, 12 nm (Octa-Core 2000 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Adreno 610 GPU | Mali-G52 MC2 GPU |
| 9.09 | 9.09 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot |
| 11.74 | 11.74 |
| Camera | |
| 48.00 MP + 25.00 MP | 48.00 MP + 20.00 MP |
| f/1.70 aperture | f/2.00 aperture |
| 14.00mm focal length | 26.00mm focal length |
| 0.5 inches (1/2") sensor | 0.5 inches (1/2") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 1280 x 720 (240 fps) (HD) slow motion video | -- |
| 11.55 | 10.89 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 6.7 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4000mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 5000mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 5.92 | 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
Galaxy A31 is a bit better than Moto G8 Plus, with an 81.3 score against 77.6. Even though Galaxy A31 and the Moto G8 Plus were only released with a couple of months difference, Galaxy A31 is a bit lighter and just a little thinner. Galaxy A31 has a little more vivid display than Moto G8 Plus, because it has a bit better pixel quantity per display inch, a little bit bigger display and a slightly higher 1080 x 2400 resolution.
Samsung Galaxy A31 features as much storage to store more apps and games as the Moto G8 Plus, both have the same internal memory and a SD card slot that admits up to 512 GB. Galaxy A31 counts with a CPU that's very similar to the Motorola Moto G8 Plus one, they have the same RAM amount and a Octa-Core CPU.
The Galaxy A31 counts with greater battery performance than Motorola Moto G8 Plus, because it has a 25 percent bigger battery capacity. The Motorola Moto G8 Plus takes a little bit better photos and videos than Galaxy A31, and although they both have a same resolution camera in the back and the same back-facing camera sensor size, the Motorola Moto G8 Plus also has a bigger aperture and a way better 3840x2160 video resolution.
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