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| Global Score | |
| 77.6 | 88 |
| Basic Information | |
| Motorola | Samsung |
| -- | Android 11, 10 |
| 2019-10-24 | 2020-08-06 |
| 6.23 x 2.99 x 0.36 inches | 6.27 x 2.93 x 0.37 inches |
| 6.63 ounces | 7.16 ounces |
| Cosmic blue and Crystal pink | Mirage black and Mirage blue |
| Plastic | -- |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.3 inches | 6.5 inches |
| 2280 x 1080 pixels | 2400 x 1080 pixels |
| IPS LCD | Super AMOLED |
| 400 pixels per inch | 405 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8 | 8.1 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 665 SM6125 chipset | Samsung Exynos 9611 chipset |
| Kryo 260, 64-bit, 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 | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot |
| 11.74 | 14.14 |
| Camera | |
| 48.00 MP + 25.00 MP | 64.00 MP + 32.00 MP |
| f/1.70 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 14.00mm focal length | 26.00mm focal length |
| 0.5 inches (1/2") sensor | 0.59 inches (1/1.7") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 1280 x 720 (240 fps) (HD) slow motion video | 1280 x 720 (480 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 11.55 | 12.1 |
| 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 | 6000mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 5.92 | 7.52 |
| 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 | FM Radio |
Comparison review
The Galaxy M31s has a global score of 88, which is much better than Motorola Moto G8 Plus's 77.6 global score. The Galaxy M31s body is newer than Motorola Moto G8 Plus's, although it is a little thicker and a little heavier. Galaxy M31s features a little faster processor than Motorola Moto G8 Plus, and although they both have a Octa-Core processor, the Galaxy M31s also has 2 GB more RAM memory.
Galaxy M31s has a bit more vivid display than Moto G8 Plus, because it has a bit higher 1080 x 2400 resolution, a little bit greater count of pixels per inch in the display and a bit bigger screen. Galaxy M31s captures a bit better photographs and videos than Moto G8 Plus, because although it has a tinier diafragm aperture, and they both have the same 3840x2160 (4K) video quality and the same 30 fps video frame rate, the Galaxy M31s also counts with a larger back-facing camera sensor capturing higher quality videos and photos and a back camera with way more megapixels.
The Galaxy M31s features a much better storage capacity for applications, games, photos and videos than Moto G8 Plus, and although they both have a SD memory card expansion slot that holds up to 512 GB, the Galaxy M31s also has 128 GB internal memory. Samsung Galaxy M31s has a superior battery lifetime than Motorola Moto G8 Plus, because it has a 50% more battery size.
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