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| Global Score | |
| 76 | 88 |
| Basic Information | |
| Motorola | Samsung |
| Android 10 | Android 11, 10 |
| 2020-04-16 | 2020-08-06 |
| 6.14 x 2.99 x 0.38 inches | 6.27 x 2.93 x 0.37 inches |
| 6.95 ounces | 7.16 ounces |
| Capri blue and Smoke black | Mirage black and Mirage blue |
| Aluminum and Plastic | -- |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 237.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.4 inches | 6.5 inches |
| 2300 x 1080 pixels | 2400 x 1080 pixels |
| IPS LCD | Super AMOLED |
| 397 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 | |
| 16.00 MP + 16.00 MP | 64.00 MP + 32.00 MP |
| f/1.70 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| -- | 26.00mm focal length |
| 0.36 inches (1/2.8") sensor | 0.59 inches (1/1.7") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 1920 x 1080 (60 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video | 1280 x 720 (480 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 10.01 | 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 | |
| 5000mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 6000mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 6.8 | 7.52 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| -- | 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 score of 88, which is much better than Motorola Moto G8 Power's general score of 76. Both of these devices come with Android OS, but Galaxy M31s has a newer 11 version while Motorola Moto G8 Power has Android 10, so it provides you some nice extra features and better performance. The Galaxy M31s design is just a little heavier but just a little bit thinner than Motorola Moto G8 Power, and they were released only 4 months apart.
Galaxy M31s features a bit more vivid screen than Moto G8 Power, because it has a quite bigger display, a little higher amount of pixels in each inch in the screen and a bit higher resolution of 1080 x 2400 pixels. Samsung Galaxy M31s features a much bigger storage capacity for applications, games, photos and videos than Moto G8 Power, and although they both have a SD extension slot that admits up to 512 GB, the Samsung Galaxy M31s also has 128 GB internal storage capacity.
The Samsung Galaxy M31s has a bit superior processor than Motorola Moto G8 Power, and although they both have a Octa-Core processing unit, the Samsung Galaxy M31s also has more RAM memory. The Samsung Galaxy M31s counts with superior battery performance than Motorola Moto G8 Power, because it has a 6000mAh battery capacity.
The Samsung Galaxy M31s shoots much clearer pictures and videos than Motorola Moto G8 Power, because although it has a smaller camera aperture, and they both have the same 30 frames per second video frame rate and the same (4K) video resolution, the Samsung Galaxy M31s also counts with a camera with way more mega pixels and a much bigger back camera sensor shooting way higher quality videos and photos.
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