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| Global Score | |
| 74.4 | 81.3 |
| Basic Information | |
| Motorola | Samsung |
| Android 10 | Android 10 |
| 2020-03-05 | 2020-04-27 |
| 6.35 x 2.98 x 0.35 inches | 6.27 x 2.88 x 0.34 inches |
| 6.64 ounces | 6.53 ounces |
| Neon blue and Pearl white | Prism Crush black, Prism Crush blue, Prism Crush red and Prism Crush white |
| Plastic | Plastic |
| $ 237.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.4 inches | 6.4 inches |
| 1560 x 720 pixels | 2400 x 1080 pixels |
| IPS LCD | Super AMOLED |
| 268 pixels per inch | 411 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 7.2 | 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 | |
| 16.00 MP + 8.00 MP | 48.00 MP + 20.00 MP |
| f/1.70 aperture | f/2.00 aperture |
| -- | 26.00mm focal length |
| -- | 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-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 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 |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| FM Radio | -- |
Comparison review
Galaxy A31 is slightly better than the Motorola Moto G8, with an 81.3 score against 74.4. Both phones in this review use the same Android 10 OS (operating system). The Galaxy A31 is a just a bit thinner and a little bit lighter device than the Motorola Moto G8, even though they were only released 2 months apart.
Samsung Galaxy A31 features a brighter display than Moto G8, and although they both have a display of the same size, the Samsung Galaxy A31 also has a much higher 1080 x 2400 resolution and a much greater pixels density. Samsung Galaxy A31 and Moto G8 have quite similar memory to store more apps and games, both of them have an external SD slot that holds up to 512 GB and equal 64 GB internal storage.
The Galaxy A31's CPU is very similar to the Motorola Moto G8 one, both have a 4 GB RAM memory and the same number of cores. The Galaxy A31 features a much better camera than Moto G8, because although it has a smaller aperture, and they both have the same 1920x1080 (Full HD) video resolution and the same video frame rates, the Galaxy A31 also counts with a much more mega-pixels camera in the back.
Samsung Galaxy A31 features improved battery lifetime than Moto G8, because it has a 25 percent larger battery capacity.
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