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| Global Score | |
| 80.5 | 81.3 |
| Basic Information | |
| Motorola | Samsung |
| Android 10 | Android 10 |
| 2020-09-07 | 2020-04-27 |
| 6.69 x 3.07 x 0.38 inches | 6.27 x 2.88 x 0.34 inches |
| 7.88 ounces | 6.53 ounces |
| Blush gold and Navy blue | Prism Crush black, Prism Crush blue, Prism Crush red and Prism Crush white |
| Plastic | Plastic |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.8 inches | 6.4 inches |
| 2400 x 1080 pixels | 2400 x 1080 pixels |
| IPS LCD | Super AMOLED |
| 387 pixels per inch | 411 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8 | 8.1 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 730 SM7150-AA chipset | MediaTek Helio P65 MT6768 chipset |
| Kryo 470, 64-bit, 8 nm (Octa-Core 2200 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 618 GPU | Mali-G52 MC2 GPU |
| 9.18 | 9.09 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot |
| 14.14 | 11.74 |
| Camera | |
| 64.00 MP + 16.00 MP | 48.00 MP + 20.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/2.00 aperture |
| 26.00mm focal length | 26.00mm focal length |
| 0.59 inches (1/1.7") 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 | -- |
| 11.99 | 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 | |
| 5000mAh Battery | 5000mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 6.8 | 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 |
Comparison review
Samsung Galaxy A31 has a general score of 81.3, which is slightly better than the Moto G9 Plus's global score of 80.5. The Samsung Galaxy A31 is a lighter and thinner cellphone than the Moto G9 Plus, although both of them were only released 4 months apart. These phones work with the same Android 10 OS (Operating System).
The Motorola Moto G9 Plus features a little better processing power than Galaxy A31. Both have the same RAM memory amount and 8 cores. The Samsung Galaxy A31 counts with a bit more vivid display than Motorola Moto G9 Plus, because although it has a quite smaller screen, and they both have an equal 1080 x 2400px resolution, the Samsung Galaxy A31 also counts with a just a little higher pixel density.
The Motorola Moto G9 Plus features a much better storage to store more games and applications than Galaxy A31, and although they both have an external memory card slot that admits up to 512 GB, the Motorola Moto G9 Plus also has more internal storage capacity. The Moto G9 Plus captures better photos and videos than Samsung Galaxy A31, because it has a larger diafragm aperture to capture better low light photos and video, a camera in the back with a way higher 64 mega pixels resolution, a lot better 3840x2160 (4K) video resolution and a bigger camera sensor.
Galaxy A31 has a battery duration that is very similar to Moto G9 Plus's battery duration.
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