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| Global Score | |
| 80.5 | 88 |
| Basic Information | |
| Motorola | Samsung |
| Android 10 | Android 11, 10 |
| 2020-09-07 | 2020-08-06 |
| 6.69 x 3.07 x 0.38 inches | 6.27 x 2.93 x 0.37 inches |
| 7.88 ounces | 7.16 ounces |
| Blush gold and Navy blue | Mirage black and Mirage blue |
| Plastic | -- |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.8 inches | 6.5 inches |
| 2400 x 1080 pixels | 2400 x 1080 pixels |
| IPS LCD | Super AMOLED |
| 387 pixels per inch | 405 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8 | 8.1 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 730 SM7150-AA chipset | Samsung Exynos 9611 chipset |
| Kryo 470, 64-bit, 8 nm (Octa-Core 2200 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 618 GPU | Mali-G72 MP3 GPU |
| 9.18 | 9.36 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot |
| 14.14 | 14.14 |
| Camera | |
| 64.00 MP + 16.00 MP | 64.00 MP + 32.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 26.00mm focal length | 26.00mm focal length |
| 0.59 inches (1/1.7") 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 |
| 11.99 | 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 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, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| -- | FM Radio |
Comparison review
The Galaxy M31s is just a bit better than Motorola Moto G9 Plus, getting an 88 score against 80.5. These phones have Android OS, but Galaxy M31s has the newer 11 version while Motorola Moto G9 Plus has Android 10 version. The Galaxy M31s is a just a bit thinner and a bit lighter phone than Motorola Moto G9 Plus, even when they were released with only 1 months difference.
Galaxy M31s has a little sharper screen than Moto G9 Plus, because although it has a bit smaller screen, and they both have the same 1080 x 2400 resolution, the Galaxy M31s also counts with a just a bit higher screen pixel density. The Samsung Galaxy M31s counts with as much storage to install applications and games as the Motorola Moto G9 Plus, they have equal internal memory capacity and a SD memory slot that allows a maximum of 512 GB.
The Galaxy M31s has just a little better hardware performance than Motorola Moto G9 Plus, and although they both have a Octa-Core CPU, the Galaxy M31s also has a greater amount of RAM. The Galaxy M31s shoots slightly better pictures and videos than Moto G9 Plus. Both of them have a 64 mega-pixels resolution back-facing camera, the same (4K) video quality, a same size camera aperture, the same 30 fps video frame rate and a same size camera sensor.
The Galaxy M31s has greater battery life than Moto G9 Plus, because it has 6000mAh of battery capacity against 5000mAh.
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