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| Global Score | |
| 71.6 | 77 |
| Basic Information | |
| Motorola | Motorola |
| -- | Android 11 |
| 2016-11-11 | 2021-12-06 |
| 5.96 x 2.97 x 0.31 inches | 6.37 x 2.91 x 0.34 inches |
| 5.75 ounces | 6.38 ounces |
| Gold, Gray and Silver | Baby Blue and Mineral Grey |
| Metal | -- |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.5 inches | 6.4 inches |
| 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) | 2400 x 1080 pixels |
| IPS LCD | IPS LCD |
| 401 pixels per inch | 411 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8 | 8.1 |
| Performance | |
| MediaTek Helio P15 chipset | MediaTek Helio G85 MT6769Z (12 nm) chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit (Octa-Core 2200 MHz) processor | Cortex, 64-bit (Octa-Core 2000 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Mali-T860 MP2 GPU | Mali-G52 MC2 GPU |
| 9.18 | 9.09 |
| Storage | |
| 32 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 1 TB) external memory slot |
| 8.12 | 13.02 |
| Camera | |
| 16.00 MP + 8.00 MP | 50.00 MP + 13.00 MP |
| f/2.00 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 1920 x 1080 (Full HD) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 8.14 | 10.45 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| -- | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G) and HSPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G) and HSDPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM |
| 5.5 | 6.6 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3050mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 5000mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 5.04 | 6.8 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.1 | 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 |
Comparison review
The Motorola Moto G31 has a general score of 77, which is just a bit better than Motorola Moto M's 71.6 overall score. Motorola Moto G31's design is much newer, but a little thicker and just a little bit heavier than the Motorola Moto M. Motorola Moto G31 has a bit more vivid screen than Moto M, because it has a larger screen, a bit higher 1080 x 2400px resolution and a bit better screen density.
The Motorola Moto M counts with a bit more powerful processing unit than Motorola Moto G31. Both of them have 4 GB of RAM and a Octa-Core processor. The Moto G31 has a much bigger memory capacity for games and applications than Motorola Moto M, because it has more internal memory and a SD memory card expansion slot that holds a maximum of 1 TB.
The Moto G31 features a greater camera than Moto M, and although they both have the same video frame rates and the same 1920x1080 video resolution, the Moto G31 also has a bigger diafragm aperture and a way higher resolution camera in the back. Moto G31 features a really longer battery lifetime than Moto M, because it has 5000mAh of battery capacity against 3050mAh.
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