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| Global Score | |
| 74.4 | 77 |
| Basic Information | |
| Motorola | Motorola |
| Android 8.0 Oreo, 7.0 Nougat, 6.0 Marshmallow | Android 11 |
| 2016-10-04 | 2021-12-06 |
| 6.16 x 3.01 x 0.28 inches | 6.37 x 2.91 x 0.34 inches |
| 5.82 ounces | 6.38 ounces |
| Black, Gold, Gray and White | Baby Blue and Mineral Grey |
| Glass and Metal | -- |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 280.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.5 inches | 6.4 inches |
| 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) | 2400 x 1080 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | IPS LCD |
| 401 pixels per inch | 411 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8 | 8.1 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 625 8953 chipset | MediaTek Helio G85 MT6769Z (12 nm) chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit (Octa-Core 2000 MHz) processor | Cortex, 64-bit (Octa-Core 2000 MHz) processor |
| 3 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Adreno 506 GPU | Mali-G52 MC2 GPU |
| 9.09 | 9.09 |
| Storage | |
| 32 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 1,95 TB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 1 TB) external memory slot |
| 12.76 | 13.02 |
| Camera | |
| 16.00 MP + 5.00 MP | 50.00 MP + 13.00 MP |
| f/2.00 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 1280 x 720 (120 fps) (HD) slow motion video | -- |
| 9.68 | 10.45 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G) and HSPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G) and HSDPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM |
| 6.1 | 6.6 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3510mAh Battery | 5000mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 5.44 | 6.8 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | 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
Motorola Moto G31 has a general score of 77, which is slightly better than Motorola Moto Z Play's overall score of 74.4. These phones work with Android operating system, but the Motorola Moto G31 has the older 11 version and Motorola Moto Z Play has Android 8.0 Oreo version. Even though the Motorola Moto G31 is extremely newer than the Motorola Moto Z Play, it's somewhat thicker and just a bit heavier.
The Moto Z Play and the Moto G31 count with extremely similar processing units, and although the Moto G31 has more RAM memory, they both have a Octa-Core processing unit. Motorola Moto G31 has a little bit better screen than Moto Z Play, because it has a bigger screen, a bit higher resolution of 1080 x 2400 pixels and a just a bit higher display density.
Motorola Moto G31 counts with a bit better camera than Moto Z Play, and although they both have the same 30 frames per second video frame rate and the same 1920x1080 (Full HD) video resolution, the Motorola Moto G31 also has a bigger camera aperture to take better images and videos in low light environments and a back-facing camera with a much higher 50 megapixels resolution.
Moto G31 counts with a slightly better storage for applications and games than Motorola Moto Z Play, because although it has a slot for an SD memory card that holds 976 GB smaller, it also counts with 64 GB internal storage capacity. Moto G31 counts with a much longer battery lifetime than Motorola Moto Z Play, because it has a 42 percent larger battery capacity.
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