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| Global Score | |
| 76.3 | 77 |
| Basic Information | |
| Motorola | Motorola |
| -- | Android 11 |
| 2018-06-29 | 2021-12-06 |
| 6.16 x 3.01 x 0.27 inches | 6.37 x 2.91 x 0.34 inches |
| 5.50 ounces | 6.38 ounces |
| 16 777 216 | Baby Blue and Mineral Grey |
| Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 3) | -- |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 500.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6 inches | 6.4 inches |
| 2160 x 1080 pixels | 2400 x 1080 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | IPS LCD |
| 402 pixels per inch | 411 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8 | 8.1 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 636 SDM636 chipset | MediaTek Helio G85 MT6769Z (12 nm) chipset |
| Kryo 260, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 1800 MHz) processor | Cortex, 64-bit (Octa-Core 2000 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Adreno 509 GPU | Mali-G52 MC2 GPU |
| 8.91 | 9.09 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 1,95 TB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 1 TB) external memory slot |
| 14.66 | 13.02 |
| Camera | |
| 12.00 MP + 8.00 MP | 50.00 MP + 13.00 MP |
| f/1.70 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 0.39 inches (1/2.55") sensor | -- |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 9.68 | 10.45 |
| 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) and HSDPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM |
| 6.7 | 6.6 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3000mAh Li - Ion Battery | 5000mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 4.96 | 6.8 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | 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
The Moto G31 is slightly better than the Motorola Moto Z3 Play, having a 77 score against 76.3. The Moto G31 design is newer, but extremely thicker and somewhat heavier than the Motorola Moto Z3 Play. The Moto G31 counts with a little sharper display than Moto Z3 Play, because it has a slightly higher 1080 x 2400px resolution, a just a bit more pixels per inch in the screen and a little bigger screen.
The Moto Z3 Play counts with a bigger storage to store more apps and games than Moto G31, and although they both have the same internal memory, the Moto Z3 Play also has a slot for an SD memory card that allows up to 1,95 TB. Motorola Moto G31 counts with a little better processing power than Motorola Moto Z3 Play. They have the same number of cores and the same RAM memory amount.
The Moto G31 captures clearer photographs and videos than Motorola Moto Z3 Play, because although it has a tinier aperture which is not so good for taking photographs or videos in low light environments, and they both have the same 1920x1080 (Full HD) video resolution and the same video frame rates, the Moto G31 also counts with a lot better 50 mega-pixels resolution back camera.
The Moto G31 has a very superior battery lifetime than Moto Z3 Play, because it has a 5000mAh battery size.
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