Compare phones
| Global Score | |
| 79.8 | 86.5 |
| Basic Information | |
| Motorola | Samsung |
| Android 10, 9.0 Pie | Android 11, 10 |
| 2019-06-06 | 2020-03-05 |
| 6.22 x 2.95 x 0.29 inches | 6.27 x 2.96 x 0.35 inches |
| 5.82 ounces | 6.74 ounces |
| Gray and White | Black, Blue and Red |
| Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5) | Plastic and Plastic |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 500.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.4 inches | 6.4 inches |
| 2340 x 1080 pixels | 2340 x 1080 pixels |
| OLED | Super AMOLED |
| 403 pixels per inch | 403 pixels per inch |
| -- | 420 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8 | 8.4 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 675 chipset | Exynos 9611 chipset |
| Kryo 460, 64-bit, 11 nm (Octa-Core 2000 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 612 GPU | Mali-G72 MP3 GPU |
| 9.09 | 9.36 |
| 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 | |
| 48.00 MP + 25.00 MP | 64.00 MP + 32.00 MP |
| f/1.70 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| -- | 26.00mm focal length |
| 0.5 inches (1/2") 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 (120 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video | 1920 x 1080 (240 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video |
| 11.55 | 12.1 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA and HSUPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 6.3 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3600mAh Li - Ion Battery | 6000mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 5.6 | 7.52 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| FM Radio | FM Radio |
Comparison review
The Samsung Galaxy M31 is slightly better than Moto Z4, with an 86.5 score against 79.8. Samsung Galaxy M31 is a newer phone than the Moto Z4, although it's heavier and thicker. Both devices in our current comparison use Android OS (Operating System), but the Samsung Galaxy M31 has the newer 11 version and Moto Z4 has Android 10, so it offers some nice extra features and better performance.
The Galaxy M31 has a little bit better looking display than Moto Z4. Both have a same size screen, the same exact 1080 x 2340px resolution and a better pixels number per inch of display. The Motorola Moto Z4 counts with a lot bigger storage capacity for apps and games than Galaxy M31, and although they both have a SD memory card expansion slot that allows a maximum of 512 GB, the Motorola Moto Z4 also has 128 GB internal memory capacity.
The Galaxy M31 has a bit faster CPU than Moto Z4, and although they both have 8 CPU cores, the Galaxy M31 also has a greater amount of RAM memory. The Galaxy M31 captures a bit better photographs and videos than Motorola Moto Z4, because although it has a tinier aperture which is not so good for low-light photography, and they both have the same video resolution and the same 30 fps video frame rate, the Galaxy M31 also counts with a bigger camera sensor shooting better quality videos and pictures and a back camera with lot more mega pixels.
The Galaxy M31 has a much longer battery lifetime than Moto Z4, because it has a 6000mAh battery size instead of 3600mAh.
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