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| Global Score | |
| 74.9 | 77 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Motorola |
| -- | Android 11 |
| 2016-01-01 | 2021-12-06 |
| 6.37 x 3.19 x 0.29 inches | 6.37 x 2.91 x 0.34 inches |
| 7.05 ounces | 6.38 ounces |
| Champagne gold, Midnight black, Pearl white and Pink | Baby Blue and Mineral Grey |
| Metal | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6 inches | 6.4 inches |
| 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) | 2400 x 1080 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | IPS LCD |
| 367 pixels per inch | 411 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 7.8 | 8.1 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 652 8976 chipset | MediaTek Helio G85 MT6769Z (12 nm) chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A72 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 28 nm (Octa-Core 1800 MHz) processor | Cortex, 64-bit (Octa-Core 2000 MHz) processor |
| 3 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Adreno 510 GPU | Mali-G52 MC2 GPU |
| 8.91 | 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 | |
| 13.00 MP + 8.00 MP | 50.00 MP + 13.00 MP |
| f/1.90 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 9.46 | 10.45 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| -- | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA and HSUPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G) and HSDPA |
| Dual SIM | Nano SIM |
| 5.7 | 6.6 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4000mAh Battery | 5000mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 5.92 | 6.8 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.1 | 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 |
Comparison review
The Moto G31 has a global score of 77, which is a little bit better than the Galaxy A9 (2016)'s 74.9 general score. Although the Moto G31 is thicker than the Galaxy A9 (2016), it's a little bit lighter and also newer. Moto G31 has a little bit better looking display than Samsung Galaxy A9 (2016), because it has a quite greater pixel density, a little bit bigger display and a little bit higher resolution of 1080 x 2400 pixels.
The Moto G31 has a little faster processor than Samsung Galaxy A9 (2016), and although they both have a Octa-Core processing unit, the Moto G31 also has more RAM. The Moto G31 has a superior storage capacity for games and applications than Galaxy A9 (2016), because it has 64 GB internal memory capacity and a slot for an external memory card that supports a maximum of 1 TB.
The Motorola Moto G31 takes better photographs and videos than Galaxy A9 (2016), and although they both have the same video quality and the same video frame rates, the Motorola Moto G31 also has a bigger camera aperture for better low light photography and a way more mega-pixels back-facing camera.
The Moto G31 counts with longer battery performance than Galaxy A9 (2016), because it has 5000mAh of battery capacity.
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