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| Global Score | |
| 86.5 | 76.5 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Motorola |
| Android 11, 10 | -- |
| 2020-03-05 | 2021-01-14 |
| 6.27 x 2.96 x 0.35 inches | 6.51 x 2.99 x 0.37 inches |
| 6.74 ounces | 7.28 ounces |
| Black, Blue and Red | Flash gray, Glowing blue (retail only) and Polar silver (retail only) |
| Plastic and Plastic | Plastic and Plastic |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| -- | $ 160.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.4 inches | 6.6 inches |
| 2340 x 1080 pixels | 1600 x 720 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | IPS LCD |
| 403 pixels per inch | 266 pixels per inch |
| 420 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.4 | 7.2 |
| Performance | |
| Exynos 9611 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 662 SM6115 chipset |
| Arm Cortex-A73 and Arm Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2300 MHz) processor | Kryo 260, 64-bit, 11 nm (Octa-Core 2000 MHz) processor |
| 6 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Mali-G72 MP3 GPU | Adreno 610 GPU |
| 9.36 | 9.09 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot |
| 11.74 | 11.74 |
| Camera | |
| 64.00 MP + 32.00 MP | 48.00 MP + 8.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/1.70 aperture |
| 26.00mm focal length | -- |
| 0.59 inches (1/1.7") sensor | 0.5 inches (1/2") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (60 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 1920 x 1080 (240 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video | -- |
| 12.1 | 11 |
| 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), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM |
| 6.7 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 6000mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 5000mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 7.52 | 6.8 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | -- |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| FM Radio | FM Radio |
Comparison review
Samsung Galaxy M31 is better than Moto G Power (2021), getting a general score of 86.5 against 76.5. The Samsung Galaxy M31 is an older device than the Moto G Power (2021), but it is a bit lighter and just a little bit thinner anyway. The Samsung Galaxy M31 has a much better screen than Motorola Moto G Power (2021), because although it has a little smaller display, it also counts with a lot greater screen pixel density and a lot better 1080 x 2340px resolution.
Moto G Power (2021) counts with as much memory to install games and applications as Galaxy M31, both of them have an external memory slot that admits up to 512 GB and the same 64 GB internal memory capacity. The Galaxy M31 features a bit faster CPU than Moto G Power (2021), and although they both have 8 CPU cores, the Galaxy M31 also has more RAM.
The Galaxy M31 has a superior camera than Moto G Power (2021), because although it has a smaller diafragm aperture, it also counts with a much higher (4K) video quality, a much better resolution camera in the back and a larger sensor. Galaxy M31 counts with greater battery performance than Moto G Power (2021), because it has a 20 percent larger battery capacity.
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