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| Global Score | |
| 86.5 | 78.1 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Motorola |
| Android 11, 10 | -- |
| 2020-03-05 | 2021-02-16 |
| 6.27 x 2.96 x 0.35 inches | 6.50 x 2.98 x 0.36 inches |
| 6.74 ounces | 7.05 ounces |
| Black, Blue and Red | Pastel sky and Phantom black |
| Plastic and Plastic | Plastic and Plastic |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.4 inches | 6.5 inches |
| 2340 x 1080 pixels | 1600 x 720 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | IPS LCD |
| 403 pixels per inch | 270 pixels per inch |
| 420 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.4 | 7.2 |
| Performance | |
| Exynos 9611 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 662 chipset |
| Arm Cortex-A73 and Arm Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2300 MHz) processor | Kryo 260, 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 | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot |
| 11.74 | 14.14 |
| Camera | |
| 64.00 MP + 32.00 MP | 64.00 MP + 13.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/1.70 aperture |
| 26.00mm focal length | -- |
| 0.59 inches (1/1.7") 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 | 10.89 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G) and HSDPA |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM |
| 6.7 | 6.4 |
| 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 | NFC |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| FM Radio | FM Radio |
Comparison review
The Samsung Galaxy M31 is better than the Moto G30, getting a score of 86.5 against 78.1. The Samsung Galaxy M31 construction is just a little bit thinner and a little bit lighter than the Moto G30, even though it was released a bit more further than a year before. Galaxy M31 has a brighter screen than Motorola Moto G30, because although it has a bit smaller display, it also counts with a lot better resolution of 1080 x 2340 and more pixels per inch in the display.
Moto G30 features much more storage for games and applications than Galaxy M31, and although they both have an external memory slot that admits up to 512 GB, the Moto G30 also has 128 GB internal storage capacity. The Galaxy M31 counts with a bit better CPU than Moto G30, and although they both have a Octa-Core processor, the Galaxy M31 also has a higher amount of RAM.
The Galaxy M31 features a superior camera than Motorola Moto G30, because although it has a tinier aperture which is not favorable for low-light photos and video, and they both have a back-facing camera with a 64 megapixels, the Galaxy M31 also counts with a much higher 3840x2160 (4K) video quality.
The Galaxy M31 counts with superior battery life than Moto G30, because it has 6000mAh of battery capacity instead of 5000mAh.
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