Compare phones
| Global Score | |
| 86.5 | 77 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Motorola |
| Android 11, 10 | Android 11 |
| 2020-03-05 | 2021-12-06 |
| 6.27 x 2.96 x 0.35 inches | 6.37 x 2.91 x 0.34 inches |
| 6.74 ounces | 6.38 ounces |
| Black, Blue and Red | Baby Blue and Mineral Grey |
| Plastic and Plastic | -- |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.4 inches | 6.4 inches |
| 2340 x 1080 pixels | 2400 x 1080 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | IPS LCD |
| 403 pixels per inch | 411 pixels per inch |
| 420 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.4 | 8.1 |
| Performance | |
| Exynos 9611 chipset | MediaTek Helio G85 MT6769Z (12 nm) chipset |
| Arm Cortex-A73 and Arm Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2300 MHz) processor | Cortex, 64-bit (Octa-Core 2000 MHz) processor |
| 6 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Mali-G72 MP3 GPU | Mali-G52 MC2 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 1 TB) external memory slot |
| 11.74 | 13.02 |
| Camera | |
| 64.00 MP + 32.00 MP | 50.00 MP + 13.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 26.00mm focal length | -- |
| 0.59 inches (1/1.7") sensor | -- |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 1920 x 1080 (240 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video | -- |
| 12.1 | 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, Dual SIM | Nano SIM |
| 6.7 | 6.6 |
| 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, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| FM Radio | FM Radio |
Comparison review
The Galaxy M31 is much better than Motorola Moto G31, with a general score of 86.5 against 77. The Galaxy M31 is better than the Motorola Moto G31, it must be noted that it's also an older, just a bit thicker and a little bit heavier phone. Both of these phones come with the same Android 11 OS, so you shouldn't perceive any differences in that aspect.
The Galaxy M31 features a bit better CPU than Moto G31, and although they both have the same number of cores, the Galaxy M31 also has more RAM. The Galaxy M31 features a bit sharper screen than Motorola Moto G31, although it has a quite inferior number of pixels per screen inch and a quite lower 1080 x 2340 resolution, they both have a display of the same size.
The Samsung Galaxy M31 has a superior camera than Moto G31, and although they both have a F1.8 aperture, the Samsung Galaxy M31 also has a back-facing camera with a lot higher resolution and a much higher 3840x2160 video definition. The Motorola Moto G31 counts with a better memory capacity for applications and games than Samsung Galaxy M31, and although they both have exactly the same 64 GB internal storage capacity, the Motorola Moto G31 also has an external SD slot that admits a maximum of 1 TB.
The Samsung Galaxy M31 features better battery lifetime than Moto G31, because it has a 6000mAh battery size against 5000mAh.
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