Compare phones
| Global Score | |
| 86.5 | 80.5 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Motorola |
| Android 11, 10 | Android 10 |
| 2020-03-05 | 2020-09-07 |
| 6.27 x 2.96 x 0.35 inches | 6.69 x 3.07 x 0.38 inches |
| 6.74 ounces | 7.88 ounces |
| Black, Blue and Red | Blush gold and Navy blue |
| Plastic and Plastic | Plastic |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.4 inches | 6.8 inches |
| 2340 x 1080 pixels | 2400 x 1080 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | IPS LCD |
| 403 pixels per inch | 387 pixels per inch |
| 420 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.4 | 8 |
| Performance | |
| Exynos 9611 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 730 SM7150-AA chipset |
| Arm Cortex-A73 and Arm Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2300 MHz) processor | Kryo 470, 64-bit, 8 nm (Octa-Core 2200 MHz) processor |
| 6 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Mali-G72 MP3 GPU | Adreno 618 GPU |
| 9.36 | 9.18 |
| 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 + 16.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 26.00mm focal length | 26.00mm focal length |
| 0.59 inches (1/1.7") 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 (240 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video | 1920 x 1080 (60 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video |
| 12.1 | 11.99 |
| 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, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| FM Radio | -- |
Comparison review
Samsung Galaxy M31 is slightly better than the Motorola Moto G9 Plus, getting a general score of 86.5 against 80.5. The Samsung Galaxy M31 is a somewhat lighter and a little bit thinner phone than the Motorola Moto G9 Plus, although both were only released 6 months apart. Both phones in this comparison review come with Android OS, but Samsung Galaxy M31 has a more recent 11 version and Motorola Moto G9 Plus has Android 10 version, providing the user a lot of extra features and a performance increase.
The Galaxy M31 counts with a bit faster CPU than Motorola Moto G9 Plus, and although they both have 8 cores, the Galaxy M31 also has a higher amount of RAM memory. The Galaxy M31 features a little more vivid display than Motorola Moto G9 Plus, because although it has a little bit lower 1080 x 2340 pixels resolution and a quite smaller display, it also counts with a quite higher number of pixels per inch of screen.
The Motorola Moto G9 Plus has a much bigger storage for games and applications than Samsung Galaxy M31, and although they both have a SD extension slot that allows up to 512 GB, the Motorola Moto G9 Plus also has 128 GB internal memory. Galaxy M31 has longer battery life than Moto G9 Plus, because it has a 20 percent more battery capacity.
Galaxy M31 counts with a little bit better camera than Motorola Moto G9 Plus. Both have a 0.59 inches back camera sensor, the same video frame rate, the same resolution back camera, a same size diafragm aperture and the same video quality.
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