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| Global Score | |
| 86.5 | 77.4 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Motorola |
| Android 11, 10 | -- |
| 2020-03-05 | 2017-08-10 |
| 6.27 x 2.96 x 0.35 inches | 6.13 x 2.99 x 0.24 inches |
| 6.74 ounces | 5.04 ounces |
| Black, Blue and Red | 16 777 216 |
| Plastic and Plastic | Aluminum |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| -- | $ 800.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.4 inches | 5.5 inches |
| 2340 x 1080 pixels | 2560 x 1440 pixels (Quad HD / 2K) |
| Super AMOLED | Super AMOLED |
| 403 pixels per inch | 534 pixels per inch |
| 420 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.4 | 8.7 |
| Performance | |
| Exynos 9611 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 835 MSM8998 chipset |
| Arm Cortex-A73 and Arm Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2300 MHz) processor | Kryo 280, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2450 MHz) processor |
| 6 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Mali-G72 MP3 GPU | Adreno 540 GPU |
| 9.36 | 9.36 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 1,95 TB) external memory slot |
| 11.74 | 14.66 |
| Camera | |
| 64.00 MP + 32.00 MP | 12.00 MP + 5.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/2.00 aperture |
| 26.00mm focal length | -- |
| 0.59 inches (1/1.7") sensor | 0.34 inches (1/2.9") 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 | 1280 x 720 (120 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 12.1 | 9.57 |
| 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 | 2730mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 7.52 | 4.72 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 4.2 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | 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 | -- |
Comparison review
Samsung Galaxy M31 has an overall score of 86.5, which is much better than Moto Z2 Force Edition's 77.4 score. Samsung Galaxy M31's design is newer than the Moto Z2 Force Edition's, although it's way thicker and heavier. Moto Z2 Force Edition and Galaxy M31 both count with similar processing units, and although the Moto Z2 Force Edition has a lower amount of RAM, they both have 8 CPU cores.
The Motorola Moto Z2 Force Edition counts with a bit sharper screen than Galaxy M31, because although it has a little bit smaller screen, it also counts with a higher resolution of 1440 x 2560 pixels and a better pixels amount per display inch. The Motorola Moto Z2 Force Edition features a very superior storage to store more games and applications than Galaxy M31, and although they both have exactly the same internal memory capacity, the Motorola Moto Z2 Force Edition also has a slot for SD memory cards that supports a maximum of 1,95 TB.
Samsung Galaxy M31 counts with a superior battery performance than Motorola Moto Z2 Force Edition, because it has 6000mAh of battery capacity. The Galaxy M31 counts with a greater camera than Moto Z2 Force Edition, and although they both have the same 30 fps video frame rate and the same 3840x2160 video resolution, the Galaxy M31 also has a larger camera aperture to capture better images and video in low-light environments, a lot larger back-facing camera sensor capturing more light and vivid colors and a camera with much more mega pixels.
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