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| Global Score | |
| 88 | 81.5 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Motorola |
| Android 11, 10 | Android 10 |
| 2020-08-06 | 2020-12-07 |
| 6.27 x 2.93 x 0.37 inches | 6.54 x 3.00 x 0.39 inches |
| 7.16 ounces | 7.48 ounces |
| Mirage black and Mirage blue | Frosted silver and Volcanic grey |
| -- | Plastic and Plastic |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.5 inches | 6.7 inches |
| 2400 x 1080 pixels | 2400 x 1080 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | LTPS |
| 405 pixels per inch | 393 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.1 | 8 |
| Performance | |
| Samsung Exynos 9611 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 750G SM7225 chipset |
| Arm Cortex-A73 and Arm Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2300 MHz) processor | Kryo 570, 64-bit, 8 nm (Octa-Core 2200 MHz) processor |
| 6 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Mali-G72 MP3 GPU | Adreno 619 GPU |
| 9.36 | 9.18 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 1000 GB) external memory slot |
| 14.14 | 12.98 |
| Camera | |
| 64.00 MP + 32.00 MP | 48.00 MP + 16.00 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 | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 1280 x 720 (480 fps) (HD) slow motion video | 1920 x 1080 (60 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 | 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM |
| 6.7 | 10.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 6000mAh Battery | 5000mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 7.52 | 6.8 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 5.1 |
| 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 M31s is just a bit better than the Motorola Moto G 5G, with a global score of 88 against 81.5. Galaxy M31s's body is just a little lighter and just a little bit thinner than Motorola Moto G 5G, although both were released with only a couple of months difference. Both phones in this review come with Android OS (Operating System), but the Galaxy M31s has 11 version while Motorola Moto G 5G has Android 10 version, providing the user some extra features and better performance.
Galaxy M31s features a bit better hardware performance than Motorola Moto G 5G, and although they both have 8 cores, the Galaxy M31s also has more RAM. Samsung Galaxy M31s features a little more vivid screen than Moto G 5G, because although it has a little bit smaller screen, and they both have exactly the same resolution of 1080 x 2400, the Samsung Galaxy M31s also counts with a little bit more pixels per display inch.
Samsung Galaxy M31s counts with a little bit better memory capacity to install applications and games or saving photos and videos than Moto G 5G, because although it has a SD memory card expansion slot that holds a maximum of 512 GB against 1000 GB, it also counts with 128 GB internal memory capacity.
Galaxy M31s captures much clearer photographs and videos than Motorola Moto G 5G, because although it has a tinier diafragm aperture which is not nice for low light photos, and they both have the same 30 fps video frame rate and the same 3840x2160 video quality, the Galaxy M31s also counts with a back camera with a lot better 64 mega pixels resolution.
The Galaxy M31s counts with greater battery performance than Motorola Moto G 5G, because it has a 6000mAh battery capacity instead of 5000mAh.
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