Compare phones
| Global Score | |
| 88 | 77 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Motorola |
| Android 11, 10 | Android 11 |
| 2020-08-06 | 2021-12-06 |
| 6.27 x 2.93 x 0.37 inches | 6.37 x 2.91 x 0.34 inches |
| 7.16 ounces | 6.38 ounces |
| Mirage black and Mirage blue | Baby Blue and Mineral Grey |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.5 inches | 6.4 inches |
| 2400 x 1080 pixels | 2400 x 1080 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | IPS LCD |
| 405 pixels per inch | 411 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.1 | 8.1 |
| Performance | |
| Samsung 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 | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 1 TB) external memory slot |
| 14.14 | 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 |
| 1280 x 720 (480 fps) (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 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 Samsung Galaxy M31s is much better than the Moto G31, with a overall score of 88 against 77. These phones use the same Android 11 OS, so both of them should give very similar operating system features. Samsung Galaxy M31s is an older, a little bit thicker and heavier phone than the Moto G31. The Moto G31 and Galaxy M31s have quite similar screens, because although the Moto G31 has a little bit smaller screen, and they both have exactly the same resolution of 1080 x 2400 pixels, it also counts with a bit more pixels per display inch.
Galaxy M31s counts with just a little better hardware performance than Moto G31, and although they both have a Octa-Core CPU, the Galaxy M31s also has a higher amount of RAM memory. Galaxy M31s has a slightly better storage to store more games and applications than Moto G31, because although it has a SD memory slot that holds 512 GB smaller, it also counts with 128 GB internal storage.
Galaxy M31s has superior battery duration than Moto G31, because it has a 6000mAh battery capacity instead of 5000mAh. The Galaxy M31s captures much clearer photos and videos than Moto G31, and although they both have a F1.8 camera aperture, the Galaxy M31s also has a way better 3840x2160 video quality and a back-facing camera with a much better resolution.
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