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| Global Score | |
| 88 | 77.6 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Motorola |
| Android 11, 10 | -- |
| 2020-08-06 | 2019-10-24 |
| 6.27 x 2.93 x 0.37 inches | 6.23 x 2.99 x 0.36 inches |
| 7.16 ounces | 6.63 ounces |
| Mirage black and Mirage blue | Cosmic blue and Crystal pink |
| -- | Plastic |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.5 inches | 6.3 inches |
| 2400 x 1080 pixels | 2280 x 1080 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | IPS LCD |
| 405 pixels per inch | 400 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.1 | 8 |
| Performance | |
| Samsung Exynos 9611 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 665 SM6125 chipset |
| Arm Cortex-A73 and Arm Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2300 MHz) processor | Kryo 260, 64-bit, 11 nm (Octa-Core 2000 MHz) processor |
| 6 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Mali-G72 MP3 GPU | Adreno 610 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 512 GB) external memory slot |
| 14.14 | 11.74 |
| Camera | |
| 64.00 MP + 32.00 MP | 48.00 MP + 25.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/1.70 aperture |
| 26.00mm focal length | 14.00mm focal length |
| 0.59 inches (1/1.7") sensor | 0.5 inches (1/2") 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 | 1280 x 720 (240 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 12.1 | 11.55 |
| 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 Battery | 4000mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 7.52 | 5.92 |
| 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 M31s is better than Motorola Moto G8 Plus, with an 88 score against 77.6. The Galaxy M31s construction is newer than Motorola Moto G8 Plus's, although it is just a little thicker and a bit heavier. Galaxy M31s features just a bit better hardware performance than Moto G8 Plus, and although they both have 8 cores, the Galaxy M31s also has 2 GB more RAM.
Galaxy M31s has just a bit better looking display than Motorola Moto G8 Plus, because it has a bit larger screen, a little bit higher resolution of 1080 x 2400 pixels and a quite higher pixels density. The Samsung Galaxy M31s counts with a very superior storage for applications and games than Motorola Moto G8 Plus, and although they both have a SD memory slot that admits a maximum of 512 GB, the Samsung Galaxy M31s also has more internal storage.
The Galaxy M31s has a very superior battery lifetime than Moto G8 Plus, because it has 6000mAh of battery capacity against 4000mAh. Galaxy M31s shoots slightly better pictures and videos than Moto G8 Plus, because although it has a tinier aperture, and they both have the same (4K) video quality and the same 30 frames per second video frame rates, the Galaxy M31s also counts with a bigger sensor taking more light and vivid colors and a back facing camera with a lot higher 64 megapixels resolution.
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