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| Global Score | |
| 88 | 76 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Motorola |
| Android 11, 10 | Android 10 |
| 2020-08-06 | 2020-04-16 |
| 6.27 x 2.93 x 0.37 inches | 6.14 x 2.99 x 0.38 inches |
| 7.16 ounces | 6.95 ounces |
| Mirage black and Mirage blue | Capri blue and Smoke black |
| -- | Aluminum and Plastic |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| -- | $ 237.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.5 inches | 6.4 inches |
| 2400 x 1080 pixels | 2300 x 1080 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | IPS LCD |
| 405 pixels per inch | 397 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 | 16.00 MP + 16.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/1.70 aperture |
| 26.00mm focal length | -- |
| 0.59 inches (1/1.7") sensor | 0.36 inches (1/2.8") 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 | 10.01 |
| 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 | 5000mAh Li - Polymer 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, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| FM Radio | FM Radio |
Comparison review
The Galaxy M31s has a score of 88, which is much better than Motorola Moto G8 Power's overall score of 76. These phones come with Android operating system, but the Galaxy M31s has a more recent 11 version while Motorola Moto G8 Power has Android 10. Even though the Galaxy M31s and the Motorola Moto G8 Power were only released with a couple of months difference, Galaxy M31s's body is just a bit heavier but also just a little thinner than the Motorola Moto G8 Power.
Samsung Galaxy M31s features a bit more powerful processing unit than Moto G8 Power, and although they both have a Octa-Core processing unit, the Samsung Galaxy M31s also has a greater amount of RAM memory. Galaxy M31s counts with a bit more vivid display than Moto G8 Power, because it has a bit better number of pixels per inch in the screen, a little bit higher resolution of 1080 x 2400px and a quite bigger screen.
Galaxy M31s features much more memory capacity for apps and games than Motorola Moto G8 Power, and although they both have an external memory slot that admits up to 512 GB, the Galaxy M31s also has 64 GB more internal storage. The Galaxy M31s counts with superior battery performance than Motorola Moto G8 Power, because it has a 6000mAh battery size.
Samsung Galaxy M31s captures way better photos and videos than Motorola Moto G8 Power, because although it has a smaller aperture, and they both have the same video frame rates and the same 3840x2160 video quality, the Samsung Galaxy M31s also counts with a way bigger back-facing camera sensor capturing much higher quality photos and videos and a camera with a much higher 64 MP resolution.
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