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| Global Score | |
| 88 | 76.7 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Motorola |
| Android 11, 10 | Android 10 |
| 2020-08-06 | 2020-08-28 |
| 6.27 x 2.93 x 0.37 inches | 6.50 x 2.98 x 0.36 inches |
| 7.16 ounces | 7.05 ounces |
| Mirage black and Mirage blue | Forest green and Sapphire blue |
| -- | Plastic and Plastic |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.5 inches | 6.5 inches |
| 2400 x 1080 pixels | 1600 x 720 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | IPS LCD |
| 405 pixels per inch | 270 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.1 | 7.2 |
| Performance | |
| Samsung Exynos 9611 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 662 SM6115 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 + 8.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/1.70 aperture |
| 26.00mm focal length | -- |
| 0.59 inches (1/1.7") sensor | 0.59 inches (1/1.7") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (60 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 1280 x 720 (480 fps) (HD) slow motion video | -- |
| 12.1 | 11.22 |
| 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 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, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| FM Radio | -- |
Comparison review
Samsung Galaxy M31s is better than Moto G9 Play, with an 88 score against 76.7. Both of these phones include Android operating system, but the Samsung Galaxy M31s has newer 11 version and Moto G9 Play has Android 10, so it provides the user a lot of extra features and increased performance. Even being the best phone in this comparison review, the Samsung Galaxy M31s design is a bit thicker and a bit heavier than the Moto G9 Play.
Samsung Galaxy M31s counts with a sharper display than Moto G9 Play, and although they both have a screen of the same size, the Samsung Galaxy M31s also has a greater quantity of pixels per screen inch and a much higher 1080 x 2400px resolution. Galaxy M31s features a bit faster processor than Moto G9 Play, and although they both have 8 CPU cores, the Galaxy M31s also has more RAM.
The Galaxy M31s captures a little bit better photos and videos than Moto G9 Play, because although it has a smaller aperture which is not favorable for capturing images and/or video in poorly lited situations, and they both have the same camera sensor size, the Galaxy M31s also counts with a much higher (4K) video definition and a lot more mega-pixels back-facing camera.
Galaxy M31s has a much bigger memory capacity for games and applications than Moto G9 Play, and although they both have a SD memory card expansion slot that allows a maximum of 512 GB, the Galaxy M31s also has more internal storage. Galaxy M31s counts with greater battery life than Motorola Moto G9 Play, because it has a 6000mAh battery capacity against 5000mAh.
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