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| Global Score | |
| 88 | 80.5 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Motorola |
| Android 11, 10 | Android 10 |
| 2020-08-06 | 2020-09-07 |
| 6.27 x 2.93 x 0.37 inches | 6.69 x 3.07 x 0.38 inches |
| 7.16 ounces | 7.88 ounces |
| Mirage black and Mirage blue | Blush gold and Navy blue |
| -- | Plastic |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.5 inches | 6.8 inches |
| 2400 x 1080 pixels | 2400 x 1080 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | IPS LCD |
| 405 pixels per inch | 387 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.1 | 8 |
| Performance | |
| Samsung Exynos 9611 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 730 SM7150-AA chipset |
| Arm Cortex-A73 and Arm Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2300 MHz) processor | Kryo 470, 64-bit, 8 nm (Octa-Core 2200 MHz) processor |
| 6 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Mali-G72 MP3 GPU | Adreno 618 GPU |
| 9.36 | 9.18 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot |
| 14.14 | 14.14 |
| Camera | |
| 64.00 MP + 32.00 MP | 64.00 MP + 16.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 26.00mm focal length | 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 | 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 | 11.99 |
| 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 | -- |
| 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
The Galaxy M31s is a bit better than Motorola Moto G9 Plus, having an 88 score against 80.5. Even when Galaxy M31s and the Motorola Moto G9 Plus were only released 1 months apart, Galaxy M31s is a little lighter and just a little bit thinner. These devices include Android OS (operating system), but Galaxy M31s has newer 11 version while Motorola Moto G9 Plus has Android 10, counting with some additional features.
The Samsung Galaxy M31s features a bit more powerful processor than Moto G9 Plus, and although they both have 8 cores, the Samsung Galaxy M31s also has 2 GB more RAM memory. Galaxy M31s features just a bit better display than Moto G9 Plus, because although it has a quite smaller screen, and they both have the same 1080 x 2400px resolution, the Galaxy M31s also counts with a just a bit greater pixels amount in each inch of screen.
The Moto G9 Plus counts with as much memory capacity for games and applications as the Galaxy M31s, both have the same 128 GB internal memory and an external SD slot that admits a maximum of 512 GB. The Samsung Galaxy M31s has longer battery life than Motorola Moto G9 Plus, because it has a 20 percent more battery capacity.
The Galaxy M31s shoots a little bit better photographs and videos than Motorola Moto G9 Plus. Both have a same size diafragm aperture, the same 30 frames per second video frame rate, a 64 MP camera, the same 3840x2160 video quality and the same sensor size.
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