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| Global Score | |
| 88 | 76.3 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Motorola |
| Android 11, 10 | -- |
| 2020-08-06 | 2018-06-29 |
| 6.27 x 2.93 x 0.37 inches | 6.16 x 3.01 x 0.27 inches |
| 7.16 ounces | 5.50 ounces |
| Mirage black and Mirage blue | 16 777 216 |
| -- | Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 3) |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| -- | $ 500.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.5 inches | 6 inches |
| 2400 x 1080 pixels | 2160 x 1080 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | Super AMOLED |
| 405 pixels per inch | 402 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.1 | 8 |
| Performance | |
| Samsung Exynos 9611 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 636 SDM636 chipset |
| Arm Cortex-A73 and Arm Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2300 MHz) processor | Kryo 260, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 1800 MHz) processor |
| 6 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Mali-G72 MP3 GPU | Adreno 509 GPU |
| 9.36 | 8.91 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 1,95 TB) external memory slot |
| 14.14 | 14.66 |
| Camera | |
| 64.00 MP + 32.00 MP | 12.00 MP + 8.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/1.70 aperture |
| 26.00mm focal length | -- |
| 0.59 inches (1/1.7") sensor | 0.39 inches (1/2.55") 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 | -- |
| 12.1 | 9.68 |
| 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 | 3000mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 7.52 | 4.96 |
| 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 | -- |
Comparison review
Galaxy M31s has a general score of 88, which is better than the Motorola Moto Z3 Play's 76.3 global score. Galaxy M31s's body is notably newer, but much heavier and incredibly thicker than Motorola Moto Z3 Play. The Samsung Galaxy M31s counts with a little sharper screen than Moto Z3 Play, because it has a quite better 1080 x 2400 resolution, a little bigger screen and a just a little more pixels per inch in the display.
The Moto Z3 Play counts with a little bit more storage capacity to install applications and games than Samsung Galaxy M31s, because although it has 0 less internal memory, it also counts with a slot for external memory cards that supports up to 1,95 TB. The Samsung Galaxy M31s has a bit better processing power than Motorola Moto Z3 Play, and although they both have 8 CPU cores, the Samsung Galaxy M31s also has 2 GB more RAM.
The Samsung Galaxy M31s features a really longer battery lifetime than Moto Z3 Play, because it has a 6000mAh battery size against 3000mAh. Samsung Galaxy M31s has a way better camera than Motorola Moto Z3 Play, because although it has a smaller aperture which is not good for shooting images in low light environments, and they both have the same 30 fps video frame rates and the same (4K) video resolution, the Samsung Galaxy M31s also counts with a lot larger back camera sensor and a camera with way more megapixels.
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