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| Global Score | |
| 80.2 | 77 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Motorola |
| -- | Android 11 |
| 2015-08-21 | 2021-12-06 |
| 6.03 x 3.00 x 0.30 inches | 6.37 x 2.91 x 0.34 inches |
| 6.03 ounces | 6.38 ounces |
| Black sapphire, Gold platinum, Silver titan and White pearl | Baby Blue and Mineral Grey |
| Glass and Metal | -- |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.7 inches | 6.4 inches |
| 2560 x 1440 pixels (Quad HD / 2K) | 2400 x 1080 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | IPS LCD |
| 515 pixels per inch | 411 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.6 | 8.1 |
| Performance | |
| Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7420 chipset | MediaTek Helio G85 MT6769Z (12 nm) chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A57 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 2100 MHz) processor | Cortex, 64-bit (Octa-Core 2000 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Mali-T760 MP8 GPU | Mali-G52 MC2 GPU |
| 9.18 | 9.09 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 1 TB) external memory slot |
| 7.7 | 13.02 |
| Camera | |
| 16.00 MP + 5.00 MP | 50.00 MP + 13.00 MP |
| f/1.90 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 28.00mm focal length | -- |
| 0.38 inches (1/2.6") sensor | -- |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 2560 x 1440 (60 fps) (Quad HD / 2K) slow motion video | -- |
| 10.01 | 10.45 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA and HSUPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G) and HSDPA |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM |
| 6.3 | 6.6 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3000mAh Li - Ion Battery | 5000mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | -- |
| 4.96 | 6.8 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| -- | FM Radio |
Comparison review
Samsung Galaxy Note5 is a bit better than the Moto G31, having a general score of 80.2 against 77. Samsung Galaxy Note5's construction is somewhat thinner and a little bit lighter than the Moto G31, despite of the fact that it was released 6 years before. The Samsung Galaxy Note5 features a little sharper screen than Moto G31, because although it has a quite smaller screen, it also counts with a greater screen pixels density and a higher resolution of 1440 x 2560px.
Galaxy Note5 counts with a bit better processing power than Moto G31. They have 8 cores and the same RAM memory amount. Motorola Moto G31 has a little bit better camera than Galaxy Note5, and although they both have the same video resolution and the same 30 frames per second video frame rates, the Motorola Moto G31 also has a bigger camera aperture and a back-facing camera with lot more MP.
The Moto G31 has a way bigger storage capacity for games and applications than Galaxy Note5, and although they both have exactly the same 64 GB internal storage, the Moto G31 also has a slot for external memory cards that supports a maximum of 1 TB. Moto G31 has a much longer battery duration than Samsung Galaxy Note5, because it has a 5000mAh battery capacity instead of 3000mAh.
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