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| Global Score | |
| 75.6 | 77 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Motorola |
| Android 4.4.4, 4.4.2 | Android 11 |
| 2014-06-23 | 2021-12-06 |
| 5.72 x 2.89 x 0.35 inches | 6.37 x 2.91 x 0.34 inches |
| 6.00 ounces | 6.38 ounces |
| Gray, Green and Red | Baby Blue and Mineral Grey |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 199.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.1 inches | 6.4 inches |
| 1080 x 1920 pixels (Full HD) | 2400 x 1080 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | IPS LCD |
| 432 pixels per inch | 411 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 9.1 | 8.1 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 801 chipset | MediaTek Helio G85 MT6769Z (12 nm) chipset |
| Krait 400 (Quad-Core 2500 MHz) processor | Cortex, 64-bit (Octa-Core 2000 MHz) processor |
| 2 GB (800 MHz) RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Adreno 330 (450 MHz) GPU | Mali-G52 MC2 GPU |
| 9.36 | 9.09 |
| Storage | |
| 16 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 1 TB) external memory slot |
| 6.72 | 13.02 |
| Camera | |
| 16.00 MP + 2.00 MP | 50.00 MP + 13.00 MP |
| -- | f/1.80 aperture |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 8.69 | 10.45 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE (4G), HSPA, HSUPA, EDGE, GPRS and GSM | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G) and HSDPA |
| Micro SIM | Nano SIM |
| 6.5 | 6.6 |
| Battery Life | |
| 2800mAh Li-Ion Battery | 5000mAh Battery |
| Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 480 hours standby time 29 hours talk time | -- |
| 4.8 | 6.8 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| -- | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| -- | FM Radio |
Comparison review
Moto G31 has a global score of 77, which is a little bit better than Galaxy S5 Active's global score of 75.6. Both devices in this comparison review use Android OS (operating system), but Moto G31 has 11 version while Galaxy S5 Active has Android 4.4.4 version. The Moto G31 design is notably newer and just a little thinner, but a bit heavier than Galaxy S5 Active.
The Galaxy S5 Active counts with a more vivid screen than Motorola Moto G31, because although it has a lot smaller screen and a bit lower 1920 x 1080 resolution, it also counts with a just a little greater pixel density. Moto G31 counts with a very superior storage capacity for games and applications than Galaxy S5 Active, because it has more internal storage capacity and an external memory slot that supports a maximum of 1 TB.
The Galaxy S5 Active has a bit superior CPU than Moto G31, because although it has a smaller amount of RAM memory and an inferior number of cores (but faster), it also counts with a graphics processing unit. Motorola Moto G31 captures much clearer photos and videos than Samsung Galaxy S5 Active, and although they both have the same 30 frames per second video frame rates and the same 1920x1080 (Full HD) video resolution, the Motorola Moto G31 also has a camera in the back with a way better resolution.
Moto G31 counts with a really longer battery lifetime than Samsung Galaxy S5 Active, because it has a 79 percent greater battery size.
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