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| Global Score | |
| 81.7 | 77 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Motorola |
| -- | Android 11 |
| 2017-04-21 | 2021-12-06 |
| 5.86 x 2.68 x 0.31 inches | 6.37 x 2.91 x 0.34 inches |
| 5.47 ounces | 6.38 ounces |
| Arctic silver, Burgundy red, Coral blue, Maple gold, Midnight black, Orchid gray and Rose pink | Baby Blue and Mineral Grey |
| Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5) | -- |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 173.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.8 inches | 6.4 inches |
| 2960 x 1440 pixels | 2400 x 1080 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | IPS LCD |
| 568 pixels per inch | 411 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.9 | 8.1 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 835 MSM8998 chipset | MediaTek Helio G85 MT6769Z (12 nm) chipset |
| Kryo 280, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2350 MHz) processor | Cortex, 64-bit (Octa-Core 2000 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Adreno 540 GPU | Mali-G52 MC2 GPU |
| 9.27 | 9.09 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 1 TB) external memory slot |
| 10.78 | 13.02 |
| Camera | |
| 12.00 MP + 8.00 MP | 50.00 MP + 13.00 MP |
| f/1.70 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 26.00mm focal length | -- |
| 0.39 inches (1/2.55") sensor | -- |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 1280 x 720 (240 fps) (HD) slow motion video | -- |
| 9.79 | 10.45 |
| 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) and HSDPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM |
| 6.7 | 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 5.0, EDR | 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
The Galaxy S8 has an overall score of 81.7, which is slightly better than Motorola Moto G31's overall score of 77. Galaxy S8 is an older cellphone than Motorola Moto G31, but Samsung made it just a little thinner and lighter. Samsung Galaxy S8 features a bit better looking display than Motorola Moto G31, because although it has a bit smaller screen, it also counts with a greater pixels amount per inch of screen and a better 1440 x 2960 resolution.
Galaxy S8 features a little bit better performance than Moto G31. Both have 8 processing cores and a 4 GB RAM memory. The Motorola Moto G31 has a superior memory capacity for applications and games than Samsung Galaxy S8, and although they both have the same 64 GB internal memory capacity, the Motorola Moto G31 also has a slot for external memory cards that admits up to 1 TB.
The Moto G31 features a very superior battery lifetime than Galaxy S8, because it has a 67 percent more battery size. The Motorola Moto G31 captures a bit better pictures and videos than Samsung Galaxy S8, because although it has a tinier aperture which is not nice for low light photography and videos, and they both have the same video frame rates and the same (Full HD) video resolution, the Motorola Moto G31 also counts with a back-facing camera with a way better 50 megapixels resolution.
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