Samsung Galaxy A31 vs Motorola Moto G9 Plus Specs Comparison

Availability

Officially announced
Mar 24, 2020	Sep 07, 2020
Prices (MSRP)
€300	€270

Design

Dimensions
6.27 x 2.88 x 0.34 inches 159.3 x 73.1 x 8.6 mm	6.69 x 3.07 x 0.38 inches 169.98 x 78.1 x 9.69 mm
Weight
6.53 oz / 185.0 g	7.88 oz / 223.3 g
Materials
Back: Plastic	Back: Plastic
Resistance
	Splash
Biometrics
Optical in-screen fingerprint	Fingerprint (touch)
Keys
Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key	Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Prism Crush black, Prism Crush blue, Prism Crush red, Prism Crush white	Navy blue, Blush gold

Display

Size
6.4-inch, 84.88% screen-to-body	6.8-inch, 84.25% screen-to-body
Type
Super AMOLED, 60Hz	IPS LCD, HDR
Resolution
2400x1080px, 20:9 ratio, 411 PPI	2400x1080px, 20:9 ratio, 387 PPI

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Bright Max (20% APL)
Untested	Untested
Bright Min
Untested	3.9 (Poor)

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Hardware

System chip
MediaTek Helio P65 MT6768 (12 nm)	Snapdragon 730 SM7150-AA (8 nm)
Processor
Octa-core 2x2.0GHz Cortex-A75 6x2.0G​Hz Cortex-A55	Octa-core 2200 MHz Kryo 470
GPU
Mali-G52 MC2	Adreno 618
Memory
4GB (LPDDR4)/64GB (eMMC 5.1) 6GB/128GB	4GB (LPDDR4)/128GB
Storage expansion
microSDXC up to 512 GB	microSDXC up to 512 GB
OS
Android (10)	Android (10)

Battery

Type
5000 mAh, Li - Polymer	5000 mAh
Charging
Fast charging	Motorola TurboPowe
Charge speed
Wired: 15.0W	Wired: 30.0W

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Battery Life Estimate

Untested

Browsing

Untested

Video

Untested

Gaming

Untested

Battery Life Estimate

Untested

Browsing

Untested

Video

11h 8min

Gaming

6h 28min

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Camera

Rear
Quad camera	Quad camera
Main camera
48 MP (PDAF) Aperture size: F2.0 Focal length: 26 mm Sensor size: 1/2" Pixel size: 0.8 μm	64 MP (PDAF) Aperture size: F1.8 Focal length: 26 mm Sensor size: 1/1.7" Pixel size: 0.8 μm
Second camera
8 MP (Ultra-wide) Aperture size: F2.2 Sensor size: 1/4" Pixel size: 1.12 μm	8 MP (Ultra-wide) Aperture size: F2.2 Sensor size: 1/4" Pixel size: 1.12 μm
Third camera
5 MP (Macro) Aperture size: F2.4	2 MP (Macro) Aperture size: F2.2 Pixel size: 1.75 μm
Fourth camera
5 MP (Depth information) Aperture size: F2.4	2 MP (Depth information) Aperture size: F2.2 Pixel size: 1.75 μm
Flash
LED	LED
Video recording
1080p (30 fps)	4K UHD (30 fps), 1080p (60 fps), 720p Time-lapse video, Hyperlapse, EIS
Front
20 MP Video capture: 1080p	16 MP (EIS, Autofocus, HDR) Video capture: 1080p

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
5.0	5.0
WLAN
a,b,g,n,ac,dual-band Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot 802.11 a, b, g, n, ac	a,b,g,n,ac,dual-band Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot 802.11 a, b, g, n, ac
USB
Type-C, USB 2.0	Type-C
Sensors
Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor	Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor
Location
GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, BeiDou, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning	GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning
Other
NFC

Multimedia

Headphones
3.5mm jack	3.5mm jack
Speakers
Earpiece, Loudspeaker	Earpiece, Loudspeaker
Screen mirroring
Wireless screen share	Wireless screen share
Additional microphone(s)
Noise cancellation	Noise cancellation

Cellular

4G (FDD) Bands
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 20	1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 20, 28, 66
4G (TDD) Bands
38, 40, 41	38, 40, 41
3G Bands
1, 2, 5, 8	1, 2, 4, 5, 8
Data Speed
LTE-A, HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s	LTE-A, HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s
Dual SIM
Yes
SIM type
Nano SIM	Nano SIM
VoLTE
	Yes

Regulatory Approval

FCC approval
Date approved: Mar 08, 2020 FCC ID value: A3LSMA315GL	Date approved: Jan 30, 2021 FCC ID value: IHDT56ZE2
Measured SAR
Head: 0.53 W/kg Body: 0.56 W/kg Simultaneous Transmission: 1.42 W/kg Wireless Router: 0.65 W/kg Phablet: 0.89 W/kg	Head: 0.65 W/kg Body: 1.42 W/kg Simultaneous Transmission: 1.59 W/kg Wireless Router: 1.42 W/kg

Alternative variants

with 128GB storage

Memory	6GB/128GB

Dual SIM

Dual SIM	Yes

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