Phone Comparison - Samsung Galaxy A31 vs Samsung Galaxy S21 5G vs Motorola Moto G72

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general General Info

Manufacturer Samsung Samsung Motorola
Announced 2020, March 24 2021, January 14 2022, October 3rd
Status Coming Soon - April 2020 Coming soon. Exp. release 2021, January 29 Coming Soon - October 2022
Price - Rs. 69,999 ($799.99) [Similarly Priced] Rs. 18,999 ($0.00) [Similarly Priced]
Colors Prism Crush Black, Prism Crush Blue, Prism Crush Red, Prism Crush White Phantom Gray, Phantom White, Phantom Violet, Phantom Pink Meteorite Gray, Polar Blue
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 159.3 x 73.1 x 8.6 mm
(6.27 x 2.88 x 0.34 in)
151.7 x 71.2 x 7.9 mm
(5.97 x 2.8 x 0.31 in)
160.5 x 74.4 x 7.9 mm
(6.32 x 2.93 x 0.31 in)
Weight 185 g (6.53 oz) 169 g (5.96 oz) 166 g (5.86 oz)
SIM Type Single SIM (Nano-SIM), Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) Single SIM (Nano-SIM and/or eSIM), Hybrid Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) Single SIM (Nano-SIM), Hybrid SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (dual-SIM model only) GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (Dual SIM model only)
CDMA2000 1xEV-DO
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
4G Network LTE (unspecified) LTE 1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 18, 19, 20, 26, 28, 38, 40, 41 LTE
5G Network - SA/NSA/Sub6/mmWave -
Messaging
Build Features - Fingerprint Sensor (under display, optical)
- Fingerprint Sensor (under display, ultrasonic)
Samsung Pay (Visa, MasterCard certified)
IP68 dust/water resistant (up to 1.5m for 30 mins)
Samsung DeX, Samsung Wireless DeX (desktop experience support) ANT+
- Fingerprint Sensor (under display, optical)
Water-repellent design

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android 10.0 Android 11 Android 12
User Interface One UI 2.0 One UI 3.1 -
Processor Octa-core (2x2.0 GHz Cortex-A75 & 6x1.7 GHz Cortex-A55), Mediatek MT6768 Helio P65 (12nm) Octa-core (1x2.9 GHz Cortex-X1 & 3x2.80 GHz Cortex-A78 & 4x2.2 GHz Cortex-A55) - International / Octa-core (1x2.84 GHz Kryo 680 & 3x2.42 GHz Kryo 680 & 4x1.80 GHz Kryo 680 - USA/China/Korea, Exynos 2100 - International / Qualcomm Snapdragon 888 - USA/China/Korea Octa-core (2x2.2 GHz Cortex-A76 & 6x2.0 GHz Cortex-A55), MediaTek Helio G99 (6nm)
GPU Mali-G52 MC2 Mali-G78 MP14 - International / Adreno 660 - USA/China/Korea Mali-G57 MC2
RAM 6 GB 8 GB 6 GB
Internal Memory 128 GB 256 GB 128 GB
External Memory microSDXC microSDXC (uses shared SIM slot) microSDXC (uses shared SIM slot)

display Display

Type Super AMOLED Capacitive Touchscreen FHD+ Dynamic AMOLED 2X Display
120Hz Refresh Rate
HDR10+
1300 nits (peak)
Corning Gorilla Glass Victus
Always-on display
FHD+ P-OLED Screen
120Hz Refresh Rate
HDR10+
Colors 16M colors 16M Colour 16M Colors
Size 6.4 inches 6.2 inches 6.55 inches
Resolution 1080 x 2400 pixels (411 ppi) 1080 x 2400 pixels (424 ppi) 1080 x 2460 pixels (410 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 85.01% 86.12% 85.39%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

3.5mm Jack yes no yes
Radio - FM radio (Snapdragon model only; market/operator dependent) Yes
Games Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable
Loud Speaker yes

camera Camera

Rear Camera 48 MP + 8 MP + 5 MP + 5 MP 12 MP + 64 MP + 12 MP 108 MP + 8 MP + 2 MP
Flash LED flash LED Flash LED Flash
Features 48 MP, f/2.0, (wide), 1/2.0", 0.8µm, PDAF
8 MP, f/2.2, 13mm (ultrawide), 1/4.0", 1.12µm
5 MP, f/2.4, (macro)
5 MP, f/2.4, (depth)
panorama, HDR
12 MP, f/1.8, 26mm (wide), 1/1.76", 1.8µm, Dual Pixel PDAF, OIS
64 MP, f/2.0, 29mm (telephoto), 1/1.72", 0.8µm, PDAF, OIS, 1.1x optical zoom, 3x hybrid zoom
12 MP, f/2.2, 13mm (ultrawide), 1.4µm, Super Steady video
Auto-HDR, Panorama
108 MP, f/1.7, (wide), 0.64µm, PDAF
8 MP, f/2.2, 118˚ (ultrawide), 1.12µm
2 MP, f/2.4, (macro), 1.75µm
HDR, Panorama
Video 1080p@30fps 8K@24/30fps, 4K@30/60fps, 1080p@30/60/240fps, 720p@960fps, HDR10+, stereo sound rec., gyro-EIS & OIS 1080p@30/60fps, 720p@120fps
Front Camera 20 MP, f/2.2, 0.8µm
HDR
1080p@30fps [Similar]
10 MP, f/2.2, 26mm (wide), 1/3.2", 1.22µm, Dual Pixel PDAF, Dual video call, Auto-HDR, 4K@30/60fps, 1080p@30fps [Similar] 16 MP, f/2.45, (wide), 1.0µm
1080p@30fps [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes Yes
3G HSPA, LTE-A HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A (CA), 5G HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A (Cat. 4)
Bluetooth 5.0, A2DP, LE 5.0, A2DP, LE 5.1, A2DP, LE
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot
USB 2.0, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector, USB On-The-Go USB Type-C 3.2, USB On-The-Go USB Type-C 2.0, USB On-The-Go
GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO, BDS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO
Browser Yes Yes Yes

memory User Memory

Internal 128 GB, 6 GB RAM or 64 GB, 4 GB RAM (UFS 2.1) 256 GB, 8 GB RAM or 128 GB, 8 GB RAM UFS 3.1 128 GB, 6 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSDXC microSDXC (uses shared SIM slot) microSDXC (uses shared SIM slot)
USB OTG Supported Supported Supported

Apps Sensors

Fingerprint fingerprint supported fingerprint supported fingerprint supported
Proximity Sensor proximity sensor present proximity sensor present proximity sensor present
Accelerometer Sensor accelerometer sensor present accelerometer sensor present accelerometer sensor present
Magnetic-Field Sensor (Compass) magnetic field sensor present magnetic field sensor present magnetic field sensor not present
Gyroscope Sensor gyroscope sensor present gyroscope sensor present gyroscope sensor not present
Barometer Sensor barometer sensor not present barometer sensor present barometer sensor not present
NFC NFC not supported NFC supported NFC supported

battery Battery

Type Non-removable Li-Po Battery
Fast battery charging 15W
Non-removable Li-Po Battery
Fast battery charging 25W
USB Power Delivery 3.0
Fast Qi/PMA wireless charging 15W
Power bank/Reverse wireless charging 4.5W
Non-removable Li-Po Battery
Fast battery Charging 33W
Capacity 5000 mAh 4000 mAh 5000 mAh
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