Motorola G31 Review: Excellent Features & Great Battery | GadgetGuruBN

Last updated on 11/02/2022 12:30 AM IST.
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Motorola on 29/11/2021 launched the G31 which is a budget android smartphone in India priced at Rs.12,999 & these are my honest thoughts about it. 
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1. Features [8.6/10]
The device comes with excellent features which includes,
  • Important sensors: Fingerprint & Gyroscope.
  • Connectivity options: Dual-Band WiFi (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac), Bluetooth 5.0, USB Type-C 2.0 port, GPS (A-GPS, GLONASS & Beidou), Hybrid Dual SIM (dual nano SIM, dual 4G, dual VoLTE & VoWiFi) & Micro SD card slot. 
  • Audio features: Single speaker & 3.5mm headphone jack.
2. Battery [8.5/10]
Device comes with Li-Po 5000 mAh battery which supports 20W fast charging. The battery life should be great as it features,
  • Bigger battery size.
  • 12nm fabrication of the SOC.
  • 20W Charging
Battery Life Stats
SOT [Screen on Time]: Upto 7:45 hrs average.
Battery Life: Upto 2 days average.

3. Display [8.5/10]
Device comes with 6.4 inch display which should offer great quality as it features,
  • IPS LCD 60Hz adaptive refresh rate panel with FHD+ [2400 X 1080 pixels] resolution. It supports 180Hz touch sampling rate.
  • Excellent 401 ppi sharpness & 20:9 aspect ratio.
4. Performance [8.3/10]
Device comes with Mediatek Helio G85 12nm SOC & runs Android 11 OS with Motorola's My UX interface on top. The overall performance should be great as it features,
  • 2 ARM-Cortex A75 clocked at 2.0 Ghz & 6 ARM-Cortex A55 clocked at 1.8 Ghz with Mali-G52 MC2 GPU.
  • 4/6GB LPDDR4X RAM & 64/128GB eMCP Storage.
5. Camera [8.1/10]
Device comes with [3] rear cameras with LED flash & [1] front camera. The overall camera quality [image & video] should be excellent [8.6/10] in day & pretty good [7/10] in night as it features [camera features 0.3],
  • Main: 50MP with f/1.8 Aperture, wide-angle lens, 0.64 micron pixel, PDAF & HDR.
  • Ultrawide: 8MP with f/2.2 Aperture, ultrawide-angle lens, 1.12 micron pixel & 119 degree FOV.
  • Macro: 2MP with f/2.4 aperture.
  • Video recording options include FHD [1080p@30fps]. It features Macro mode, Portrait mode, Night mode, Movie frame & more
  • Front: 13MP with f/2.2 aperture, wide-angle lens, 1.12 micron pixel & HDR.
  • Video recording options include FHD [1080p@30fps].
6. Form Factor [8.1/10]
  • Dimensions: 161.89 x 74.6 x 8.45 mm & Weight: 180 gms.
  • Build: Corning Gorilla Glass front, Plastic back & frame.
7. Box Contents: Motorola G31 [Device itself], Adapter, Type-C cable, Guides / Paper work & SIM tool.

8. Price, Variants, Colors & Availability
2 Price: Rs.12,999 & Rs.14,999.
2 Variants: 4+64GB & 6+128GB.
2 Colors: Baby Blue & Meteorite Gray.
Availability: Available from 06/12/2021 via,
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9. Pros, Cons, GadgetGuruBN Product Rating & VFM Rating
Pros Cons
 + Excellent features   - Camera quality could be better
 + Great battery life   - Slightly better SOC could be used
 + Great display   - 60Hz refresh rate
 + Great performance   
 + Great camera   
 + Pretty great build   

1. Product Rating: 8.35/10.
2. VFM Rating: 7.4/10. 
3. GadgetGuruBN Rating: 7.87/10.

10. Final Words
Summing up my thoughts the Motorola G31 is a great smartphone at a very good price, Also do let me know your thoughts in the comments below. 

11. Why you should buy this smartphone?
If you are looking for a great smartphone that offers excellent features & great battery life in the 13K budget than this smartphone might be the best option for you.
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