Motorola Moto G31 vs Samsung Galaxy A16 vs Samsung Galaxy A56 5G Specs Comparison

Availability

Officially announced
Nov 18, 2021	Oct 24, 2024	Mar 01, 2025
Prices (MSRP)
	$200	8GB/128GB - $499

Design

Dimensions
6.37 x 2.91 x 0.34 inches 161.89 x 73.87 x 8.55 mm	6.47 x 3.07 x 0.31 inches 164.4 x 77.9 x 7.9 mm	6.39 x 3.05 x 0.29 inches (~0.35 inches with camera bump) 162.2 x 77.5 x 7.4 mm (~8.9 mm with camera bump)
Weight
6.38 oz / 181.0 g	7.05 oz / 200.0 g	6.98 oz / 198.0 g
Materials
	Back: Plastic Frame: Plastic	Back: Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass Victus+) Frame: Aluminum
Resistance
		Water, Dust; IP67
Biometrics
Fingerprint (touch)	Fingerprint (touch)	Optical in-screen fingerprint
Keys
Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key, Other	Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key	Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Mineral Grey, Baby Blue	Blue Black, Light Gray, Gold, Light Green	Pink, Olive, Graphite, Lightgray

Display

Size
6.4-inch, 82.69% screen-to-body	6.7-inch, 85.99% screen-to-body	6.7-inch, 87.64% screen-to-body
Type
IPS LCD, 60Hz	Super AMOLED, 90Hz, 800 nits	Super AMOLED, 120Hz, HDR, 1900 nits
Resolution
2400x1080px, 20:9 ratio, 411 PPI	2340x1080px, 19.5:9 ratio, 385 PPI	2340x1080px, 19.5:9 ratio, 385 PPI
Protection
		Corning Gorilla Glass Victus+

PhoneArena Display Test

Bright Max (20% APL)
Untested	Untested	1715 (Good)
Bright Min
Untested	Untested	1.6 (Good)

Learn more on our PhoneArena Display Test Results page.

Hardware

System chip
MediaTek Helio G85 MT6769Z (12 nm)	Mediatek Helio G99 (6 nm)	Samsung Exynos 1580
Processor
Octa-core 2000 MHz Cortex	Octa-core 2x2.2GHz Cortex-A76 6x2.0G​Hz Cortex-A55	Octa-core 1x2.9GHz 3x2.6GHz​ 4x1.9GHz
GPU
Mali-G52 MC2	Mali-G57 MC2	Xclipse 540
Memory
4GB/64GB 4GB/128GB	4GB/128GB	8GB (LPDDR4)/128GB (UFS 3.1) 8GB/256GB 12GB/256GB
Storage expansion
microSDXC up to 1024 GB	microSDXC up to 1000 GB	not expandable
OS
Android (11)	Android (14)	Android (15)

PhoneArena Performance Test

GeekBench 6 Single
Untested	Untested	1361
GeekBench 6 Multi
Untested	Untested	3894
3D Mark High
Untested	Untested	1322
3D Mark Low
Untested	Untested	1313

Learn more on our PhoneArena Performance Test Results page.

Battery

Type
5000 mAh	5000 mAh	5000 mAh, Li - Ion
Charging
	Fast charging	Fast charging
Charge speed
Wired: 10.0W	Wired: 25.0W	Wired: 45.0W

PhoneArena Battery Tests

Battery Life Estimate

Untested

Browsing

Untested

Video

Untested

Gaming

Untested

Battery Life Estimate

Untested

Browsing

Untested

Video

Untested

Gaming

Untested

Battery Life Estimate

7h 3min

Browsing

17h 46min

Video

9h 9min

Gaming

10h 11min

Learn more on our PhoneArena Battery Test Results page

Camera

Rear
Triple camera	Triple camera	Triple camera
Main camera
50 MP (Autofocus) Aperture size: F1.8 Pixel size: 1.28 μm	50 MP (Autofocus) Aperture size: F1.8	50 MP (OIS, PDAF) Aperture size: F1.8 Sensor size: 1/1.56" Pixel size: 1.0 μm
Second camera
8 MP (Ultra-wide) Aperture size: F2.2 Pixel size: 1.12 μm	5 MP (Ultra-wide) Aperture size: F2.2	12 MP (Ultra-wide) Aperture size: F2.2 Sensor size: 1/3.06" Pixel size: 1.12 μm
Third camera
2 MP (Macro) Aperture size: F2.4 Pixel size: 1.75 μm	2 MP (Macro) Aperture size: F2.4	5 MP (Macro) Aperture size: F2.4
Flash
	LED	LED
Video recording
1080p (30 fps)		4K UHD (30 fps)
Front
13 MP Video capture: 1080p	13 MP Video capture: 1080p	12 MP Video capture: 4K UHD (30 fps)

PhoneArena Camera Tests

N/A

Overall

N/A

Photo

N/A

Video

N/A

Overall

N/A

Photo

N/A

Video

122

Overall

131

Photo

113

Video

Learn more on our PhoneArena Camera Test Results page

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
5.0	5.3	5.3
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	a,b,g,n,ac,Wi-Fi 6 Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot 802.11 a, b, g, n, ac, ax
USB
Type-C, USB 2.0	Type-C, USB 2.0	Type-C, USB 2.0
Sensors
Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor	Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor	Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor
Location
GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning	GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, BeiDou, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning	GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, BeiDou, QZSS, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning
Other
NFC	NFC	NFC

Multimedia

Headphones
3.5mm jack	No 3.5mm jack	No 3.5mm jack
Speakers
Earpiece, Loudspeaker	Earpiece, Multiple speakers	Earpiece, Multiple speakers
Features
Dolby Atmos
Screen mirroring
Wireless screen share	Wireless screen share
Radio
FM, Stereo, RDS
Additional microphone(s)
Noise cancellation	Noise cancellation

Cellular

5G Bands
		n1, n3, n5, n7, n8, n20, n28, n38, n40, n41, n66, n77, n78, SA, NSA, Sub-6
LTE Bands
1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 18, 19, 20, 26, 28	1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 17, 20, 28, 66	1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 17, 20, 25, 26, 28, 32, 66
TDD Bands
38, 40, 41	38, 40, 41	38, 40, 41
3G Bands
1, 2, 4, 5, 8, 19	1, 2, 4, 5, 8	1, 2, 4, 5, 8
Data Speed
LTE-A Cat 7 (300/100 Mbit/s), HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s	LTE-A	LTE-A, HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s
Dual SIM
Yes	Yes
SIM type
Nano SIM	Dual Nano SIM	Dual Nano SIM + eSIM
HD Voice
	Yes
VoLTE
	Yes

Alternative variants

With 128GB internal storage

Memory	128GB

With 256GB internal storage

Memory	256GB

With 12GB RAM and 256GB internal storage

Memory	12GB/256GB

Discover more

Full Specs Motorola Moto G31 Specs

Full Specs Samsung Galaxy A16 Specs

Full Specs Samsung Galaxy A56 5G Specs PA Review Samsung Galaxy A56 5G Review