Realme X50m 5G vs Motorola Moto G31: What is better?

In 2020, Realme introduced the Realme X50m 5G, and in 2021, Motorola launched the Moto G31. Realme's phone also belongs to the midrange category, whereas Motorola's phone is a budget device. Here, we compare Realme X50m 5G vs Motorola Moto G31 to assist you to determine a smartphone that's better suited to your needs.

Realme X50m 5G vs Motorola Moto G31: Specifications

Realme X50m 5G vs Motorola Moto G31: Design

Realme X50m 5G measures 163.8 x 75.8 x 8.9 mm and weighs 194 g. The Moto G31, on the other hand, is 161.9 x 73.9 x 8.6 mm in size and 181 g in weight. Both devices are thus large. Consequently, it is harder to use both with a single hand. Realme's phone also has a higher weight than the Motorola's phone.

Realme X50m 5G uses glass as the front and back material and aluminum as the frame material. Moto G31, on the other hand, uses glass for the front and plastic for the back and the frame. Therefore, Realme's phone uses high-quality materials and has an excellent build quality.

The front sides of both devices are bezel-less. Therefore, they both look elegant with a higher screen to body ratio.

Each device is not water-resistant. Thus, when using both handsets near water bodies, you have to be cautious.

Realme X50m 5G can be found in Galaxy White and Starry Blue shades. Moto G31, on the other hand, arrives in Mineral Grey and Baby Blue colors.

Owing to the premium build materials, Realme X50m 5G offers a superior design than the Moto G31.

Realme X50m 5G vs Motorola Moto G31: Display

Realme X50m 5G comes with an IPS LCD screen of 6.57-inch, and Moto G31 is equipped with a 6.4-inch AMOLED screen. Realme's phone also has a resolution of 1080 x 2400 pixels in its display and a 399 ppi density. The display of the Motorola's phone, on the other hand, has a resolution of 1080 x 2400 pixels and a 411 ppi density.

Each phone display also has an aspect ratio of 20:9.

Thanks to the higher resolution, the displays of both phones provide sharp colors and crisp visuals. If you watch lots of videos, both displays are really worth it. The display of the Motorola's phone also has a true black color thanks to the OLED technology.

Realme X50m 5G display features a 120Hz refresh rate. So, it produces fluid visuals and a smoother gaming experience.

Realme X50m 5G comes with a large hole-punch at the top of the display for the front-facing camera. Because of the larger size, it is distracting for some people. On the other hand, Moto G31 has a small hole-punch and it is not that distracting.

Because of the better AMOLED technology, Moto G31 display has a better quality than the Realme X50m 5G display.

Realme X50m 5G vs Motorola Moto G31: Camera

Rear camera

Realme X50m 5G has a 48 MP main camera with an aperture of f/1.8, an 8 MP ultrawide camera with an aperture of f/2.3, a 2 MP depth camera with an aperture of f/2.4, and a 2 MP macro camera with an aperture of f/2.4. On the other hand, Moto G31 features a 50 MP main camera with an f/1.8 aperture, an 8 MP ultrawide camera with an f/2.2 aperture, and a 2 MP macro camera with an f/2.4 aperture.

The main cameras of both phones produce similar quality. They are capable of capturing high-quality daylight photos in natural colors. Daytime photos also have a great dynamic range.

Both main cameras support phase detection autofocus. As a result, both of them provide fast and accurate focusing.

Both main cameras have an HDR mode to provide a wider range of colors.

The ultrawide cameras of both phones provide a higher field of view. Therefore, we can easily capture wider landscape photos with both of them.

The depth camera of the Realme's phone provides the depth information for the portraits. With the help of this camera, Realme's phone can blur the background in the portrait photos.

Realme X50m 5G main camera can record 4K videos at 30fps. Moto G31, on the other hand, can record 1080p videos at 30fps.

Both phones feature similar quality rear camera setups. Therefore, we can consider this a tie.

Front camera

Realme X50m 5G has a 16 MP selfie camera with an aperture of f/2.0 and a 2 MP depth camera with an aperture of f/2.4 at the front. On the other hand, Moto G31 comes with a 13 MP selfie camera with an aperture of f/2.2.

The selfie camera of the Realme X50m 5G also supports an HDR mode to provide higher quality selfies.

Realme's phone can record 1080p selfie videos at 120fps. On the other hand, Motorola's phone can record 1080p selfie videos at 30fps.

Realme X50m 5G vs Motorola Moto G31: Performance

Realme X50m 5G uses the Snapdragon 765G chipset. It has an Octa-core CPU. Moto G31, on the other hand, comes with the Mediatek Helio G85 chipset. It also has an Octa-core CPU. However, the CPU of the Snapdragon 765G gives a better performance than the CPU of the Mediatek Helio G85.

The chipset of the Realme X50m 5G has the Adreno 620 GPU. On the other hand, the chipset of the Moto G31 comes with the Mali-G52 MC2 GPU. Moreover, Adreno 620 has a higher graphics performance than the Mali-G52 MC2.

AnTuTu V9 performance benchmarks of the two phones are as follows.

Thanks to the better CPU, Realme X50m 5G can handle gaming at higher quality settings. As a result, we can play demanding games easily with it. It also provides a smooth UI navigation. Furthermore, applications also load faster and work smoothly. However, Moto G31 also has decent performance and can handle games at decent quality settings.

Realme's phone has 6GB or 8GB of memory compared to the 4GB of memory in the Motorola's phone. Because of the larger RAM, Realme's phone can handle multitasking better. It also provides excellent support for memory-intensive games and applications.

Realme X50m 5G also features 128GB of internal storage, whereas Moto G31 features 64GB or 128GB of storage. Moreover, Motorola's phone comes with expandable storage using microSD, whereas Realme's phone doesn't support expandable storage.

Thanks to the faster chipset and the larger RAM, Realme X50m 5G has a higher performance than the Moto G31.

Realme X50m 5G vs Motorola Moto G31: Battery and charging

Realme X50m 5G has a 4200 mAh battery. Moto G31, on the other hand, has a 5000 mAh battery. Motorola's phone also provides a higher battery life thanks to the larger battery.

Realme's phone also has fast charging.

Sound comparison

Moto G31 features a headphone jack and it is easy to use our own headphones. On the other hand, Realme X50m 5G doesn't come with a headphone jack.

Furthermore, each phone comes with a single speaker and only supports mono sound.

Software and additional features comparison

Realme X50m 5G comes with Android 10, whereas Moto G31 comes with Android 11.

Each phone also has a side-mounted capacitive fingerprint sensor. Both of these sensors are quite fast and have a higher accuracy.

Each phone comes with Bluetooth 5.0. As a result, they both have up-to-date support for the latest Bluetooth devices.

Both phones also have a USB Type-C port.

Conclusion

Realme X50m 5G is the overall winner in this comparison. Therefore, if you need to get a phone that comes with a high quality build, a higher performance chipset, 5G support, 4K video recording, and fast charging, it is better to go for the Realme X50m 5G. However, Moto G31 has a lighter weight, an AMOLED screen, expandable storage, a larger battery, and a 3.5 mm headphone jack. Therefore, Moto G31 is also a worthy option as a budget-friendly phone.