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| Global Score | |
| 86.3 | 86.5 |
| Basic Information | |
| Asus | Samsung |
| -- | Android 11, 10 |
| 2020-07-23 | 2020-03-05 |
| 6.73 x 3.07 x 0.39 inches | 6.27 x 2.96 x 0.35 inches |
| 8.47 ounces | 6.74 ounces |
| Black glare | Black, Blue and Red |
| Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 3) | Plastic and Plastic |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.6 inches | 6.4 inches |
| 2340 x 1080 pixels | 2340 x 1080 pixels |
| AMOLED | Super AMOLED |
| 390 pixels per inch | 403 pixels per inch |
| 1000 cd/m2 brightness | 420 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.9 | 8.4 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 865+ SM8250 chipset | Exynos 9611 chipset |
| Kryo 585, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 3090 MHz) processor | Arm Cortex-A73 and Arm Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2300 MHz) processor |
| 12 GB RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Yes GPU | Mali-G72 MP3 GPU |
| 9.81 | 9.36 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot |
| 10.1 | 11.74 |
| Camera | |
| 64.00 MP + 24.00 MP | 64.00 MP + 32.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 26.00mm focal length | 26.00mm focal length |
| 0.59 inches (1/1.7") sensor | 0.59 inches (1/1.7") sensor |
| 7680 x 4320 (30 fps) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 1280 x 720 (480 fps) (HD) slow motion video | 1920 x 1080 (240 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video |
| 12.87 | 12.1 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 10.7 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 6000mAh Battery | 6000mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 7.52 | 7.52 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.1 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| -- | FM Radio |
Comparison review
The Galaxy M31 has a general score of 86.5, which is a little bit better than the Asus ROG Phone 3's 86.3 general score. The Galaxy M31 design is much lighter and somewhat thinner than the Asus ROG Phone 3, even when both were released with only a couple of months difference. Asus ROG Phone 3 counts with a slightly better looking display than Galaxy M31, because although it has a quite lower display pixels density, and they both have an equal 1080 x 2340 pixels resolution, the Asus ROG Phone 3 also counts with a quite bigger screen and a really brighter screen.
The Galaxy M31 features a quite bigger storage capacity for games and applications than Asus ROG Phone 3, because although it has just 64 GB internal memory capacity, it also counts with a SD extension slot that supports up to 512 GB. The Asus ROG Phone 3 has a bit faster processing unit than Galaxy M31, and although they both have 8 processing cores, the Asus ROG Phone 3 also has a greater amount of RAM memory.
Galaxy M31's battery performance is just as good as Asus ROG Phone 3's battery life. Asus ROG Phone 3 features a bit better camera than Galaxy M31, and although they both have a same size aperture, a same resolution back-facing camera and a 0.59 inches back-facing camera sensor, the Asus ROG Phone 3 also has a lot better 7680x4320 video resolution.
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