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| Global Score | |
| 72.6 | 86.5 |
| Basic Information | |
| Asus | Samsung |
| Android 12 | Android 11, 10 |
| 2022-07-28 | 2020-03-05 |
| 5.77 x 2.68 x 0.36 inches | 6.27 x 2.96 x 0.35 inches |
| 5.96 ounces | 6.74 ounces |
| -- | Black, Blue and Red |
| -- | Plastic and Plastic |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.9 inches | 6.4 inches |
| 2400 x 1080 pixels | 2340 x 1080 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | Super AMOLED |
| 446 pixels per inch | 403 pixels per inch |
| -- | 420 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 7.7 | 8.4 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 8+ Gen1 SM8475 (4 nm) chipset | Exynos 9611 chipset |
| processor | Arm Cortex-A73 and Arm Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2300 MHz) processor |
| 8 GB RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Adreno 730 GPU | Mali-G72 MP3 GPU |
| 6.21 | 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 | |
| 50.00 MP + 12.00 MP | 64.00 MP + 32.00 MP |
| f/1.90 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 14.40mm focal length | 26.00mm focal length |
| 0.64 inches (1/1.56") sensor | 0.59 inches (1/1.7") sensor |
| 7680 x 4320 (24 fps) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 1920 x 1080 (240 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video | 1920 x 1080 (240 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video |
| 12.43 | 12.1 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G) and HSDPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 10.6 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4300mAh Battery | 6000mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 6.16 | 7.52 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.2 | 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 | FM Radio |
Comparison review
Galaxy M31 is better than the Asus Zenfone 9, having an 86.5 score against 72.6. The Galaxy M31 is a noticeably older and heavier phone than the Asus Zenfone 9, but Samsung managed to build it a bit thinner anyway. Both of these devices include Android OS (operating system), but Galaxy M31 has older 11 version and Asus Zenfone 9 has Android 12.
Galaxy M31 has a little more vivid display than Asus Zenfone 9, because although it has a just a bit worse display pixel density and a quite lower 1080 x 2340 resolution, it also counts with a little bit bigger display. The Samsung Galaxy M31 features a quite bigger memory to install applications and games than Asus Zenfone 9, because although it has less internal storage, it also counts with an external SD slot that allows up to 512 GB.
The Samsung Galaxy M31 has a very superior performance than Asus Zenfone 9, although it has a lower amount of RAM memory, they both have 8 processing cores. The Galaxy M31 has a much better battery performance than Asus Zenfone 9, because it has a 6000mAh battery capacity instead of 4300mAh. Asus Zenfone 9 counts with a little bit better camera than Galaxy M31, because although it has a smaller camera aperture which is worse for shooting photos and videos in low light environments and a lot lower 50 mega-pixels resolution back facing camera, it also counts with a lot higher video definition and a larger back-facing camera sensor capturing more light and vivid colors.
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