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| Global Score | |
| 75.5 | 86.5 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | |
| Android 13 | Android 11, 10 |
| 2023-09-15 | 2020-03-05 |
| 6.36 x 2.98 x 0.38 inches | 6.27 x 2.96 x 0.35 inches |
| 7.48 ounces | 6.74 ounces |
| Matte Black, Sky Blue and Transparent Edition | Black, Blue and Red |
| Aluminum and Plastic | Plastic and Plastic |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.5 inches | 6.4 inches |
| 2700 x 1224 pixels | 2340 x 1080 pixels |
| OLED | Super AMOLED |
| 456 pixels per inch | 403 pixels per inch |
| 800 cd/m2 brightness | 420 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 9 | 8.4 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm QCM6490 (6 nm) chipset | Exynos 9611 chipset |
| Octa-Core 2700 MHz processor | Arm Cortex-A73 and Arm Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2300 MHz) processor |
| 8 GB RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Adreno 643 GPU | Mali-G72 MP3 GPU |
| 9.63 | 9.36 |
| Storage | |
| 256 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot |
| 13.3 | 11.74 |
| Camera | |
| 50.00 MP | 64.00 MP + 32.00 MP |
| f/1.90 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| -- | 26.00mm focal length |
| 0.67 inches (1/1.49") sensor | 0.59 inches (1/1.7") sensor |
| -- | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| -- | 1920 x 1080 (240 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video |
| 9.46 | 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 | |
| 4200mAh Li - Ion Battery | 6000mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 6.08 | 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 |
Comparison review
Samsung Galaxy M31 is much better than the Fairphone 5, with a overall score of 86.5 against 75.5. These devices have Android operating system, but Samsung Galaxy M31 has older 11 version while Fairphone 5 has Android 13 version. Samsung Galaxy M31's construction is just a little bit lighter and just a little thinner than the Fairphone 5, even though it was released 4 years before.
Fairphone 5 features just a little better hardware performance than Samsung Galaxy M31, and although they both have the same number of cores, the Fairphone 5 also has 2 GB more RAM. Fairphone 5 counts with a slightly better display than Samsung Galaxy M31, because it has a little bit better pixels density, a slightly higher resolution of 1224 x 2700, a quite bigger display and a way brighter display.
Fairphone 5 counts with a greater storage capacity to install applications and games or saving photos and videos than Galaxy M31, because although it has no external SD slot, it also counts with more internal memory capacity. Samsung Galaxy M31 has a much better battery performance than Fairphone 5, because it has 6000mAh of battery capacity instead of 4200mAh.
The Samsung Galaxy M31 has a lot better camera than Fairphone 5, because although it has a smaller back-facing camera sensor capturing lower quality pictures and videos, it also counts with a much more mega-pixels back-facing camera and a larger aperture to capture better images and videos in low light situations.
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