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| Global Score | |
| 75.5 | 88 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | |
| Android 13 | Android 11, 10 |
| 2023-09-15 | 2020-08-06 |
| 6.36 x 2.98 x 0.38 inches | 6.27 x 2.93 x 0.37 inches |
| 7.48 ounces | 7.16 ounces |
| Matte Black, Sky Blue and Transparent Edition | Mirage black and Mirage blue |
| Aluminum and Plastic | -- |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.5 inches | 6.5 inches |
| 2700 x 1224 pixels | 2400 x 1080 pixels |
| OLED | Super AMOLED |
| 456 pixels per inch | 405 pixels per inch |
| 800 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 9 | 8.1 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm QCM6490 (6 nm) chipset | Samsung 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 | 128 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot |
| 13.3 | 14.14 |
| 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 |
| -- | 1280 x 720 (480 fps) (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 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 M31s is better than Fairphone 5, getting an 88 score against 75.5. Despite of the fact that the Samsung Galaxy M31s is older than the Fairphone 5, it's construction is just a little bit thinner and just a little lighter. These devices have Android OS (Operating System), but Samsung Galaxy M31s has an older 11 version and Fairphone 5 has Android 13.
Fairphone 5 counts with a little better performance than Galaxy M31s, and although they both have 8 processing cores, the Fairphone 5 also has a higher amount of RAM memory. Fairphone 5 has a better looking display than Galaxy M31s, and although they both have a same size display, the Fairphone 5 also has a slightly better resolution of 1224 x 2700 pixels and a just a little more pixels per inch in the display.
Galaxy M31s features just a bit bigger storage for applications, games, photos and videos than Fairphone 5, because although it has less internal memory, it also counts with a slot for external memory cards that supports a maximum of 512 GB. Samsung Galaxy M31s captures much better photographs and videos than Fairphone 5, because although it has a tinier sensor capturing worse quality videos and photographs, it also counts with a lot better resolution camera and a bigger aperture.
The Galaxy M31s features a superior battery lifetime than Fairphone 5, because it has 6000mAh of battery capacity against 4200mAh.
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