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| Global Score | |
| 73.7 | 88 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | |
| -- | Android 11, 10 |
| 2015-10-20 | 2020-08-06 |
| 5.79 x 2.86 x 0.31 inches | 6.27 x 2.93 x 0.37 inches |
| 4.80 ounces | 7.16 ounces |
| Black, Blue and White | Mirage black and Mirage blue |
| Plastic | -- |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 429.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.2 inches | 6.5 inches |
| 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) | 2400 x 1080 pixels |
| IPS LCD | Super AMOLED |
| 424 pixels per inch | 405 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.1 | 8.1 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 808 MSM8992 chipset | Samsung Exynos 9611 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A57 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit (Hexa-Core 1800 MHz) processor | Arm Cortex-A73 and Arm Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2300 MHz) processor |
| 2 GB RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Adreno 418 GPU | Mali-G72 MP3 GPU |
| 8.73 | 9.36 |
| Storage | |
| 32 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot |
| 5.8 | 14.14 |
| Camera | |
| 12.30 MP + 5.00 MP | 64.00 MP + 32.00 MP |
| f/2.00 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| -- | 26.00mm focal length |
| 0.43 inches (1/2.3") sensor | 0.59 inches (1/1.7") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 1920 x 1080 (120 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video | 1280 x 720 (480 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 9.79 | 12.1 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA and HSUPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 6.3 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 2700mAh Li - Ion Battery | 6000mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 4.64 | 7.52 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| -- | FM Radio |
Comparison review
Galaxy M31s is much better than Google Nexus 5X, with an 88 score against 73.7. Galaxy M31s's construction is newer than Google Nexus 5X's, although it's thicker and much heavier. Galaxy M31s and Google Nexus 5X count with similar screens, because although the Galaxy M31s has a just a bit worse pixel density, it also counts with a bigger display and a little higher resolution of 1080 x 2400 pixels.
The Galaxy M31s counts with a much bigger storage to store more games and applications than Google Nexus 5X, because it has more internal memory capacity and a slot for an SD memory card that supports a maximum of 512 GB. Galaxy M31s features a bit superior CPU than Google Nexus 5X, because it has more RAM and more processing cores.
Galaxy M31s has a lot better camera than Google Nexus 5X, and although they both have the same 30 frames per second video frame rates and the same video definition, the Galaxy M31s also has a way bigger camera sensor which gives a way better image and video quality, a bigger aperture to capture better photography in low light environments and a back-facing camera with a lot better resolution.
Galaxy M31s has a much better battery lifetime than Google Nexus 5X, because it has 6000mAh of battery capacity.
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