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| Global Score | |
| 80.7 | 81.3 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | |
| -- | Android 10 |
| 2018-10-18 | 2020-04-27 |
| 6.22 x 3.02 x 0.31 inches | 6.27 x 2.88 x 0.34 inches |
| 6.49 ounces | 6.53 ounces |
| Black, Pink and White | Prism Crush black, Prism Crush blue, Prism Crush red and Prism Crush white |
| Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5) | Plastic |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 194.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.3 inches | 6.4 inches |
| 2960 x 1440 pixels | 2400 x 1080 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | Super AMOLED |
| 522 pixels per inch | 411 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.7 | 8.1 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 845 SDM845 chipset | MediaTek Helio P65 MT6768 chipset |
| Kryo 385, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2500 MHz) processor | Arm Cortex-A75 and Arm Cortex-A55, 64-bit, 12 nm (Octa-Core 2000 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Adreno 630 GPU | Mali-G52 MC2 GPU |
| 9.36 | 9.09 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot |
| 7.7 | 11.74 |
| Camera | |
| 12.20 MP + 8.00 MP | 48.00 MP + 20.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/2.00 aperture |
| 28.00mm focal length | 26.00mm focal length |
| 0.39 inches (1/2.55") sensor | 0.5 inches (1/2") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 1280 x 720 (240 fps) (HD) slow motion video | -- |
| 9.79 | 10.89 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| 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 |
| 6.7 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3430mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 5000mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | -- |
| 5.44 | 6.8 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | 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 |
Comparison review
The Samsung Galaxy A31 has a general score of 81.3, which is just a bit better than the Google Pixel 3 XL's overall score of 80.7. The Samsung Galaxy A31 body is newer than the Google Pixel 3 XL's, but it's just a bit heavier and a little bit thicker. The Google Pixel 3 XL has a little more vivid display than Galaxy A31, because although it has a little bit smaller display, it also counts with a higher 1440 x 2960px resolution and a better pixel density.
Galaxy A31 counts with a way bigger memory capacity to store more apps and games than Google Pixel 3 XL, and although they both have the same 64 GB internal memory capacity, the Galaxy A31 also has a slot for an external memory card that supports a maximum of 512 GB. Google Pixel 3 XL has a bit better CPU than Galaxy A31. Both of them have a 4 GB RAM and 8 processing cores.
The Galaxy A31 takes much better pictures and videos than Google Pixel 3 XL, because although it has a smaller aperture which is not nice for low-light images and video, and they both have the same video frame rate and the same video quality, the Galaxy A31 also counts with a much larger camera sensor shooting lot better quality pictures and a way better resolution camera in the back.
Galaxy A31 features a way better battery duration than Google Pixel 3 XL, because it has 5000mAh of battery capacity.
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