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| Global Score | |
| 80 | 88 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | |
| -- | Android 11, 10 |
| 2018-10-18 | 2020-08-06 |
| 5.73 x 2.69 x 0.31 inches | 6.27 x 2.93 x 0.37 inches |
| 5.22 ounces | 7.16 ounces |
| Black, Pink and White | Mirage black and Mirage blue |
| Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5) | -- |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 157.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.5 inches | 6.5 inches |
| 2160 x 1080 pixels | 2400 x 1080 pixels |
| P-OLED | Super AMOLED |
| 439 pixels per inch | 405 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.3 | 8.1 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 845 SDM845 chipset | Samsung Exynos 9611 chipset |
| Kryo 385, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2500 MHz) processor | Arm Cortex-A73 and Arm Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2300 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Adreno 630 GPU | Mali-G72 MP3 GPU |
| 9.36 | 9.36 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot |
| 7.7 | 14.14 |
| Camera | |
| 12.20 MP + 8.00 MP | 64.00 MP + 32.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 28.00mm focal length | 26.00mm focal length |
| 0.39 inches (1/2.55") sensor | 0.59 inches (1/1.7") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 1280 x 720 (240 fps) (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+ (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 | |
| 2915mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 6000mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | -- |
| 4.88 | 7.52 |
| 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 |
| -- | FM Radio |
Comparison review
Samsung Galaxy M31s is slightly better than Google Pixel 3, getting a global score of 88 against 80. Samsung Galaxy M31s is a newer phone than the Google Pixel 3, although it's noticeably heavier and thicker. Google Pixel 3 has a little bit better looking display than Galaxy M31s, because although it has a bit worse resolution of 1080 x 2160 and a little bit smaller screen, it also counts with a quite better pixels quantity per inch in the display.
The Samsung Galaxy M31s's processor is very similar to Google Pixel 3's processor, and although the Samsung Galaxy M31s has more RAM, they both have 8 processing cores. The Samsung Galaxy M31s counts with a much better memory for applications and games than Google Pixel 3, because it has a SD card slot that admits a maximum of 512 GB and more internal storage capacity.
Galaxy M31s takes greater photographs and videos than Google Pixel 3, and although they both have the same 3840x2160 video quality, the same video frame rate and the same aperture, the Galaxy M31s also has a camera in the back with lot more mega-pixels and a lot bigger sensor shooting way higher quality photographs and videos.
Galaxy M31s features a much better battery duration than Google Pixel 3, because it has a 106% bigger battery capacity.
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