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| Global Score | |
| 82.9 | 88 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | |
| -- | Android 11, 10 |
| 2019-10-24 | 2020-08-06 |
| 6.31 x 2.96 x 0.32 inches | 6.27 x 2.93 x 0.37 inches |
| 6.81 ounces | 7.16 ounces |
| Clearly white, Just black and Oh so orange | Mirage black and Mirage blue |
| Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5) | -- |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 487.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.3 inches | 6.5 inches |
| 3040 x 1440 pixels | 2400 x 1080 pixels |
| OLED | Super AMOLED |
| 534 pixels per inch | 405 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.8 | 8.1 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 855 SM8150 chipset | Samsung Exynos 9611 chipset |
| Kryo 485, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2840 MHz) processor | Arm Cortex-A73 and Arm Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2300 MHz) processor |
| 6 GB RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Adreno 640 GPU | Mali-G72 MP3 GPU |
| 9.63 | 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/1.70 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 | |
| 3700mAh Battery | 6000mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | -- |
| 5.68 | 7.52 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| -- | 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 has a score of 88, which is slightly better than Google Pixel 4 XL's 82.9 general score. Although Galaxy M31s is newer than the Google Pixel 4 XL, it is a bit heavier and somewhat thicker. The Google Pixel 4 XL counts with a bit more vivid display than Samsung Galaxy M31s, because although it has a quite smaller screen, it also counts with a better pixels quantity in each inch in the display and a better resolution of 1440 x 3040px.
The Google Pixel 4 XL counts with a bit better processor than Galaxy M31s. Both have 8 cpu cores and a 6 GB RAM. Galaxy M31s takes greater videos and photos than Google Pixel 4 XL, because although it has a tinier diafragm aperture which is worse for low light photography and video, and they both have the same video frame rate and the same (4K) video resolution, the Galaxy M31s also counts with a lot larger sensor providing a way better image quality and a lot higher resolution back-facing camera.
The Samsung Galaxy M31s has a very superior memory to install applications and games or saving photos and videos than Google Pixel 4 XL, because it has 64 GB more internal memory capacity and an external memory slot that supports up to 512 GB. Samsung Galaxy M31s counts with a way better battery life than Google Pixel 4 XL, because it has a 6000mAh battery size instead of 3700mAh.
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