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| Global Score | |
| 72.1 | 86.5 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | |
| Android 13 | Android 11, 10 |
| -- | 2020-03-05 |
| 6.00 x 2.87 x 0.35 inches | 6.27 x 2.96 x 0.35 inches |
| -- | 6.74 ounces |
| -- | Black, Blue and Red |
| -- | Plastic and Plastic |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.1 inches | 6.4 inches |
| 2400 x 1080 pixels | 2340 x 1080 pixels |
| OLED | Super AMOLED |
| 431 pixels per inch | 403 pixels per inch |
| -- | 420 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 7.7 | 8.4 |
| Performance | |
| Google Tensor G2 (5 nm) chipset | Exynos 9611 chipset |
| processor | Arm Cortex-A73 and Arm Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2300 MHz) processor |
| 6 GB RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Mali-G710 MP7 GPU | Mali-G72 MP3 GPU |
| 6.12 | 9.36 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot |
| 10.1 | 11.74 |
| Camera | |
| 64.00 MP + 13.00 MP | 64.00 MP + 32.00 MP |
| -- | f/1.80 aperture |
| -- | 26.00mm focal length |
| -- | 0.59 inches (1/1.7") sensor |
| -- | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| -- | 1920 x 1080 (240 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video |
| 8.69 | 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 | |
| -- | 6000mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | -- |
| 1.36 | 7.52 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth | 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 M31 is much better than Google Pixel 7a, with a global score of 86.5 against 72.1. These phones include Android OS, but Samsung Galaxy M31 has the older 11 version and Google Pixel 7a has Android 13. The Samsung Galaxy M31 body has the same thickness than the Google Pixel 7a, but it is much heavier.
Galaxy M31 features a much greater hardware performance than Google Pixel 7a. Both of them have a 6 GB RAM and 8 cpu cores. Samsung Galaxy M31 counts with a little sharper screen than Google Pixel 7a, because although it has a just a bit worse quantity of pixels per inch in the screen and a little bit worse resolution of 1080 x 2340, it also counts with a little bigger screen.
Galaxy M31 captures much clearer videos and photos than Google Pixel 7a. They have a 64 mega-pixels resolution back facing camera. Samsung Galaxy M31 features a better memory to install games and applications than Google Pixel 7a, because although it has 0 less internal storage capacity, it also counts with a slot for an external memory card that allows up to 512 GB.
The Galaxy M31 has a very superior battery duration than Google Pixel 7a.
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