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| Global Score | |
| 75 | 86.5 |
| Basic Information | |
| Microsoft | Samsung |
| Windows 10 Mobile | Android 11, 10 |
| 2015-10-06 | 2020-03-05 |
| 5.98 x 3.09 x 0.32 inches | 6.27 x 2.96 x 0.35 inches |
| 5.82 ounces | 6.74 ounces |
| Black and White | Black, Blue and Red |
| Plastic | Plastic and Plastic |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 325.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.7 inches | 6.4 inches |
| 1440 x 2560 pixels (Quad HD / 2K) | 2340 x 1080 pixels |
| AMOLED | Super AMOLED |
| 515 pixels per inch | 403 pixels per inch |
| -- | 420 cd/m2 brightness |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 9.4 | 8.4 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 810 MSM8994 chipset | Exynos 9611 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A57 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit (Single-Core 2000 MHz) processor | Arm Cortex-A73 and Arm Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2300 MHz) processor |
| 3 GB (1600 MHz) RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Adreno 430 GPU | Mali-G72 MP3 GPU |
| 8.37 | 9.36 |
| Storage | |
| 32 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC (up to 200 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot |
| 8.56 | 11.74 |
| Camera | |
| 20.00 MP + 5.00 MP | 64.00 MP + 32.00 MP |
| f/1.90 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 26.00mm focal length | 26.00mm focal length |
| 0.42 inches (1/2.4") 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 (120 fps) (HD) slow motion video | 1920 x 1080 (240 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video |
| 10.34 | 12.1 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA, HSUPA, EDGE, GPRS and GSM | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 7.1 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3340mAh Battery | 6000mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | -- |
| 288 hours standby time 25 hours talk time | -- |
| 5.28 | 7.52 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.1 | 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 | FM Radio |
Comparison review
The Galaxy M31 has a global score of 86.5, which is better than the Lumia 950 XL's 75 global score. Although the Galaxy M31 is newer than the Lumia 950 XL, it's somewhat heavier and a bit thicker. The Galaxy M31 counts with Android 11 operating system, while Lumia 950 XL has Windows 10 Mobile operating system.
Lumia 950 XL features a much better looking display than Galaxy M31, because although it has a quite smaller screen, it also counts with a higher pixels amount per inch in the display and a better 2560 x 1440 resolution. Samsung Galaxy M31 counts with a way bigger storage capacity to install applications and games than Lumia 950 XL, because it has more internal storage and an external SD slot that supports a maximum of 512 GB.
Galaxy M31 features a greater performance than Microsoft Lumia 950 XL, because it has more cpu cores and a greater amount of RAM memory. Galaxy M31 has a very superior battery life than Lumia 950 XL, because it has 6000mAh of battery capacity against 3340mAh. The Galaxy M31 shoots much clearer videos and photos than Microsoft Lumia 950 XL, and although they both have the same video frame rates and the same video resolution, the Galaxy M31 also has a way bigger camera sensor providing a way higher image quality, a larger aperture to capture better photography and video in poorly lited situations and a camera with lot more megapixels.
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