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| Global Score | |
| 74.1 | 88 |
| Basic Information | |
| Microsoft | Samsung |
| Windows 10 Mobile | Android 11, 10 |
| 2015-10-06 | 2020-08-06 |
| 5.71 x 2.88 x 0.32 inches | 6.27 x 2.93 x 0.37 inches |
| 5.29 ounces | 7.16 ounces |
| Black and White | Mirage black and Mirage blue |
| Plastic | -- |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 309.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.2 inches | 6.5 inches |
| 1440 x 2560 pixels (Quad HD / 2K) | 2400 x 1080 pixels |
| AMOLED | Super AMOLED |
| 565 pixels per inch | 405 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 9.6 | 8.1 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 808 MSM8992 chipset | Samsung Exynos 9611 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A57 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit (Single-Core 1800 MHz) processor | Arm Cortex-A73 and Arm Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2300 MHz) processor |
| 3 GB (933 MHz) RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Adreno 418 GPU | Mali-G72 MP3 GPU |
| 8.19 | 9.36 |
| Storage | |
| 32 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC (up to 200 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot |
| 8.56 | 14.14 |
| 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 (480 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 10.23 | 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 | |
| 3000mAh Battery | 6000mAh Battery |
| Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | -- |
| 288 hours standby time 23 hours talk time | -- |
| 4.96 | 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 |
Comparison review
Samsung Galaxy M31s has a score of 88, which is better than Microsoft Lumia 950's 74.1 general score. Samsung Galaxy M31s is a newer phone than Microsoft Lumia 950, although it is thicker and much heavier. Samsung Galaxy M31s comes with Android 11 operating system, while Microsoft Lumia 950 works with Windows 10 Mobile operating system.
The Microsoft Lumia 950 counts with a better looking display than Galaxy M31s, because although it has a lot smaller screen, it also counts with a better resolution of 2560 x 1440px and a higher screen pixel density. The Samsung Galaxy M31s has a better CPU than Lumia 950, because it has a greater number of cores and 3 GB more RAM memory.
The Samsung Galaxy M31s takes much better pictures and videos than Lumia 950, and although they both have the same 30 frames per second video frame rates and the same 3840x2160 video resolution, the Samsung Galaxy M31s also has a much larger sensor which gives a lot better photo and video quality, a lot better 64 mega pixels resolution back-facing camera and a bigger aperture.
The Samsung Galaxy M31s has a way bigger memory capacity to install applications and games or saving photos and videos than Lumia 950, because it has a slot for SD memory cards that supports a maximum of 512 GB and more internal storage. Galaxy M31s has a superior battery life than Lumia 950, because it has a 6000mAh battery capacity.
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