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| Global Score | |
| 72.1 | 88 |
| Basic Information | |
| Nokia | Samsung |
| Android 10, 9.0 Pie | Android 11, 10 |
| 2018-12-21 | 2020-08-06 |
| 6.09 x 2.98 x 0.31 inches | 6.27 x 2.93 x 0.37 inches |
| 6.35 ounces | 7.16 ounces |
| Blue, Brown and Silver | Mirage black and Mirage blue |
| Glass and Plastic | -- |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.2 inches | 6.5 inches |
| 2280 x 1080 pixels | 2400 x 1080 pixels |
| IPS LCD | Super AMOLED |
| 407 pixels per inch | 405 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.1 | 8.1 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 710 SDM710 chipset | Samsung Exynos 9611 chipset |
| Kryo 360, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2200 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 616 GPU | Mali-G72 MP3 GPU |
| 9.18 | 9.36 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 400 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot |
| 11.34 | 14.14 |
| Camera | |
| 12.00 MP + 20.00 MP | 64.00 MP + 32.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| -- | 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 (480 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 9.68 | 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 | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 6.7 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3500mAh Li - Ion Battery | 6000mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 5.44 | 7.52 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | 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
The Galaxy M31s is much better than the Nokia 8.1, with an 88 score against 72.1. These phones have Android operating system, but Galaxy M31s has a newer 11 version while Nokia 8.1 has Android 10, providing lots of additional features and performance tweaks. Galaxy M31s is a newer cellphone than the Nokia 8.1, but it's somewhat thicker and somewhat heavier.
The Galaxy M31s features a little better processing power than Nokia 8.1, and although they both have 8 processing cores, the Galaxy M31s also has more RAM memory. Nokia 8.1 and Galaxy M31s both feature quite similar displays, because although the Galaxy M31s has a quite lower pixel count per inch of display, it also counts with a bit larger screen and a little bit higher 1080 x 2400 resolution.
Samsung Galaxy M31s captures greater photographs and videos than Nokia 8.1, and although they both have a F1.8 aperture, the same video frame rates and the same 3840x2160 (4K) video resolution, the Samsung Galaxy M31s also has a much bigger back-facing camera sensor providing a way better image quality and a camera in the back with lot more MP.
Galaxy M31s features a much better storage capacity for applications and games than Nokia 8.1, because it has a SD memory slot that allows a maximum of 512 GB and 128 GB internal storage. Samsung Galaxy M31s has a really longer battery performance than Nokia 8.1, because it has a 71% bigger battery size.
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