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| Global Score | |
| 80.3 | 88 |
| Basic Information | |
| Nokia | Samsung |
| Android 10 | Android 11, 10 |
| 2020-11-12 | 2020-08-06 |
| 6.77 x 3.09 x 0.35 inches | 6.27 x 2.93 x 0.37 inches |
| 7.97 ounces | 7.16 ounces |
| Meteor grey | Mirage black and Mirage blue |
| Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass) and Plastic | -- |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 700.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.8 inches | 6.5 inches |
| 2400 x 1080 pixels | 2400 x 1080 pixels |
| LCD | Super AMOLED |
| 387 pixels per inch | 405 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8 | 8.1 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 765G SM7225 chipset | Samsung Exynos 9611 chipset |
| Kryo 570, 64-bit, 8 nm (Octa-Core 2200 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 619 GPU | Mali-G72 MP3 GPU |
| 9.27 | 9.36 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 1000 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot |
| 12.98 | 14.14 |
| Camera | |
| 64.00 MP + 24.00 MP | 64.00 MP + 32.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| -- | 26.00mm focal length |
| 0.59 inches (1/1.7") sensor | 0.59 inches (1/1.7") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 1280 x 720 (960 fps) (HD) slow motion video | 1280 x 720 (480 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 12.43 | 12.1 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| 5G, 5G, 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 |
| 10.7 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4500mAh Battery | 6000mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 6.32 | 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 | FM Radio |
Comparison review
The Samsung Galaxy M31s is just a bit better than the Nokia 8 V 5G UW, getting a global score of 88 against 80.3. Even though Samsung Galaxy M31s and the Nokia 8 V 5G UW were released only 3 months apart, Samsung Galaxy M31s's construction is lighter but also just a bit thicker. These devices include Android operating system, but Samsung Galaxy M31s has a newer 11 version and Nokia 8 V 5G UW has Android 10 version, counting with a lot of extra features.
Galaxy M31s counts with a bit better CPU than Nokia 8 V 5G UW. Both have the same RAM amount and a Octa-Core CPU. The Galaxy M31s counts with just a bit better screen than Nokia 8 V 5G UW, because although it has a bit smaller screen, and they both have an equal 1080 x 2400 resolution, the Galaxy M31s also counts with a quite greater pixels count in each inch in the screen.
Nokia 8 V 5G UW has a little bit better camera than Samsung Galaxy M31s, and although they both have the same diafragm aperture, a 64 megapixels resolution camera, the same video quality and a same size camera sensor, the Nokia 8 V 5G UW also has faster 60 fps video frame rate. Galaxy M31s features slightly more memory capacity to store more games and applications than Nokia 8 V 5G UW, because although it has a slot for an SD memory card that admits 488 GB smaller, it also counts with 128 GB internal storage capacity.
The Samsung Galaxy M31s features greater battery duration than Nokia 8 V 5G UW, because it has a 33% larger battery capacity.
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