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| Global Score | |
| 72 | 86.5 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | |
| Android 11 | Android 11, 10 |
| 2021-04-28 | 2020-03-05 |
| 6.40 x 2.94 x 0.33 inches | 6.27 x 2.96 x 0.35 inches |
| 6.53 ounces | 6.74 ounces |
| Supersonic Black and Supersonic blue | Black, Blue and Red |
| -- | Plastic and Plastic |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.5 inches | 6.4 inches |
| 2400 x 1080 pixels | 2340 x 1080 pixels |
| IPS LCD | Super AMOLED |
| 405 pixels per inch | 403 pixels per inch |
| 600 cd/m2 brightness | 420 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.6 | 8.4 |
| Performance | |
| MediaTek Dimensity 700 MT6833V chipset | Exynos 9611 chipset |
| Cortex-A76, 64-bit, 7 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 |
| Mali-G57 GPU | Mali-G72 MP3 GPU |
| 9.18 | 9.36 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 1 TB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot |
| 15.42 | 11.74 |
| Camera | |
| 48.00 MP + 16.00 MP | 64.00 MP + 32.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 26.00mm focal length | 26.00mm focal length |
| -- | 0.59 inches (1/1.7") sensor |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) 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 |
| 10.56 | 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, Dual SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 10.6 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 5000mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 6000mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 6.8 | 7.52 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.1 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| -- | 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 has a general score of 86.5, which is a lot better than realme 8 5G's score of 72. Both of these devices work with the same Android 11 OS (Operating System), so you shouldn't notice any difference in that aspect. Even being the best cellphone we compare here, the Samsung Galaxy M31 is an older, a little thicker and just a little bit heavier cellphone than realme 8 5G.
The realme 8 5G features a bit sharper screen than Samsung Galaxy M31, because it has a little bit greater pixels amount in each inch of display, a quite larger screen, a quite better 1080 x 2400px resolution and a brighter screen. The Galaxy M31 has a bit more powerful processor than realme 8 5G, and although they both have 8 cores, the Galaxy M31 also has a larger amount of RAM memory.
The Samsung Galaxy M31 shoots much better videos and photos than realme 8 5G, and although they both have a same size camera aperture, the Samsung Galaxy M31 also has a back-facing camera with much more mega pixels and a way higher video quality. Realme 8 5G has a much greater memory for applications, games, photos and videos than Galaxy M31, because it has 64 GB more internal storage capacity and an external memory slot that admits up to 1 TB.
The Samsung Galaxy M31 features greater battery life than realme 8 5G, because it has a 20% more battery size.
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