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| Global Score | |
| 80.3 | 86.5 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Samsung |
| Android 10 | Android 11, 10 |
| 2020-12-21 | 2020-03-05 |
| 6.46 x 2.98 x 0.35 inches | 6.27 x 2.96 x 0.35 inches |
| 7.23 ounces | 6.74 ounces |
| Black, Blue, Red and White | Black, Blue and Red |
| Plastic and Plastic | Plastic and Plastic |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.5 inches | 6.4 inches |
| 1600 x 720 pixels | 2340 x 1080 pixels |
| LCD | Super AMOLED |
| 270 pixels per inch | 403 pixels per inch |
| -- | 420 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 7.3 | 8.4 |
| Performance | |
| Mediatek Helio P35 MT6765 chipset | Exynos 9611 chipset |
| Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 12 nm (Octa-Core 2350 MHz) processor | Arm Cortex-A73 and Arm Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2300 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| PowerVR GE8320 GPU | Mali-G72 MP3 GPU |
| 9.27 | 9.36 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 1 TB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot |
| 13.02 | 11.74 |
| Camera | |
| 48.00 MP + 8.00 MP | 64.00 MP + 32.00 MP |
| f/2.00 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 |
| -- | 1920 x 1080 (240 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video |
| 10.23 | 12.1 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 6.6 | 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 5.0 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| -- | FM Radio |
Comparison review
The Samsung Galaxy M31 has a general score of 86.5, which is a little bit better than the Galaxy A12's overall score of 80.3. Both of these devices include Android OS (operating system), but Samsung Galaxy M31 has a more recent 11 version and Galaxy A12 has Android 10 version. The Samsung Galaxy M31 is a a bit lighter cellphone than the Galaxy A12, but both have the same thickness.
The Samsung Galaxy M31 features a brighter screen than Galaxy A12, because although it has a little smaller screen, it also counts with a lot better 1080 x 2340 pixels resolution and more pixels per inch in the screen. Galaxy A12 counts with a greater memory capacity for applications, games, photos and videos than Galaxy M31, and although they both have equal 64 GB internal memory, the Galaxy A12 also has a SD memory card expansion slot that admits up to 1 TB.
The Galaxy M31 has a bit faster processor than Galaxy A12, and although they both have the same number of cores, the Galaxy M31 also has 2 GB more RAM memory. Galaxy M31 features better battery life than Samsung Galaxy A12, because it has a 20 percent greater battery size. The Samsung Galaxy M31 counts with a superior camera than Galaxy A12, because it has a lot better (4K) video definition, a bigger camera aperture to capture better photography and video in poorly lited situations and a back-facing camera with way more mega-pixels.
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