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| Global Score | |
| 81.3 | 88 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Samsung |
| Android 10 | Android 11, 10 |
| 2020-04-27 | 2020-08-06 |
| 6.27 x 2.88 x 0.34 inches | 6.27 x 2.93 x 0.37 inches |
| 6.53 ounces | 7.16 ounces |
| Prism Crush black, Prism Crush blue, Prism Crush red and Prism Crush white | Mirage black and Mirage blue |
| Plastic | -- |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.4 inches | 6.5 inches |
| 2400 x 1080 pixels | 2400 x 1080 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | Super AMOLED |
| 411 pixels per inch | 405 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.1 | 8.1 |
| Performance | |
| MediaTek Helio P65 MT6768 chipset | Samsung Exynos 9611 chipset |
| Arm Cortex-A75 and Arm Cortex-A55, 64-bit, 12 nm (Octa-Core 2000 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-G52 MC2 GPU | Mali-G72 MP3 GPU |
| 9.09 | 9.36 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot |
| 11.74 | 14.14 |
| Camera | |
| 48.00 MP + 20.00 MP | 64.00 MP + 32.00 MP |
| f/2.00 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 26.00mm focal length | 26.00mm focal length |
| 0.5 inches (1/2") sensor | 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 (480 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 10.89 | 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, Dual SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 6.7 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 5000mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 6000mAh 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, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| -- | FM Radio |
Comparison review
Galaxy M31s is slightly better than Samsung Galaxy A31, having a overall score of 88 against 81.3. Both of these phones use Android OS, but the Galaxy M31s has 11 version while Samsung Galaxy A31 has Android 10 version, providing the user some additional features and some performance improvements. The Galaxy M31s is a better phone than Samsung Galaxy A31, we must tell that it's also a little thicker and just a little bit heavier.
The Samsung Galaxy M31s counts with a little better hardware performance than Galaxy A31, and although they both have the same number of cores, the Samsung Galaxy M31s also has a larger amount of RAM. Galaxy M31s features a display that is just as good as the Galaxy A31 one, because although the Galaxy M31s has a just a bit less pixels per display inch, and they both have the same 1080 x 2400 resolution, it also counts with a little bit larger display.
The Samsung Galaxy M31s features a much greater storage capacity to install applications and games or saving photos and videos than Galaxy A31, and although they both have an external SD slot that holds a maximum of 512 GB, the Samsung Galaxy M31s also has 128 GB internal storage capacity. Galaxy M31s counts with a much better camera than Galaxy A31, because it has a way higher (4K) video quality, a bigger aperture, a camera with a way higher 64 megapixels resolution and a larger back-facing camera sensor taking more light and vivid colors.
Galaxy M31s counts with longer battery performance than Samsung Galaxy A31, because it has a 6000mAh battery capacity instead of 5000mAh.
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