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| Global Score | |
| 81.3 | 80.4 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Samsung |
| Android 10 | -- |
| 2020-04-27 | 2017-07-07 |
| 6.27 x 2.88 x 0.34 inches | 6.04 x 2.91 x 0.31 inches |
| 6.53 ounces | 5.89 ounces |
| Prism Crush black, Prism Crush blue, Prism Crush red and Prism Crush white | Black, Blue, Gold and Silver |
| Plastic | -- |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| -- | $ 611.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.4 inches | 5.7 inches |
| 2400 x 1080 pixels | 2560 x 1440 pixels (Quad HD / 2K) |
| Super AMOLED | Super AMOLED |
| 411 pixels per inch | 515 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.1 | 8.6 |
| Performance | |
| MediaTek Helio P65 MT6768 chipset | Samsung Exynos 8 Octa 8890 chipset |
| Arm Cortex-A75 and Arm Cortex-A55, 64-bit, 12 nm (Octa-Core 2000 MHz) processor | Exynos M1and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 2300 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Mali-G52 MC2 GPU | Mali-T880 MP12 GPU |
| 9.09 | 9.27 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot |
| 11.74 | 10.78 |
| Camera | |
| 48.00 MP + 20.00 MP | 12.00 MP + 5.00 MP |
| f/2.00 aperture | f/1.70 aperture |
| 26.00mm focal length | 26.00mm focal length |
| 0.5 inches (1/2") sensor | 0.4 inches (1/2.5") sensor |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 10.89 | 9.57 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G) and HSPA |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM |
| 6.7 | 6.1 |
| Battery Life | |
| 5000mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 3200mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | Wireless Charging |
| 6.8 | 5.2 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 4.2 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
The Galaxy A31 has an overall score of 81.3, which is slightly better than Galaxy Note Fan Edition's global score of 80.4. The Galaxy A31 construction is a lot newer, but a little heavier and just a little thicker than Galaxy Note Fan Edition. Galaxy Note Fan Edition has a bit more powerful processor than Samsung Galaxy A31. Both have a Octa-Core CPU and 4 GB of RAM memory.
The Galaxy Note Fan Edition has just a bit better screen than Galaxy A31, because although it has a quite smaller display, it also counts with more pixels per screen inch and a higher resolution of 1440 x 2560. Samsung Galaxy A31 features a slightly bigger storage capacity for games and applications than Galaxy Note Fan Edition, and although they both have exactly the same internal memory capacity, the Samsung Galaxy A31 also has a SD card slot that supports up to 512 GB.
Galaxy A31 features a really longer battery life than Samsung Galaxy Note Fan Edition, because it has 5000mAh of battery capacity. Galaxy A31 has a superior camera than Samsung Galaxy Note Fan Edition, because although it has a smaller camera aperture which is not good for low light photos, and they both have the same video frame rates and the same (Full HD) video resolution, the Galaxy A31 also counts with a camera with way more mega-pixels and a bigger back camera sensor taking better quality photos.
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