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| Global Score | |
| 81.3 | 83.7 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Sony |
| Android 10 | Android 11 |
| 2020-04-27 | 2021-06-11 |
| 6.27 x 2.88 x 0.34 inches | 6.08 x 2.69 x 0.33 inches |
| 6.53 ounces | 5.96 ounces |
| Prism Crush black, Prism Crush blue, Prism Crush red and Prism Crush white | Black, Blue and White |
| Plastic | Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 6) and Plastic |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.4 inches | 6 inches |
| 2400 x 1080 pixels | 2520 x 1080 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | OLED |
| 411 pixels per inch | 457 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.1 | 8.3 |
| Performance | |
| MediaTek Helio P65 MT6768 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 690 SM6350 chipset |
| Arm Cortex-A75 and Arm Cortex-A55, 64-bit, 12 nm (Octa-Core 2000 MHz) processor | Kryo 560, 64-bit, 8 nm (Octa-Core 2000 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Mali-G52 MC2 GPU | Adreno 619L GPU |
| 9.09 | 9.18 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 1 TB) external memory slot |
| 11.74 | 15.42 |
| Camera | |
| 48.00 MP + 20.00 MP | 12.00 MP + 8.00 MP |
| f/2.00 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 26.00mm focal length | 27.00mm focal length |
| 0.5 inches (1/2") sensor | 0.36 inches (1/2.8") sensor |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| -- | 1920 x 1080 (120 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video |
| 10.89 | 9.68 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM |
| 6.7 | 10.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 5000mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 4500mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 6.8 | 6.32 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 5.1 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
Xperia 10 III is a bit better than Galaxy A31, getting an 83.7 score against 81.3. The Xperia 10 III design is newer, just a little bit thinner and just a little lighter than the Galaxy A31. These devices use Android OS (operating system), but Xperia 10 III has 11 version while Galaxy A31 has Android 10 version, providing the user a couple nice extra features.
Xperia 10 III has a little better performance than Galaxy A31, and although they both have 8 processing cores, the Xperia 10 III also has a larger amount of RAM memory. Xperia 10 III has a bit more vivid display than Galaxy A31, because although it has a quite smaller display, it also counts with a quite greater pixels density and a slightly better 1080 x 2520 resolution.
The Xperia 10 III counts with a much greater memory to install games and applications than Galaxy A31, because it has a slot for SD memory cards that supports up to 1 TB and 128 GB internal memory. The Samsung Galaxy A31 has a bit longer battery performance than Sony Xperia 10 III, because it has 5000mAh of battery capacity instead of 4500mAh.
Samsung Galaxy A31 takes much better videos and photos than Xperia 10 III, because although it has a tinier diafragm aperture which is worse for low light photos and videos, and they both have the same video definition and the same video frame rate, the Samsung Galaxy A31 also counts with a way bigger back-facing camera sensor capturing way higher quality videos and pictures and a camera in the back with much more mega pixels.
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