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| Global Score | |
| 81.3 | 78.6 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Sony |
| Android 10 | Android 8.0 Oreo |
| 2020-04-27 | 2018-08-24 |
| 6.27 x 2.88 x 0.34 inches | 6.18 x 2.95 x 0.38 inches |
| 6.53 ounces | 7.23 ounces |
| Prism Crush black, Prism Crush blue, Prism Crush red and Prism Crush white | 16 777 216 |
| Plastic | Aluminum |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.4 inches | 6 inches |
| 2400 x 1080 pixels | 2160 x 1080 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | IPS LCD |
| 411 pixels per inch | 402 pixels per inch |
| -- | 500 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.1 | 8.5 |
| Performance | |
| MediaTek Helio P65 MT6768 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 630 SDM630 chipset |
| Arm Cortex-A75 and Arm Cortex-A55, 64-bit, 12 nm (Octa-Core 2000 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 2200 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Mali-G52 MC2 GPU | Adreno 508 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 400 GB) external memory slot |
| 11.74 | 11.34 |
| Camera | |
| 48.00 MP + 20.00 MP | 23.00 MP + 8.00 MP |
| f/2.00 aperture | f/2.00 aperture |
| 26.00mm focal length | -- |
| 0.5 inches (1/2") sensor | 0.43 inches (1/2.3") sensor |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 10.89 | 10.34 |
| 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 | 3580mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 6.8 | 5.52 |
| 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, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| -- | FM Radio |
Comparison review
The Galaxy A31 is a bit better than the Xperia XA2 Plus, having an 81.3 score against 78.6. Both of these phones include Android operating system, but Galaxy A31 has an older 10 version and Xperia XA2 Plus has Android 8.0 Oreo. Galaxy A31 is a newer cellphone, and it's also somewhat thinner and a bit lighter than the Xperia XA2 Plus.
Xperia XA2 Plus counts with a bit better screen than Galaxy A31, although it has a little bit lower pixel amount per display inch, a little worse resolution of 1080 x 2160 and a little bit smaller screen. Sony Xperia XA2 Plus has a bit superior processing unit than Galaxy A31, and although they both have 8 processing cores, the Sony Xperia XA2 Plus also has a greater amount of RAM.
The Galaxy A31 counts with a slightly better camera than Xperia XA2 Plus, and although they both have the same 1920x1080 (Full HD) video resolution, a same size aperture and the same 30 frames per second video frame rates, the Galaxy A31 also has a larger sensor taking more light and vivid colors and a back camera with a lot higher resolution.
Galaxy A31 features just a bit bigger memory capacity to install games and applications than Xperia XA2 Plus, and although they both have equal internal storage capacity, the Galaxy A31 also has a SD extension slot that allows a maximum of 512 GB. The Samsung Galaxy A31 has a really longer battery life than Xperia XA2 Plus, because it has 5000mAh of battery capacity.
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