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| Global Score | |
| 81.3 | 78.7 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Xiaomi |
| Android 10 | Android 12 |
| 2020-04-27 | 2022-04-04 |
| 6.27 x 2.88 x 0.34 inches | 6.45 x 3.01 x 0.37 inches |
| 6.53 ounces | 7.76 ounces |
| Prism Crush black, Prism Crush blue, Prism Crush red and Prism Crush white | Black and White |
| Plastic | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.4 inches | 6.7 inches |
| 2400 x 1080 pixels | 2400 x 1080 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | OLED |
| 411 pixels per inch | 393 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.1 | 7.5 |
| Performance | |
| MediaTek Helio P65 MT6768 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 SM8450 (4 nm) chipset |
| Arm Cortex-A75 and Arm Cortex-A55, 64-bit, 12 nm (Octa-Core 2000 MHz) processor | processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 8 GB RAM |
| Mali-G52 MC2 GPU | Adreno 730 GPU |
| 9.09 | 6.21 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 256 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 11.74 | 13.3 |
| Camera | |
| 48.00 MP + 20.00 MP | 108.00 MP + 16.00 MP |
| f/2.00 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 26.00mm focal length | -- |
| 0.5 inches (1/2") sensor | 0.33 inches (1/3.06") sensor |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| -- | 1920 x 1080 (960 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video |
| 10.89 | 12.65 |
| 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) and HSDPA |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM |
| 6.7 | 10.6 |
| Battery Life | |
| 5000mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 4650mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 6.8 | 6.48 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 5.2 |
| GPS | GPS |
| 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 A31 is a little bit better than the Xiaomi Black Shark 5 Pro, having a general score of 81.3 against 78.7. Even though Galaxy A31 is older than Xiaomi Black Shark 5 Pro, it's construction is somewhat lighter and just a little bit thinner. These devices use Android OS (Operating System), but Galaxy A31 has 10 version and Xiaomi Black Shark 5 Pro has Android 12.
The Galaxy A31 counts with a very superior hardware performance than Xiaomi Black Shark 5 Pro, although it has a smaller amount of RAM memory, they both have a Octa-Core processing unit. The Samsung Galaxy A31 features a little sharper display than Xiaomi Black Shark 5 Pro, because although it has a little bit smaller display, and they both have the same exact resolution of 1080 x 2400 pixels, the Samsung Galaxy A31 also counts with a little greater screen density.
The Xiaomi Black Shark 5 Pro features more memory capacity to install games and applications than Samsung Galaxy A31, because although it has no slot for an external memory card, it also counts with 192 GB more internal storage. The Xiaomi Black Shark 5 Pro captures much clearer pictures and videos than Samsung Galaxy A31, because although it has a lot smaller back-facing camera sensor which offers a way worse image and video quality, it also counts with a back-facing camera with a lot higher 108 mega-pixels resolution, a way better 3840x2160 (4K) video quality and a larger camera aperture to capture better low light captures and video.
The Galaxy A31 has a bit superior battery lifetime than Xiaomi Black Shark 5 Pro, because it has a 5000mAh battery size.
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