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| Global Score | |
| 81.3 | 75.9 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Xiaomi |
| Android 10 | Android |
| 2020-04-27 | 2018-06-08 |
| 6.27 x 2.88 x 0.34 inches | 5.80 x 2.88 x 0.30 inches |
| 6.53 ounces | 5.78 ounces |
| Prism Crush black, Prism Crush blue, Prism Crush red and Prism Crush white | Black, Blue, Gold and Red |
| Plastic | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.4 inches | 5.9 inches |
| 2400 x 1080 pixels | 2244 x 1080 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | AMOLED |
| 411 pixels per inch | 422 pixels per inch |
| -- | 600 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.1 | 8.7 |
| Performance | |
| MediaTek Helio P65 MT6768 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 710 SDM710 chipset |
| Arm Cortex-A75 and Arm Cortex-A55, 64-bit, 12 nm (Octa-Core 2000 MHz) processor | Kryo 360, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2200 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Mali-G52 MC2 GPU | Adreno 616 GPU |
| 9.09 | 9.27 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 11.74 | 7.7 |
| Camera | |
| 48.00 MP + 20.00 MP | 12.00 MP + 20.00 MP |
| f/2.00 aperture | f/1.90 aperture |
| 26.00mm focal length | -- |
| 0.5 inches (1/2") sensor | 0.39 inches (1/2.55") sensor |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| -- | 1280 x 720 (240 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 10.89 | 9.79 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | LTE (4G), HSPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 6.7 | 6.1 |
| Battery Life | |
| 5000mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 3120mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 6.8 | 5.12 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | -- |
| -- | Infra-red port |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
The Galaxy A31 is slightly better than Xiaomi Mi 8 SE, having an 81.3 score against 75.9. The Galaxy A31 is a newer device than the Xiaomi Mi 8 SE, although it's somewhat thicker and somewhat heavier. The Galaxy A31 works with Android 10 operating system, while Xiaomi Mi 8 SE counts with Android operating system.
The Xiaomi Mi 8 SE features just a bit better screen than Galaxy A31, because although it has a little smaller display and a little worse 1080 x 2244 pixels resolution, it also counts with a just a bit greater quantity of pixels in each inch of screen. Samsung Galaxy A31 has a much bigger memory capacity for games and applications than Xiaomi Mi 8 SE, and although they both have the same 64 GB internal memory capacity, the Samsung Galaxy A31 also has a slot for external memory cards that allows up to 512 GB.
Xiaomi Mi 8 SE counts with just a bit better performance than Samsung Galaxy A31, and although they both have a Octa-Core CPU, the Xiaomi Mi 8 SE also has a higher amount of RAM memory. The Samsung Galaxy A31 has a better camera than Xiaomi Mi 8 SE, because although it has a smaller camera aperture which is not good for shooting photos and videos in poorly lited situations, and they both have the same video resolution and the same 30 frames per second video frame rates, the Samsung Galaxy A31 also counts with a way larger sensor capturing way higher quality photographs and videos and a lot more mega-pixels back facing camera.
The Samsung Galaxy A31 has a superior battery performance than Xiaomi Mi 8 SE, because it has a 5000mAh battery size.
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