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| Global Score | |
| 81.7 | 86.5 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Samsung |
| Android 11, 10 | Android 11, 10 |
| 2020-05-15 | 2020-03-05 |
| 5.90 x 2.75 x 0.31 inches | 6.27 x 2.96 x 0.35 inches |
| 5.36 ounces | 6.74 ounces |
| Prism Crush black, Prism Crush blue, Prism Crush red and Prism Crush white | Black, Blue and Red |
| Plastic and Plastic | Plastic and Plastic |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.1 inches | 6.4 inches |
| 2400 x 1080 pixels | 2340 x 1080 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | Super AMOLED |
| 431 pixels per inch | 403 pixels per inch |
| -- | 420 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.2 | 8.4 |
| Performance | |
| MediaTek Helio P65 MT6768 chipset | Exynos 9611 chipset |
| Arm Cortex-A75 and Arm Cortex-A55, 64-bit, 12 nm (Octa-Core 2000 MHz) processor | Arm Cortex-A73 and Arm Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2300 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Mali-G52 MC2 GPU | Mali-G72 MP3 GPU |
| 9.09 | 9.36 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot |
| 11.74 | 11.74 |
| Camera | |
| 48.00 MP + 25.00 MP | 64.00 MP + 32.00 MP |
| f/2.00 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 26.00mm focal length | 26.00mm focal length |
| 0.5 inches (1/2") sensor | 0.59 inches (1/1.7") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| -- | 1920 x 1080 (240 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video |
| 11.33 | 12.1 |
| 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 | |
| 3500mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 6000mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 5.44 | 7.52 |
| 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, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| -- | FM Radio |
Comparison review
Galaxy M31 has an overall score of 86.5, which is a little bit better than Galaxy A41's overall score of 81.7. These phones come with the same Android 11 OS, so both of them should provide the user the same OS features. The Galaxy M31 is a thicker and a lot heavier phone than the Galaxy A41. Samsung Galaxy M31 counts with just a bit better looking screen than Galaxy A41, because although it has a little worse 1080 x 2340px resolution and a bit worse pixels quantity per inch in the display, it also counts with a little bit larger display.
Samsung Galaxy M31 has as much memory for applications, games, photos and videos as the Galaxy A41 one, both of them have a SD memory slot that supports up to 512 GB and exactly the same internal storage. The Samsung Galaxy M31 has a little bit better processing power than Galaxy A41, and although they both have the same number of cores, the Samsung Galaxy M31 also has 2 GB more RAM memory.
The Samsung Galaxy M31 takes clearer photographs and videos than Galaxy A41, and although they both have the same video frame rates and the same (4K) video resolution, the Samsung Galaxy M31 also has a bigger camera aperture for better low-light photos and videos, a larger back-facing camera sensor which gives a higher image and video quality and a back-facing camera with lot more mega-pixels.
Galaxy M31 has a much better battery lifetime than Galaxy A41, because it has 6000mAh of battery capacity instead of 3500mAh.
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