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| Global Score | |
| 75.8 | 88 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Samsung |
| -- | Android 11, 10 |
| 2017-01-13 | 2020-08-06 |
| 5.75 x 2.81 x 0.31 inches | 6.27 x 2.93 x 0.37 inches |
| 5.61 ounces | 7.16 ounces |
| Black sky, Blue mist, Gold sand and Peach cloud | Mirage black and Mirage blue |
| Glass and Metal | -- |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.2 inches | 6.5 inches |
| 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) | 2400 x 1080 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | Super AMOLED |
| 424 pixels per inch | 405 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.1 | 8.1 |
| Performance | |
| Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7880 chipset | Samsung Exynos 9611 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 1900 MHz) processor | Arm Cortex-A73 and Arm Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2300 MHz) processor |
| 3 GB RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Mali-T830 MP3 GPU | Mali-G72 MP3 GPU |
| 9 | 9.36 |
| Storage | |
| 32 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot |
| 8.88 | 14.14 |
| Camera | |
| 16.00 MP + 16.00 MP | 64.00 MP + 32.00 MP |
| f/1.90 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 27.00mm focal length | 26.00mm focal length |
| -- | 0.59 inches (1/1.7") sensor |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| -- | 1280 x 720 (480 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 9.24 | 12.1 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| -- | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G) and HSPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 5.5 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3000mAh Li - Ion Battery | 6000mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 4.96 | 7.52 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| FM Radio | FM Radio |
Comparison review
Samsung Galaxy M31s has a global score of 88, which is much better than Samsung Galaxy A5 (2017)'s global score of 75.8. Samsung Galaxy M31s's construction is incredibly newer than the Samsung Galaxy A5 (2017)'s, although it's notably heavier and somewhat thicker. Galaxy M31s has a bit better performance than Galaxy A5 (2017), and although they both have 8 cpu cores, the Galaxy M31s also has a higher amount of RAM memory.
Samsung Galaxy M31s features a display that's just as good as the screen in Samsung Galaxy A5 (2017), because although the Samsung Galaxy M31s has a just a little worse quantity of pixels per inch in the display, it also counts with a quite better 1080 x 2400 pixels resolution and a bigger display.
Galaxy M31s has much more storage for games and applications than Galaxy A5 (2017), because it has an external memory card slot that holds a maximum of 512 GB and 128 GB internal storage capacity. The Samsung Galaxy M31s has a really longer battery performance than Samsung Galaxy A5 (2017), because it has a 6000mAh battery size.
Galaxy M31s counts with a way better camera than Galaxy A5 (2017), because it has a camera in the back with a much higher resolution, a larger aperture for better low light photos and videos and a way higher (4K) video quality.
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