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| Global Score | |
| 83.8 | 88 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Samsung |
| -- | Android 11, 10 |
| 2019-03-15 | 2020-08-06 |
| 6.24 x 2.93 x 0.30 inches | 6.27 x 2.93 x 0.37 inches |
| 5.86 ounces | 7.16 ounces |
| Black, Blue, Coral and White | Mirage black and Mirage blue |
| Plastic | -- |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 202.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.4 inches | 6.5 inches |
| 2340 x 1080 pixels | 2400 x 1080 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | Super AMOLED |
| 403 pixels per inch | 405 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.1 | 8.1 |
| Performance | |
| Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 9610 chipset | Samsung Exynos 9611 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2300 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-G72 MP3 GPU | Mali-G72 MP3 GPU |
| 9.27 | 9.36 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot |
| 14.14 | 14.14 |
| Camera | |
| 25.00 MP + 25.00 MP | 64.00 MP + 32.00 MP |
| f/1.70 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 27.00mm focal length | 26.00mm focal length |
| 0.36 inches (1/2.8") sensor | 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 (240 fps) (HD) slow motion video | 1280 x 720 (480 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 10.12 | 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 | |
| 4000mAh Li - Ion Battery | 6000mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 5.92 | 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 | FM Radio |
Comparison review
The Galaxy M31s is a bit better than the Galaxy A50, with an 88 score against 83.8. Although Galaxy M31s is newer than Galaxy A50, it is somewhat thicker and heavier. Galaxy M31s features a display that's just as good as the Galaxy A50 one, although the Galaxy M31s also has a little bit bigger screen, a little better quantity of pixels in each inch of display and a quite better 1080 x 2400 resolution.
The Galaxy M31s's memory capacity for applications and games is just as good as the Galaxy A50 one, both of them have a SD card slot that admits up to 512 GB and equal 128 GB internal memory. The Samsung Galaxy M31s features a bit better processing unit than Galaxy A50, and although they both have 8 cores, the Samsung Galaxy M31s also has a higher amount of RAM memory.
Galaxy M31s counts with a much better battery duration than Samsung Galaxy A50, because it has a 50% greater battery size. Galaxy M31s captures much better photos and videos than Galaxy A50, because although it has a smaller aperture, it also counts with a lot bigger camera sensor, a lot more megapixels back-facing camera and a much higher (4K) video quality.
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