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| Global Score | |
| 72.8 | 88 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Samsung |
| -- | Android 11, 10 |
| 2015-12-16 | 2020-08-06 |
| 5.96 x 2.92 x 0.29 inches | 6.27 x 2.93 x 0.37 inches |
| 5.96 ounces | 7.16 ounces |
| Black, Gold, Pink and White | Mirage black and Mirage blue |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.5 inches | 6.5 inches |
| 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) | 2400 x 1080 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | Super AMOLED |
| 401 pixels per inch | 405 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 7.9 | 8.1 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 615 8939 chipset | Samsung Exynos 9611 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 28 nm (Octa-Core 1600 MHz) processor | Arm Cortex-A73 and Arm Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2300 MHz) processor |
| 3 GB RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Adreno 405 GPU | Mali-G72 MP3 GPU |
| 8.73 | 9.36 |
| Storage | |
| 16 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot |
| 6.72 | 14.14 |
| Camera | |
| 13.00 MP + 5.00 MP | 64.00 MP + 32.00 MP |
| f/1.90 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 28.00mm 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 |
| 8.91 | 12.1 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G) and HSPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 6.1 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3300mAh Battery | 6000mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 5.28 | 7.52 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.1 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| -- | FM Radio |
Comparison review
Galaxy M31s is way better than Galaxy A7 (2016), with a score of 88 against 72.8. Although the Galaxy M31s is noticeably newer than Galaxy A7 (2016), it's heavier and a lot thicker. The Galaxy M31s counts with a little better performance than Samsung Galaxy A7 (2016), and although they both have the same number of cores, the Galaxy M31s also has a larger amount of RAM.
The Samsung Galaxy M31s has a bit sharper display than Galaxy A7 (2016), because it has a just a little better pixels quantity in each screen inch, a bigger screen and a bit higher 1080 x 2400 resolution. The Galaxy M31s counts with a very superior storage capacity to store more games and applications than Galaxy A7 (2016), because it has 128 GB internal memory and a slot for external memory cards that supports a maximum of 512 GB.
Samsung Galaxy M31s features a very superior camera than Galaxy A7 (2016), because it has a camera with a much higher 64 mega pixels resolution, a larger diafragm aperture to take better low light photography and videos and a way higher video quality. The Samsung Galaxy M31s counts with a way better battery lifetime than Galaxy A7 (2016), because it has a 6000mAh battery capacity.
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