Compare phones
| Global Score | |
| 72.8 | 88 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Samsung |
| Android 6.0 Marshmallow | Android 11, 10 |
| 2016-10-01 | 2020-08-06 |
| 6.17 x 3.02 x 0.28 inches | 6.27 x 2.93 x 0.37 inches |
| 6.42 ounces | 7.16 ounces |
| Blue, Gold and Silver | Mirage black and Mirage blue |
| Aluminum and Aluminum | -- |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.7 inches | 6.5 inches |
| 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) | 2400 x 1080 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | Super AMOLED |
| 386 pixels per inch | 405 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8 | 8.1 |
| Performance | |
| Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7420 chipset | Samsung Exynos 9611 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A57 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 2100 MHz) processor | Arm Cortex-A73 and Arm Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2300 MHz) processor |
| 3 GB RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Yes GPU | Mali-G72 MP3 GPU |
| 9.09 | 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 + 8.00 MP | 64.00 MP + 32.00 MP |
| f/1.90 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| -- | 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 |
| 9.13 | 12.1 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| -- | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 3 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3300mAh Li - Ion 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
Samsung Galaxy M31s is much better than the Samsung Galaxy A8 (2016), getting an 88 score against 72.8. Although Samsung Galaxy M31s is notably newer than the Samsung Galaxy A8 (2016), it's heavier and incredibly thicker. Both phones we compare here come with Android OS (Operating System), but the Samsung Galaxy M31s has 11 version and Samsung Galaxy A8 (2016) has Android 6.0 Marshmallow.
The Galaxy M31s features a little sharper display than Galaxy A8 (2016), because it has a quite better resolution of 1080 x 2400 pixels, a quite larger display and a quite higher screen density. Galaxy M31s features a very superior storage for applications, games, photos and videos than Galaxy A8 (2016), because it has 96 GB more internal storage and a slot for an external memory card that holds up to 512 GB.
The Galaxy M31s features a little bit better performance than Galaxy A8 (2016), and although they both have 8 processing cores, the Galaxy M31s also has a higher amount of RAM. Galaxy M31s features a greater camera than Galaxy A8 (2016), because it has a camera with lot more mega pixels, a larger diafragm aperture to capture better low light photography and video and a much higher (4K) video definition.
Samsung Galaxy M31s counts with a much better battery life than Galaxy A8 (2016), because it has 6000mAh of battery capacity.
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