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| Global Score | |
| 74.9 | 81.3 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Samsung |
| -- | Android 10 |
| 2016-01-01 | 2020-04-27 |
| 6.37 x 3.19 x 0.29 inches | 6.27 x 2.88 x 0.34 inches |
| 7.05 ounces | 6.53 ounces |
| Champagne gold, Midnight black, Pearl white and Pink | Prism Crush black, Prism Crush blue, Prism Crush red and Prism Crush white |
| Metal | Plastic |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6 inches | 6.4 inches |
| 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) | 2400 x 1080 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | Super AMOLED |
| 367 pixels per inch | 411 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 7.8 | 8.1 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 652 8976 chipset | MediaTek Helio P65 MT6768 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A72 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 28 nm (Octa-Core 1800 MHz) processor | Arm Cortex-A75 and Arm Cortex-A55, 64-bit, 12 nm (Octa-Core 2000 MHz) processor |
| 3 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Adreno 510 GPU | Mali-G52 MC2 GPU |
| 8.91 | 9.09 |
| Storage | |
| 32 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot |
| 8.12 | 11.74 |
| Camera | |
| 13.00 MP + 8.00 MP | 48.00 MP + 20.00 MP |
| f/1.90 aperture | f/2.00 aperture |
| -- | 26.00mm focal length |
| -- | 0.5 inches (1/2") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 9.46 | 10.89 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| -- | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA and HSUPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Dual SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 5.7 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4000mAh Battery | 5000mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 5.92 | 6.8 |
| 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 |
Comparison review
Galaxy A31 has an overall score of 81.3, which is a little bit better than the Galaxy A9 (2016)'s 74.9 general score. Galaxy A31's construction is newer and a bit lighter than the Galaxy A9 (2016)'s, although it is also somewhat thicker. Galaxy A31 has a bit better processing power than Samsung Galaxy A9 (2016), and although they both have the same number of cores, the Galaxy A31 also has a larger amount of RAM memory.
Galaxy A31 has just a bit better looking screen than Galaxy A9 (2016), because it has a little larger display, a bit higher number of pixels per inch in the screen and a slightly higher 1080 x 2400 pixels resolution. Galaxy A31 counts with a lot bigger storage capacity to install applications and games or saving photos and videos than Samsung Galaxy A9 (2016), because it has a SD memory card expansion slot that allows a maximum of 512 GB and 32 GB more internal memory.
The Samsung Galaxy A31 has improved battery performance than Samsung Galaxy A9 (2016), because it has a 25 percent greater battery size. Galaxy A31 counts with a better camera than Samsung Galaxy A9 (2016), because although it has a tinier aperture, and they both have the same video frame rate and the same video definition, the Galaxy A31 also counts with a back-facing camera with way more mega pixels.
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