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| Global Score | |
| 74.9 | 88 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Samsung |
| -- | Android 11, 10 |
| 2016-01-01 | 2020-08-06 |
| 6.37 x 3.19 x 0.29 inches | 6.27 x 2.93 x 0.37 inches |
| 7.05 ounces | 7.16 ounces |
| Champagne gold, Midnight black, Pearl white and Pink | Mirage black and Mirage blue |
| Metal | -- |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6 inches | 6.5 inches |
| 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) | 2400 x 1080 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | Super AMOLED |
| 367 pixels per inch | 405 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 7.8 | 8.1 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 652 8976 chipset | Samsung Exynos 9611 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A72 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 28 nm (Octa-Core 1800 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 510 GPU | Mali-G72 MP3 GPU |
| 8.91 | 9.36 |
| Storage | |
| 32 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot |
| 8.12 | 14.14 |
| Camera | |
| 13.00 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 |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| -- | 1280 x 720 (480 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 9.46 | 12.1 |
| 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 | 6000mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 5.92 | 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
The Galaxy M31s has a score of 88, which is much better than the Galaxy A9 (2016)'s global score of 74.9. The Galaxy M31s body is incredibly newer, but a little heavier and much thicker than Galaxy A9 (2016). Galaxy M31s has a bit better processing power than Galaxy A9 (2016), and although they both have 8 cores, the Galaxy M31s also has a larger amount of RAM.
Galaxy M31s features a bit sharper display than Galaxy A9 (2016), because it has a little higher resolution of 1080 x 2400px, a quite higher pixels quantity in each screen inch and a bit bigger display. Galaxy M31s has a much greater memory to store more apps and games than Samsung Galaxy A9 (2016), because it has 128 GB internal memory and an external SD slot that admits a maximum of 512 GB.
Samsung Galaxy M31s captures way better photos and videos than Galaxy A9 (2016), and although they both have the same (4K) video resolution and the same 30 fps video frame rate, the Samsung Galaxy M31s also has a much more megapixels camera in the back and a bigger diafragm aperture. Samsung Galaxy M31s features a much better battery duration than Galaxy A9 (2016), because it has a 50 percent more battery capacity.
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