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| Global Score | |
| 97.6 | 81.3 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Samsung |
| Android 9.0 Pie | Android 10 |
| 2019-09-27 | 2020-04-27 |
| 6.33 x 4.64 x 0.27 inches | 6.27 x 2.88 x 0.34 inches |
| 9.74 ounces | 6.53 ounces |
| Cosmos black and Space silver | Prism Crush black, Prism Crush blue, Prism Crush red and Prism Crush white |
| -- | Plastic |
| $ 1980.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 7.3 inches | 6.4 inches |
| 2152 x 1536 pixels | 2400 x 1080 pixels |
| Dynamic AMOLED | Super AMOLED |
| 362 pixels per inch | 411 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8 | 8.1 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 855 chipset | MediaTek Helio P65 MT6768 chipset |
| Kryo 485, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2840 MHz) processor | Arm Cortex-A75 and Arm Cortex-A55, 64-bit, 12 nm (Octa-Core 2000 MHz) processor |
| 12 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Adreno 640 GPU | Mali-G52 MC2 GPU |
| 9.72 | 9.09 |
| Storage | |
| 512 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot |
| 17.6 | 11.74 |
| Camera | |
| 12.00 MP + 10.00 MP | 48.00 MP + 20.00 MP |
| f/1.50 aperture | f/2.00 aperture |
| 26.00mm focal length | 26.00mm focal length |
| 0.39 inches (1/2.55") sensor | 0.5 inches (1/2") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 1280 x 720 (960 fps) (HD) slow motion video | -- |
| 10.23 | 10.89 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| 5G, 5G, 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 |
| 10.7 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4380mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 5000mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | -- |
| 6.24 | 6.8 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0, EDR | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
The Samsung Galaxy Fold has a global score of 97.6, which is way better than Samsung Galaxy A31's score of 81.3. Both of these devices include Android operating system, but Samsung Galaxy Fold has 9.0 Pie version while Samsung Galaxy A31 has Android 10, so it gives you some nice extra features. The Samsung Galaxy Fold body is notably heavier but much thinner than the Samsung Galaxy A31, and both of them were only released with a couple months difference.
Galaxy A31 features a little sharper screen than Galaxy Fold, because although it has a bit lower 1080 x 2400 resolution and a little smaller display, it also counts with a bit more pixels per inch of display. The Samsung Galaxy Fold features a little bit better processing power than Galaxy A31, and although they both have the same number of cores, the Samsung Galaxy Fold also has more RAM.
The Galaxy A31 features a little bit better camera than Galaxy Fold, because although it has slower 30 frames per second video frame rates and a lot smaller camera aperture which is not favorable for capturing photographs or video in low-light environments, and they both have the same 1920x1080 video definition, the Galaxy A31 also counts with a much larger camera sensor providing a lot better image quality and a way more mega-pixels camera in the back.
Galaxy Fold features a much greater storage to store more games and applications than Galaxy A31, because although it has no SD memory card expansion slot, it also counts with 448 GB more internal memory capacity. Galaxy A31 has just a little bit longer battery duration than Samsung Galaxy Fold, because it has 5000mAh of battery capacity instead of 4380mAh.
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