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| Global Score | |
| 86.5 | 79.5 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Asus |
| Android 11, 10 | Android 14 |
| 2020-03-05 | 2024-01-08 |
| 6.27 x 2.96 x 0.35 inches | 6.45 x 3.02 x 0.35 inches |
| 6.74 ounces | 7.94 ounces |
| Black, Blue and Red | Phantom Black and Rebel Grey |
| Plastic and Plastic | Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass) |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.4 inches | 6.8 inches |
| 2340 x 1080 pixels | 2400 x 1080 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | OLED |
| 403 pixels per inch | 387 pixels per inch |
| 420 cd/m2 brightness | 2500 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.4 | 9.5 |
| Performance | |
| Exynos 9611 chipset | QualcommSnapdragon 8 Gen 3 SM8650-AB (3 nm) chipset |
| Arm Cortex-A73 and Arm Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2300 MHz) processor | processor |
| 6 GB RAM | 12 GB RAM |
| Mali-G72 MP3 GPU | Adreno 750 GPU |
| 9.36 | 6.21 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 256 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 11.74 | 13.3 |
| Camera | |
| 64.00 MP + 32.00 MP | 50.00 MP + 32.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/1.90 aperture |
| 26.00mm focal length | 24.00mm focal length |
| 0.59 inches (1/1.7") sensor | 0.64 inches (1/1.56") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 7680 x 4320 (24 fps) video resolution |
| 1920 x 1080 (240 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video | 1920 x 1080 (240 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video |
| 12.1 | 12.54 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G) and HSDPA |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM |
| 6.7 | 10.6 |
| Battery Life | |
| 6000mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 5500mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | Wireless Charging |
| 7.52 | 7.2 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 5.3 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| FM Radio | -- |
Comparison review
The Galaxy M31 has a score of 86.5, which is just a bit better than the Asus ROG Phone 8's 79.5 global score. The Galaxy M31 is a lighter cellphone than Asus ROG Phone 8, but they have the same thickness. Both phones we are comparing here come with Android OS (Operating System), but Galaxy M31 has the previous 11 version and Asus ROG Phone 8 has Android 14 version.
Galaxy M31 has an extremely better CPU than Asus ROG Phone 8, although it has 6 GB lesser RAM memory, they both have 8 CPU cores. Asus ROG Phone 8 counts with a better looking display than Galaxy M31, because although it has a just a bit worse display pixel density, it also counts with a slightly higher resolution of 1080 x 2400, way more brightness and a little bit bigger display.
The Asus ROG Phone 8 counts with a quite bigger storage capacity to install games and applications than Samsung Galaxy M31, because although it has no SD card slot, it also counts with more internal memory capacity. Samsung Galaxy M31 has a bit longer battery performance than Asus ROG Phone 8, because it has a 6000mAh battery size against 5500mAh.
The Asus ROG Phone 8 features a slightly better camera than Samsung Galaxy M31, because although it has a smaller diafragm aperture which is not nice for capturing images and/or video in poorly lited environments and a much worse resolution back-facing camera, it also counts with a larger back-facing camera sensor providing a better image quality and a lot better video quality.
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