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| Global Score | |
| 86.5 | 80.2 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | |
| Android 11, 10 | -- |
| 2020-03-05 | 2016-10-20 |
| 6.27 x 2.96 x 0.35 inches | 5.66 x 2.74 x 0.34 inches |
| 6.74 ounces | 5.04 ounces |
| Black, Blue and Red | Black, Gray and White |
| Plastic and Plastic | Aluminum and Glass |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| -- | $ 299.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.4 inches | 5 inches |
| 2340 x 1080 pixels | 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) |
| Super AMOLED | AMOLED |
| 403 pixels per inch | 441 pixels per inch |
| 420 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.4 | 8.2 |
| Performance | |
| Exynos 9611 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 821 MSM8996 Pro chipset |
| Arm Cortex-A73 and Arm Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2300 MHz) processor | Kryo, 64-bit (Quad-Core 2150 MHz) processor |
| 6 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Mali-G72 MP3 GPU | Adreno 530 GPU |
| 9.36 | 8.91 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 11.74 | 10.1 |
| Camera | |
| 64.00 MP + 32.00 MP | 12.30 MP + 8.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/2.00 aperture |
| 26.00mm focal length | -- |
| 0.59 inches (1/1.7") sensor | 0.43 inches (1/2.3") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 1920 x 1080 (240 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video | 1280 x 720 (240 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 12.1 | 9.79 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G) and HSDPA |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM |
| 6.7 | 6.6 |
| Battery Life | |
| 6000mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 2770mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 7.52 | 4.72 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 4.2 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| FM Radio | -- |
Comparison review
Galaxy M31 is a bit better than Google Pixel, having a score of 86.5 against 80.2. Although the Galaxy M31 is much newer than Google Pixel, it is a little bit thicker and a lot heavier. The Galaxy M31 counts with a bit better hardware performance than Google Pixel, because it has 2 GB more RAM memory and 4 more cpu cores.
Samsung Galaxy M31 features a little bit better looking display than Google Pixel, because although it has a bit inferior pixels count in each inch in the display, it also counts with a slightly better resolution of 1080 x 2340px and a larger screen. Samsung Galaxy M31 features a quite bigger storage for applications and games than Google Pixel, because although it has just 64 GB internal storage capacity, it also counts with a SD memory card expansion slot that supports up to 512 GB.
Galaxy M31 features a lot better camera than Google Pixel, and although they both have the same video definition and the same 30 fps video frame rate, the Galaxy M31 also has a larger diafragm aperture, a back camera with a way better resolution and a much larger back camera sensor shooting way better quality videos and pictures.
The Galaxy M31 counts with a superior battery life than Google Pixel, because it has a 6000mAh battery size against 2770mAh.
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