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| Global Score | |
| 86.5 | 81.9 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | |
| Android 11, 10 | -- |
| 2020-03-05 | 2019-10-24 |
| 6.27 x 2.96 x 0.35 inches | 5.79 x 2.71 x 0.32 inches |
| 6.74 ounces | 5.71 ounces |
| Black, Blue and Red | Clearly white, Just black and Oh so orange |
| Plastic and Plastic | Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5) |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| -- | $ 339.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.4 inches | 5.7 inches |
| 2340 x 1080 pixels | 2280 x 1080 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | OLED |
| 403 pixels per inch | 443 pixels per inch |
| 420 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.4 | 8.4 |
| Performance | |
| Exynos 9611 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 855 SM8150 chipset |
| Arm Cortex-A73 and Arm Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2300 MHz) processor | Kryo 485, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2840 MHz) processor |
| 6 GB RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Mali-G72 MP3 GPU | Adreno 640 GPU |
| 9.36 | 9.63 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 11.74 | 7.7 |
| Camera | |
| 64.00 MP + 32.00 MP | 12.20 MP + 8.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/1.70 aperture |
| 26.00mm focal length | 28.00mm focal length |
| 0.59 inches (1/1.7") sensor | 0.39 inches (1/2.55") 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), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 6.7 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 6000mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 2800mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | Wireless Charging |
| 7.52 | 4.8 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | -- |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| FM Radio | -- |
Comparison review
The Galaxy M31 has a global score of 86.5, which is just a bit better than the Google Pixel 4's 81.9 score. Even being the best cellphone in this comparison review, it must be told that it is also a somewhat heavier and just a little bit thicker cellphone. Google Pixel 4 features a screen that is just as good as the display in Galaxy M31, because although the Google Pixel 4 has a little smaller display and a bit worse 1080 x 2280 resolution, it also counts with a quite greater display pixels density.
Galaxy M31 features a much bigger memory capacity to install games and applications than Google Pixel 4, and although they both have exactly the same 64 GB internal storage, the Galaxy M31 also has a SD memory card expansion slot that admits up to 512 GB. The Google Pixel 4 has just a little better processing power than Galaxy M31. Both of them have 6 GB of RAM and the same number of cores.
The Samsung Galaxy M31 counts with a really longer battery lifetime than Google Pixel 4, because it has a 6000mAh battery capacity. The Galaxy M31 features a lot better camera than Google Pixel 4, because although it has a tinier camera aperture, and they both have the same 3840x2160 video resolution and the same video frame rates, the Galaxy M31 also counts with a lot larger back camera sensor taking much higher quality videos and pictures and a lot better resolution camera.
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