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| Global Score | |
| 86.5 | 79.1 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | LG |
| Android 11, 10 | -- |
| 2020-03-05 | 2017-09-21 |
| 6.27 x 2.96 x 0.35 inches | 5.97 x 2.97 x 0.29 inches |
| 6.74 ounces | 5.57 ounces |
| Black, Blue and Red | Black, Blue, Purple and Silver |
| Plastic and Plastic | Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5) |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| -- | $ 307.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.4 inches | 6 inches |
| 2340 x 1080 pixels | 2880 x 1440 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | P-OLED |
| 403 pixels per inch | 537 pixels per inch |
| 420 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.4 | 8.7 |
| Performance | |
| Exynos 9611 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 835 MSM8998 chipset |
| Arm Cortex-A73 and Arm Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2300 MHz) processor | Kryo 280, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2450 MHz) processor |
| 6 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Mali-G72 MP3 GPU | Adreno 540 GPU |
| 9.36 | 9.36 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 1,95 TB) external memory slot |
| 11.74 | 14.66 |
| Camera | |
| 64.00 MP + 32.00 MP | 16.00 MP + 5.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/1.60 aperture |
| 26.00mm focal length | 30.00mm focal length |
| 0.59 inches (1/1.7") sensor | 0.32 inches (1/3.09") 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 | 1920 x 1080 (240 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video |
| 12.1 | 10.01 |
| 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 |
| 6.7 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 6000mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 3300mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | Wireless Charging |
| 7.52 | 5.28 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| 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 an overall score of 86.5, which is slightly better than LG V30's 79.1 overall score. Even though the Galaxy M31 is newer than the LG V30, it is thicker and somewhat heavier. LG V30 has a little more vivid display than Galaxy M31, because although it has a little smaller screen, it also counts with a better resolution of 1440 x 2880 and a better pixel count in each display inch.
LG V30's processor is just as good as Samsung Galaxy M31's CPU, and although the LG V30 has 2 GB less RAM memory, they both have 8 cores. Galaxy M31 shoots a lot better videos and photos than LG V30, because although it has a smaller diafragm aperture which is not nice for low-light photos and video, and they both have the same video frame rates and the same 3840x2160 video resolution, the Galaxy M31 also counts with a lot more mega pixels back camera and a way larger sensor shooting lot better quality photographs.
LG V30 features a much greater memory to install applications and games or saving photos and videos than Galaxy M31, and although they both have exactly the same 64 GB internal memory capacity, the LG V30 also has an external SD slot that admits a maximum of 1,95 TB. The Galaxy M31 features a way better battery performance than LG V30, because it has an 82 percent larger battery size.
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