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| Global Score | |
| 86.5 | 76.4 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Nokia |
| Android 11, 10 | -- |
| 2020-03-05 | 2019-03-03 |
| 6.27 x 2.96 x 0.35 inches | 6.10 x 2.95 x 0.31 inches |
| 6.74 ounces | 6.07 ounces |
| Black, Blue and Red | Blue |
| Plastic and Plastic | Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5) |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| -- | $ 699.00 |
| 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 | 8.8 |
| Performance | |
| Exynos 9611 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 845 SDM845 chipset |
| Arm Cortex-A73 and Arm Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2300 MHz) processor | Kryo 385, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2800 MHz) processor |
| 6 GB RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Mali-G72 MP3 GPU | Adreno 630 GPU |
| 9.36 | 9.63 |
| 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 | 12.00 MP + 20.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 26.00mm focal length | 28.00mm focal length |
| 0.59 inches (1/1.7") sensor | 0.36 inches (1/2.8") 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 | -- |
| 12.1 | 9.68 |
| 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 | 3320mAh 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, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| FM Radio | -- |
Comparison review
Samsung Galaxy M31 is much better than the Nokia 9 PureView, getting an 86.5 score against 76.4. Even though the Samsung Galaxy M31 is newer than Nokia 9 PureView, it's thicker and just a little heavier. The Nokia 9 PureView features a little better processing power than Galaxy M31. Both have a 6 GB RAM and 8 cores.
The Nokia 9 PureView has a little more vivid screen than Galaxy M31, because although it has a little smaller display, it also counts with a greater pixels density and a higher 1440 x 2880px resolution. The Samsung Galaxy M31 features a bigger storage capacity for applications and games than Nokia 9 PureView, because although it has less internal storage capacity, it also counts with a slot for an external memory card that holds up to 512 GB.
The Samsung Galaxy M31 takes much clearer photos and videos than Nokia 9 PureView, and although they both have the same (4K) video quality, the same camera aperture and the same 30 fps video frame rate, the Samsung Galaxy M31 also has a camera in the back with a way higher 64 mega pixels resolution and a much larger camera sensor shooting much better quality videos and photos.
Samsung Galaxy M31 features a really longer battery duration than Nokia 9 PureView, because it has a 6000mAh battery capacity.
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