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| Global Score | |
| 86.5 | 80.8 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Nokia |
| Android 11, 10 | Android 11 |
| 2020-03-05 | 2021-07-29 |
| 6.27 x 2.96 x 0.35 inches | 6.76 x 3.21 x 0.42 inches |
| 6.74 ounces | 10.02 ounces |
| Black, Blue and Red | Granite Gre and Ultra Blue |
| Plastic and Plastic | Plastic and Plastic |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| -- | $ 550.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.4 inches | 6.7 inches |
| 2340 x 1080 pixels | 2400 x 1080 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | -- |
| 403 pixels per inch | 393 pixels per inch |
| 420 cd/m2 brightness | 550 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.4 | 8.5 |
| Performance | |
| Exynos 9611 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 480 SM4350 chipset |
| Arm Cortex-A73 and Arm Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2300 MHz) processor | Kryo 460 Gold, 64-bit, 8 nm (Octa-Core 2000 MHz) processor |
| 6 GB RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Mali-G72 MP3 GPU | Adreno 619 GPU |
| 9.36 | 9.18 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot |
| 11.74 | 14.14 |
| Camera | |
| 64.00 MP + 32.00 MP | 48.00 MP + 8.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/1.80 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 | 1920 x 1080 (60 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 1920 x 1080 (240 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video | -- |
| 12.1 | 10.89 |
| 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 | 4630mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | Wireless Charging |
| 7.52 | 6.48 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 5.1 |
| 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 a little bit better than the Nokia XR20, getting an 86.5 score against 80.8. These phones have the same Android 11 OS (operating system), so you shouldn't perceive any differences regarding that. Samsung Galaxy M31's design is way lighter and thinner than the Nokia XR20, although it was released just a bit further than a year before.
The Galaxy M31 features a little better processing power than Nokia XR20. Both of them have 6 GB of RAM memory and 8 processing cores. The Nokia XR20 counts with a little more vivid display than Samsung Galaxy M31, because although it has a just a bit worse pixels number per inch of display, it also counts with more screen brightness, a quite better 1080 x 2400px resolution and a bit bigger display.
The Nokia XR20 features a way bigger memory to install applications and games or saving photos and videos than Galaxy M31, and although they both have a slot for external memory cards that allows a maximum of 512 GB, the Nokia XR20 also has 128 GB internal storage. The Galaxy M31 has a superior camera than Nokia XR20, and although they both have the same aperture, the Galaxy M31 also has a lot better 3840x2160 (4K) video definition, a much bigger back-facing camera sensor providing a much higher image quality and a lot higher 64 mega pixels resolution back camera.
Galaxy M31 counts with better battery duration than Nokia XR20, because it has a 30% more battery size.
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