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| Global Score | |
| 86.5 | 75.8 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | |
| Android 11, 10 | Android 9.0 Pie |
| 2020-03-05 | 2019-10-16 |
| 6.27 x 2.96 x 0.35 inches | 6.76 x 3.09 x 0.38 inches |
| 6.74 ounces | 7.58 ounces |
| Black, Blue and Red | Cyber shade |
| Plastic and Plastic | Aluminum |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| -- | $ 600.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.4 inches | 6.7 inches |
| 2340 x 1080 pixels | 2340 x 1080 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | AMOLED |
| 403 pixels per inch | 385 pixels per inch |
| 420 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.4 | 8.1 |
| Performance | |
| Exynos 9611 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 855+ SM8150-AC 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 2960 MHz) processor |
| 6 GB RAM | 12 GB RAM |
| Mali-G72 MP3 GPU | Adreno 640 GPU |
| 9.36 | 9.81 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 256 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 11.74 | 13.3 |
| Camera | |
| 64.00 MP + 32.00 MP | 48.00 MP + 16.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/1.70 aperture |
| 26.00mm focal length | 26.00mm focal length |
| 0.59 inches (1/1.7") sensor | 0.5 inches (1/2") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 7680 x 4320 (15 fps) video resolution |
| 1920 x 1080 (240 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) slow motion video |
| 12.1 | 11.88 |
| 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 | 5000mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 7.52 | 6.8 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| 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 is better than the nubia Red Magic 3S, getting an 86.5 score against 75.8. Even when Galaxy M31 and nubia Red Magic 3S were released with only 5 months difference, Galaxy M31 is lighter and just a little bit thinner. Both phones in this review include Android OS (operating system), but the Galaxy M31 has an older 11 version and nubia Red Magic 3S has Android 9.0 Pie version.
Nubia Red Magic 3S features a bit superior processor than Samsung Galaxy M31, and although they both have 8 CPU cores, the nubia Red Magic 3S also has a higher amount of RAM memory. Samsung Galaxy M31 counts with a little more vivid screen than nubia Red Magic 3S, because although it has a little bit smaller display, and they both have exactly the same 1080 x 2340 pixels resolution, the Samsung Galaxy M31 also counts with a little more pixels per inch of display.
Nubia Red Magic 3S has a quite bigger memory to store more games and applications than Galaxy M31, because although it has no slot for SD memory cards, it also counts with 256 GB internal storage capacity. Galaxy M31 has greater battery duration than nubia Red Magic 3S, because it has a 6000mAh battery size against 5000mAh.
Samsung Galaxy M31 shoots a little bit better photographs and videos than nubia Red Magic 3S, because although it has a tinier aperture, and they both have the same 3840x2160 (4K) video resolution, the Samsung Galaxy M31 also counts with faster 30 frames per second video frame rates, a larger camera sensor capturing more light and vivid colors and a lot higher 64 mega-pixels resolution camera.
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