Compare phones
| Global Score | |
| 86.5 | 76.9 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Samsung |
| Android 11, 10 | Android 10, 9.0 Pie |
| 2020-03-05 | 2019-04-26 |
| 6.27 x 2.96 x 0.35 inches | 6.47 x 3.02 x 0.31 inches |
| 6.74 ounces | 6.46 ounces |
| Black, Blue and Red | Black, Blue, Pink and White |
| Plastic and Plastic | Plastic |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| -- | $ 299.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.4 inches | 6.7 inches |
| 2340 x 1080 pixels | 2400 x 1080 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | Super AMOLED |
| 403 pixels per inch | 393 pixels per inch |
| 420 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.4 | 8 |
| Performance | |
| Exynos 9611 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 675 SM6150 chipset |
| Arm Cortex-A73 and Arm Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2300 MHz) processor | Kryo 460, 64-bit, 11 nm (Octa-Core 2000 MHz) processor |
| 6 GB RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Mali-G72 MP3 GPU | Adreno 612 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 | 32.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/1.70 aperture |
| 26.00mm focal length | 27.00mm 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 | 1920 x 1080 (240 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video |
| 12.1 | 3.52 |
| 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 HSPA |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 6.7 | 6.6 |
| Battery Life | |
| 6000mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 4500mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 7.52 | 6.32 |
| 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 | FM Radio |
Comparison review
The Samsung Galaxy M31 is much better than the Galaxy A70, with an 86.5 score against 76.9. Even though the Samsung Galaxy M31 is newer than the Galaxy A70, it is just a little bit heavier and thicker. Both phones in this review come with Android OS, but Samsung Galaxy M31 has the newer 11 version and Galaxy A70 has Android 10 version, so it provides lots of additional features and performance enhancements.
Galaxy M31 features a slightly better looking display than Samsung Galaxy A70, because although it has a little worse resolution of 1080 x 2340 pixels and a bit smaller display, it also counts with a bit higher quantity of pixels per inch in the screen. Galaxy M31 features just a bit better hardware performance than Samsung Galaxy A70. They have a Octa-Core processing unit and 6 GB of RAM.
Galaxy A70 has a very superior storage capacity for applications and games than Galaxy M31, and although they both have an external SD slot that admits up to 512 GB, the Galaxy A70 also has 128 GB internal storage capacity. Samsung Galaxy M31 counts with greater battery duration than Galaxy A70, because it has a 33% greater battery size.
Galaxy M31 captures much better videos and photos than Galaxy A70, because although it has a tinier camera aperture, and they both have the same video frame rates and the same 3840x2160 (4K) video resolution, the Galaxy M31 also counts with a much larger sensor.
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