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| Global Score | |
| 86.5 | 84.9 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Samsung |
| Android 11, 10 | -- |
| 2020-03-05 | 2019-05-29 |
| 6.27 x 2.96 x 0.35 inches | 6.50 x 3.01 x 0.37 inches |
| 6.74 ounces | 7.76 ounces |
| Black, Blue and Red | Angel gold, Ghost white and Phantom black |
| Plastic and Plastic | Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 6) |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| 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 730 SM7150-AA chipset |
| Arm Cortex-A73 and Arm Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2300 MHz) processor | Kryo 470, 64-bit, 8 nm (Octa-Core 2200 MHz) processor |
| 6 GB RAM | 8 GB RAM |
| Mali-G72 MP3 GPU | Adreno 618 GPU |
| 9.36 | 9.27 |
| 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 | 48.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/2.00 aperture |
| 26.00mm focal length | 25.00mm focal length |
| 0.59 inches (1/1.7") sensor | 0.5 inches (1/2") 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 | 1280 x 720 (480 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 12.1 | 10.78 |
| 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 | 3700mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 7.52 | 5.68 |
| 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
Samsung Galaxy M31 is a little bit better than the Galaxy A80, having an 86.5 score against 84.9. The Samsung Galaxy M31 body is newer, somewhat lighter and just a little thinner than Galaxy A80. The Galaxy M31 counts with a bit more vivid screen than Samsung Galaxy A80, because although it has a bit smaller display and a little lower resolution of 1080 x 2340px, it also counts with a little bit more pixels per display inch.
Samsung Galaxy M31 counts with a greater storage capacity to store more games and applications than Galaxy A80, because although it has just 64 GB internal memory capacity, it also counts with an external SD slot that admits up to 512 GB. Galaxy M31 has a bit better CPU than Samsung Galaxy A80, although it has a lower amount of RAM memory, they both have 8 cores.
Samsung Galaxy M31 has a much longer battery lifetime than Samsung Galaxy A80, because it has a 6000mAh battery capacity. Samsung Galaxy M31 shoots much clearer photographs and videos than Samsung Galaxy A80, and although they both have the same 3840x2160 video resolution and the same 30 frames per second video frame rate, the Samsung Galaxy M31 also has a way more MP back-facing camera, a larger back camera sensor capturing better quality videos and pictures and a bigger aperture.
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