Compare phones
| Global Score | |
| 86.5 | 83.3 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Samsung |
| Android 11, 10 | Android 11, 9.0 Pie |
| 2020-03-05 | 2019-09-29 |
| 6.27 x 2.96 x 0.35 inches | 6.26 x 2.96 x 0.35 inches |
| 6.74 ounces | 6.63 ounces |
| Black, Blue and Red | Black, Blue and White |
| Plastic and Plastic | Plastic |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.4 inches | 6.4 inches |
| 2340 x 1080 pixels | 2340 x 1080 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | Super AMOLED |
| 403 pixels per inch | 403 pixels per inch |
| 420 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.4 | 8.1 |
| Performance | |
| Exynos 9611 chipset | Samsung Exynos 9611 chipset |
| Arm Cortex-A73 and Arm Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2300 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2300 MHz) processor |
| 6 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Mali-G72 MP3 GPU | Mali-G72 MP3 GPU |
| 9.36 | 9.27 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot |
| 11.74 | 11.74 |
| Camera | |
| 64.00 MP + 32.00 MP | 48.00 MP + 16.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/2.00 aperture |
| 26.00mm focal length | 12.00mm 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 (240 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 12.1 | 11.44 |
| 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 | 6000mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 7.52 | 7.52 |
| 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 Galaxy M31 has a score of 86.5, which is slightly better than the Samsung Galaxy M30s's 83.3 general score. The Galaxy M31 is a just a bit heavier phone than the Samsung Galaxy M30s, but both have the same thickness. Both phones in this comparison review use the same Android 11 OS (operating system), so both of them should provide the user the same operating system features.
The Samsung Galaxy M31 has a slightly better screen than Samsung Galaxy M30s. Both of them have a screen with the same size, a greater pixel quantity in each inch in the screen and the same 1080 x 2340px resolution. Galaxy M31 counts with a bit better processing power than Galaxy M30s, and although they both have the same number of cores, the Galaxy M31 also has a greater amount of RAM.
Galaxy M30s has as much memory to store more games and applications as the Galaxy M31, both of them have a SD card slot that supports a maximum of 512 GB and equal 64 GB internal memory. Samsung Galaxy M31 features just a bit better camera than Galaxy M30s, and although they both have the same 30 fps video frame rate and the same (4K) video definition, the Samsung Galaxy M31 also has a lot more mega pixels camera in the back, a bigger aperture to take better low light images and a bigger back-facing camera sensor shooting higher quality videos and photos.
The Samsung Galaxy M30s and Galaxy M31 count with similar batteries.
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