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| Global Score | |
| 86.5 | 88 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Samsung |
| Android 11, 10 | Android 11, 10 |
| 2020-03-05 | 2020-08-06 |
| 6.27 x 2.96 x 0.35 inches | 6.27 x 2.93 x 0.37 inches |
| 6.74 ounces | 7.16 ounces |
| Black, Blue and Red | Mirage black and Mirage blue |
| Plastic and Plastic | -- |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.4 inches | 6.5 inches |
| 2340 x 1080 pixels | 2400 x 1080 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | Super AMOLED |
| 403 pixels per inch | 405 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 | 6 GB RAM |
| Mali-G72 MP3 GPU | Mali-G72 MP3 GPU |
| 9.36 | 9.36 |
| 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 | 64.00 MP + 32.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 26.00mm focal length | 26.00mm focal length |
| 0.59 inches (1/1.7") sensor | 0.59 inches (1/1.7") 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 | 12.1 |
| 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 M31s has an overall score of 88, which is just a bit better than the Galaxy M31's general score of 86.5. Even being the best in this review, the Galaxy M31s is an a little heavier and just a little thicker device than the Galaxy M31. Both of these phones come with the same Android 11 OS.
The Galaxy M31 features a little more vivid display than Galaxy M31s, although it has a bit lower resolution of 1080 x 2340, a bit smaller screen and a bit lower quantity of pixels per inch in the screen. The Samsung Galaxy M31s features a lot bigger storage for applications, games, photos and videos than Samsung Galaxy M31, and although they both have an external memory slot that supports up to 512 GB, the Samsung Galaxy M31s also has 128 GB internal memory.
Galaxy M31s's processing unit is very similar to the Galaxy M31 one, they have a Octa-Core CPU and a 6 GB RAM memory. Galaxy M31s has a camera that's just as good as the Samsung Galaxy M31 one, both of them have the same 3840x2160 video resolution, the same back camera sensor size, the same resolution camera in the back, the same camera aperture and the same video frame rate.
The Samsung Galaxy M31s and Galaxy M31 feature quite similar battery performance.
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