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| Global Score | |
| 86.5 | 90.8 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Samsung |
| Android 11, 10 | -- |
| 2020-03-05 | 2020-08-21 |
| 6.27 x 2.96 x 0.35 inches | 6.36 x 2.96 x 0.33 inches |
| 6.74 ounces | 6.84 ounces |
| Black, Blue and Red | Mystic bronze, Mystic gray, Mystic green and Mystic red |
| Plastic and Plastic | Plastic |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| -- | $ 1000.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.4 inches | 6.7 inches |
| 2340 x 1080 pixels | 2400 x 1080 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | Super AMOLED Plus |
| 403 pixels per inch | 393 pixels per inch |
| 420 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.4 | 8.1 |
| Performance | |
| Exynos 9611 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 865+ SM8250-AB (7 nm) chipset |
| Arm Cortex-A73 and Arm Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2300 MHz) processor | Kryo 585, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 3000 MHz) processor |
| 6 GB RAM | 8 GB RAM |
| Mali-G72 MP3 GPU | Adreno 650 GPU |
| 9.36 | 9.72 |
| 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 | 12.00 MP + 10.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 26.00mm focal length | 26.00mm focal length |
| 0.59 inches (1/1.7") sensor | 0.57 inches (1/1.76") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 7680 x 4320 (24 fps) video resolution |
| 1920 x 1080 (240 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video | 1280 x 720 (960 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 12.1 | 10.67 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM |
| 6.7 | 10.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 6000mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 4300mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | Wireless Charging |
| 7.52 | 6.16 |
| 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, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| FM Radio | FM Radio |
Comparison review
The Samsung Galaxy Note 20 is slightly better than Galaxy M31, with a global score of 90.8 against 86.5. Although the Samsung Galaxy Note 20 and Galaxy M31 were released only a couple months apart, Samsung Galaxy Note 20's body is just a bit thinner but a little heavier. Galaxy M31 has a little bit better looking display than Samsung Galaxy Note 20, because although it has a bit smaller display and a quite lower resolution of 1080 x 2340px, it also counts with a just a little higher amount of pixels in each inch of screen.
The Galaxy M31 features a quite bigger memory for games and applications than Samsung Galaxy Note 20, because although it has just 64 GB internal storage, it also counts with an external SD slot that holds a maximum of 512 GB. The Galaxy Note 20 features just a little better performance than Samsung Galaxy M31, and although they both have 8 cores, the Galaxy Note 20 also has 2 GB more RAM memory.
Samsung Galaxy M31 counts with a superior camera than Samsung Galaxy Note 20, and although they both have the same 3840x2160 (4K) video resolution and a same size camera aperture, the Samsung Galaxy M31 also has faster 30 fps video frame rates, a camera with a much higher 64 mega pixels resolution and a larger back-facing camera sensor taking more light and vivid colors.
The Galaxy M31 counts with a very superior battery life than Samsung Galaxy Note 20, because it has a 40 percent bigger battery capacity.
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