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| Global Score | |
| 86.5 | 77.7 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Samsung |
| Android 11, 10 | Android 4.4.2 |
| 2020-03-05 | 2013-09-25 |
| 6.27 x 2.96 x 0.35 inches | 5.95 x 3.12 x 0.33 inches |
| 6.74 ounces | 5.93 ounces |
| Black, Blue and Red | Black, Pink and White |
| Plastic and Plastic | -- |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.4 inches | 5.7 inches |
| 2340 x 1080 pixels | 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) |
| Super AMOLED | Super AMOLED |
| 403 pixels per inch | 386 pixels per inch |
| 420 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.4 | 7.9 |
| Performance | |
| Exynos 9611 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 800 MSM8974 chipset |
| Arm Cortex-A73 and Arm Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2300 MHz) processor | Krait 400 (Quad-Core 2300 MHz) processor |
| 6 GB RAM | 3 GB RAM |
| Mali-G72 MP3 GPU | Adreno 330 GPU |
| 9.36 | 9 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot | microSDHC (up to 64 GB) external memory slot |
| 11.74 | 9.46 |
| Camera | |
| 64.00 MP + 32.00 MP | 13.00 MP + 2.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/2.20 aperture |
| 26.00mm focal length | 31.00mm focal length |
| 0.59 inches (1/1.7") sensor | 0.33 inches (1/3.06") 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 (120 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 12.1 | 9.57 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Micro SIM, Dual SIM |
| 6.7 | 6.6 |
| Battery Life | |
| 6000mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 3200mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Removable Battery |
| 7.52 | 5.2 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 4.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| -- | Infra-red port |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | -- |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| FM Radio | -- |
Comparison review
Samsung Galaxy M31 has an overall score of 86.5, which is better than the Samsung Galaxy Note3's global score of 77.7. Even though the Samsung Galaxy M31 is notably newer than the Samsung Galaxy Note3, it's just a little bit thicker and somewhat heavier. Both phones in this comparison review include Android operating system, but Samsung Galaxy M31 has the previous 11 version while Samsung Galaxy Note3 has Android 4.4.2.
The Galaxy M31 has a slightly better screen than Samsung Galaxy Note3, because it has a quite larger display, a quite higher display pixel density and a bit higher 1080 x 2340 resolution. The Galaxy M31 features a much better memory capacity for games and applications than Samsung Galaxy Note3, and although they both have exactly the same 64 GB internal memory, the Galaxy M31 also has a slot for external memory cards that admits up to 512 GB.
Samsung Galaxy M31 counts with a little better hardware performance than Galaxy Note3, because it has a greater number of cores and a larger amount of RAM. Galaxy M31 takes greater photographs and videos than Galaxy Note3, and although they both have the same 30 fps video frame rates and the same 3840x2160 (4K) video quality, the Galaxy M31 also has a way higher 64 MP resolution camera in the back, a bigger aperture for better low light images and videos and a way larger sensor shooting much higher quality photographs and videos.
The Samsung Galaxy M31 features a way better battery performance than Samsung Galaxy Note3, because it has a 6000mAh battery size instead of 3200mAh.
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