Compare phones
| Global Score | |
| 86.5 | 81.5 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Samsung |
| Android 11, 10 | Android 13 |
| 2020-03-05 | -- |
| 6.27 x 2.96 x 0.35 inches | 6.43 x 3.07 x 0.35 inches |
| 6.74 ounces | -- |
| Black, Blue and Red | -- |
| Plastic and Plastic | Aluminum and Glass |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.4 inches | 6.8 inches |
| 2340 x 1080 pixels | 3080 x 1440 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | Dynamic AMOLED |
| 403 pixels per inch | 500 pixels per inch |
| 420 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.4 | 8 |
| Performance | |
| Exynos 9611 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 (4 nm) chipset |
| Arm Cortex-A73 and Arm Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2300 MHz) processor | processor |
| 6 GB RAM | 8 GB RAM |
| Mali-G72 MP3 GPU | Adreno 740 GPU |
| 9.36 | 6.21 |
| 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 | 200.00 MP + 40.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/1.70 aperture |
| 26.00mm focal length | 69.00mm focal length |
| 0.59 inches (1/1.7") sensor | 0.77 inches (1/1.3") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | -- |
| 1920 x 1080 (240 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video | -- |
| 12.1 | 12.43 |
| 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) and HSDPA |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM |
| 6.7 | 10.6 |
| Battery Life | |
| 6000mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 5000mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | Wireless Charging |
| 7.52 | 6.8 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 5.2 |
| 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
The Galaxy M31 is a bit better than the Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra, having an 86.5 score against 81.5. The Galaxy M31 body has the same thickness than Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra, but it is extremely heavier. Both phones in this comparison include Android OS, but Galaxy M31 has 11 version while Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra has Android 13 version.
Galaxy M31 has a bit sharper display than Galaxy S23 Ultra, although it has a just a bit inferior quantity of pixels per inch in the display, a lot lower 1080 x 2340 resolution and a little bit smaller display. The Galaxy M31 has a much more powerful processing unit than Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra, although it has 2 GB less RAM memory, they both have a Octa-Core processor.
The Galaxy M31 has a bigger memory capacity for apps and games than Galaxy S23 Ultra, because although it has 0 less internal memory capacity, it also counts with a SD memory slot that admits a maximum of 512 GB. Samsung Galaxy M31 counts with greater battery duration than Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra, because it has a 6000mAh battery size instead of 5000mAh.
Galaxy S23 Ultra captures a little bit better photographs and videos than Samsung Galaxy M31, because it has a much larger sensor which provides a lot higher photo and video quality, a bigger camera aperture and a lot more mega-pixels camera.
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