| Global Score | |
| 86.5 | 78.1 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Samsung |
| Android 11, 10 | Android 4.4.2 |
| 2020-03-05 | 2014-06-23 |
| 6.27 x 2.96 x 0.35 inches | 5.59 x 2.85 x 0.32 inches |
| 6.74 ounces | 5.11 ounces |
| Black, Blue and Red | Black, Blue, Gold and White |
| Plastic and Plastic | -- |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| -- | $ 249.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.4 inches | 5.1 inches |
| 2340 x 1080 pixels | 1080 x 1920 pixels (Full HD) |
| Super AMOLED | Super AMOLED |
| 403 pixels per inch | 432 pixels per inch |
| 420 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| No touch screen | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 8.4 | 9.1 |
| Performance | |
| Exynos 9611 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 805 APQ8084 chipset |
| Arm Cortex-A73 and Arm Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2300 MHz) processor | Krait 450 (Quad-Core 2500 MHz) processor |
| 6 GB RAM | 2 GB (800 MHz) RAM |
| Mali-G72 MP3 GPU | Adreno 420 (500 MHz) GPU |
| 9.36 | 9.36 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 16 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot | microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot |
| 11.74 | 6.72 |
| Camera | |
| 64.00 MP + 32.00 MP | 16.00 MP + 2.10 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/2.20 aperture |
| 26.00mm focal length | -- |
| 0.59 inches (1/1.7") sensor | 0.38 inches (1/2.6") 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 | -- |
| 12.1 | 9.79 |
| 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, HSUPA, UMTS, EDGE, GPRS and GSM |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Micro SIM |
| 6.7 | 7.2 |
| Battery Life | |
| 6000mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 2800mAh Li-Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Removable Battery |
| -- | 390 hours standby time 21 hours talk time |
| 7.52 | 4.8 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 4.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| -- | Infra-red port |
| 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 | -- |
The Galaxy M31 is better than Samsung Galaxy S5 Plus, getting a overall score of 86.5 against 78.1. Even though Galaxy M31 is newer than Samsung Galaxy S5 Plus, it is much heavier and just a bit thicker. These phones come with Android OS (operating system), but the Galaxy M31 has the previous 11 version and Samsung Galaxy S5 Plus has Android 4.4.2.
Samsung Galaxy S5 Plus features a bit sharper screen than Samsung Galaxy M31, because although it has a little lower resolution of 1920 x 1080 pixels and a much smaller screen, it also counts with a bit greater pixel density. The Samsung Galaxy S5 Plus and Galaxy M31 both have really similar CPUs, because although the Samsung Galaxy S5 Plus has lesser cpu cores and a lower amount of RAM memory, it also counts with an additional graphics processor.
The Samsung Galaxy M31 counts with a lot bigger memory capacity to store more games and applications than Samsung Galaxy S5 Plus, because it has a slot for an external memory card that holds a maximum of 512 GB and 48 GB more internal memory. Galaxy M31 features a really longer battery lifetime than Samsung Galaxy S5 Plus, because it has a 114 percent larger battery size.
Galaxy M31 features a lot better camera than Galaxy S5 Plus, and although they both have the same (4K) video quality and the same video frame rate, the Galaxy M31 also has a much larger back-facing camera sensor capturing much better quality videos and photos, a bigger diafragm aperture to take better low-light photos and videos and a back facing camera with way more MP.
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