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| Global Score | |
| 86.5 | 79.3 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Samsung |
| Android 11, 10 | Android 5.1 |
| 2020-03-05 | 2015-08-13 |
| 6.27 x 2.96 x 0.35 inches | 6.08 x 2.98 x 0.27 inches |
| 6.74 ounces | 5.40 ounces |
| Black, Blue and Red | Black, Gold and Gray |
| Plastic and Plastic | Glass; metal |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| -- | $ 439.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.4 inches | 5.7 inches |
| 2340 x 1080 pixels | 1440 x 2560 pixels (Quad HD / 2K) |
| Super AMOLED | Super AMOLED |
| 403 pixels per inch | 515 pixels per inch |
| 420 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| No touch screen | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 8.4 | 9.4 |
| Performance | |
| Exynos 9611 chipset | Exynos 7 Octa 7420 chipset |
| Arm Cortex-A73 and Arm Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2300 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A57 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit (Single-Core 2100 MHz) processor |
| 6 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Mali-G72 MP3 GPU | ARM Mali-T760 MP8 GPU |
| 9.36 | 8.46 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 11.74 | 7.7 |
| Camera | |
| 64.00 MP + 32.00 MP | 16.00 MP + 5.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/1.90 aperture |
| 26.00mm focal length | 28.00mm 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 | 1280 x 720 (120 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 12.1 | 10.01 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | LTE-A (4G), HSPA, HSUPA, EDGE, GPRS, GSM and CDMA |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM |
| 6.7 | 6.8 |
| Battery Life | |
| 6000mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 3000mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | Wireless Charging |
| -- | 336 hours standby time 28 hours talk time |
| 7.52 | 4.96 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 4.2 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | -- |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| FM Radio | -- |
Comparison review
The Galaxy M31 is just a bit better than Galaxy S6 edge+, with a overall score of 86.5 against 79.3. Even though the Galaxy M31 is much newer than Galaxy S6 edge+, it's heavier and extremely thicker. Both of these phones use Android OS, but Galaxy M31 has newer 11 version and Galaxy S6 edge+ has Android 5.1, offering a lot of extra features.
Galaxy M31 counts with a quite better hardware performance than Samsung Galaxy S6 edge+, because it has more cpu cores and a greater amount of RAM. Galaxy S6 edge+ counts with a much better screen than Galaxy M31, because although it has a little smaller screen, it also counts with a better count of pixels per screen inch and a better 2560 x 1440 resolution.
The Samsung Galaxy M31 features a much greater storage capacity for applications and games than Samsung Galaxy S6 edge+, and although they both have exactly the same 64 GB internal storage capacity, the Samsung Galaxy M31 also has a slot for an SD memory card that holds a maximum of 512 GB. Galaxy M31 shoots much clearer photographs and videos than Samsung Galaxy S6 edge+, and although they both have the same 3840x2160 (4K) video resolution and the same 30 frames per second video frame rates, the Galaxy M31 also has a lot more MP back-facing camera, a larger diafragm aperture to take better images and videos in poorly lited situations and a way bigger camera sensor.
The Galaxy M31 counts with a really longer battery lifetime than Galaxy S6 edge+, because it has a 6000mAh battery capacity.
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