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| Global Score | |
| 86.5 | 75.8 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Samsung |
| Android 11, 10 | -- |
| 2020-03-05 | 2016-06-10 |
| 6.27 x 2.96 x 0.35 inches | 5.86 x 2.95 x 0.39 inches |
| 6.74 ounces | 6.53 ounces |
| Black, Blue and Red | Camo green, Sandy gold and Titanium gray |
| Plastic and Plastic | Plastic |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| -- | $ 247.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.4 inches | 5.1 inches |
| 2340 x 1080 pixels | 2560 x 1440 pixels (Quad HD / 2K) |
| Super AMOLED | Super AMOLED |
| 403 pixels per inch | 576 pixels per inch |
| 420 cd/m2 brightness | 500 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.4 | 9.3 |
| Performance | |
| Exynos 9611 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 820 MSM8996 chipset |
| Arm Cortex-A73 and Arm Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2300 MHz) processor | Kryo, 64-bit, 14 nm (Quad-Core 2150 MHz) processor |
| 6 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Mali-G72 MP3 GPU | Adreno 530 GPU |
| 9.36 | 8.91 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 32 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 200 GB) external memory slot |
| 11.74 | 8.56 |
| Camera | |
| 64.00 MP + 32.00 MP | 12.00 MP + 5.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/1.70 aperture |
| 26.00mm focal length | -- |
| 0.59 inches (1/1.7") 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 | 1920 x 1080 (60 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video |
| 12.1 | 9.46 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | -- |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | HSPA |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM |
| 6.7 | 3 |
| Battery Life | |
| 6000mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 4000mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | Wireless Charging |
| 7.52 | 5.92 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 4.2 |
| 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 | -- |
Comparison review
Galaxy M31 has an overall score of 86.5, which is much better than the Samsung Galaxy S7 Active's 75.8 global score. Galaxy M31's construction is notably newer and thinner, but just a bit heavier than Samsung Galaxy S7 Active. The Galaxy M31 counts with a little bit better processing power than Galaxy S7 Active, because it has more cpu cores and a higher amount of RAM.
Galaxy S7 Active counts with a brighter display than Galaxy M31, because although it has a really smaller display, it also counts with a little brighter screen, a better resolution of 1440 x 2560 pixels and a higher amount of pixels per inch in the display. The Samsung Galaxy M31 features a greater camera than Samsung Galaxy S7 Active, because although it has a smaller camera aperture which is not nice for shooting images or video in low light environments, and they both have the same 3840x2160 video resolution and the same video frame rates, the Samsung Galaxy M31 also counts with a back camera with a much better 64 megapixels resolution.
The Galaxy M31 has a much greater memory to install games and applications than Samsung Galaxy S7 Active, because it has an external memory card slot that admits a maximum of 512 GB and 64 GB internal storage capacity. The Samsung Galaxy M31 features a much better battery lifetime than Samsung Galaxy S7 Active, because it has a 50% more battery capacity.
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