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| Global Score | |
| 86.5 | 83.2 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Sony |
| Android 11, 10 | Android 14 |
| 2020-03-05 | -- |
| 6.27 x 2.96 x 0.35 inches | -- |
| 6.74 ounces | -- |
| Black, Blue and Red | Black |
| Plastic and Plastic | Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass Victus) |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.4 inches | 6.9 inches |
| 2340 x 1080 pixels | 3840 x 1644 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | OLED |
| 403 pixels per inch | 605 pixels per inch |
| 420 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.4 | 8.5 |
| Performance | |
| Exynos 9611 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 SM8650-AB (4 nm) chipset |
| Arm Cortex-A73 and Arm Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2300 MHz) processor | processor |
| 6 GB RAM | 12 GB RAM |
| Mali-G72 MP3 GPU | Adreno 750 GPU |
| 9.36 | 6.21 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 256 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 1 TB) external memory slot |
| 11.74 | 18.62 |
| Camera | |
| 64.00 MP + 32.00 MP | 48.00 MP + 12.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/1.90 aperture |
| 26.00mm focal length | 24.00mm focal length |
| 0.59 inches (1/1.7") sensor | 0.71 inches (1/1.4") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (120 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 5.3 |
| 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 a bit better than Xperia 1 VI's 83.2 overall score. These devices include Android OS (Operating System), but the Galaxy M31 has the previous 11 version while Xperia 1 VI has Android 14 version. Galaxy M31 counts with a very superior hardware performance than Xperia 1 VI, although it has a lower amount of RAM, they both have 8 cpu cores.
The Xperia 1 VI has a little bit better display than Galaxy M31, because it has a much higher screen pixels density, a lot higher 1644 x 3840 resolution and a little larger screen. The Xperia 1 VI has a lot bigger storage capacity to store more apps and games than Galaxy M31, because it has 192 GB more internal memory and a SD card slot that admits a maximum of 1 TB.
Samsung Galaxy M31 counts with longer battery performance than Sony Xperia 1 VI, because it has 6000mAh of battery capacity against 5000mAh. Xperia 1 VI takes a little bit better photographs and videos than Samsung Galaxy M31, because although it has a worse (4K) video quality, a smaller aperture and a camera in the back with lot less MP, it also counts with a bigger back-facing camera sensor.
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