Compare phones
| Global Score | |
| 86.5 | 83.7 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Sony |
| Android 11, 10 | Android 11 |
| 2020-03-05 | 2021-06-11 |
| 6.27 x 2.96 x 0.35 inches | 6.08 x 2.69 x 0.33 inches |
| 6.74 ounces | 5.96 ounces |
| Black, Blue and Red | Black, Blue and White |
| Plastic and Plastic | Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 6) and Plastic |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.4 inches | 6 inches |
| 2340 x 1080 pixels | 2520 x 1080 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | OLED |
| 403 pixels per inch | 457 pixels per inch |
| 420 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.4 | 8.3 |
| Performance | |
| Exynos 9611 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 690 SM6350 chipset |
| Arm Cortex-A73 and Arm Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2300 MHz) processor | Kryo 560, 64-bit, 8 nm (Octa-Core 2000 MHz) processor |
| 6 GB RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Mali-G72 MP3 GPU | Adreno 619L GPU |
| 9.36 | 9.18 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 1 TB) external memory slot |
| 11.74 | 15.42 |
| Camera | |
| 64.00 MP + 32.00 MP | 12.00 MP + 8.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 26.00mm focal length | 27.00mm focal length |
| 0.59 inches (1/1.7") sensor | 0.36 inches (1/2.8") 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 (120 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video |
| 12.1 | 9.68 |
| 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), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM |
| 6.7 | 10.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 6000mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 4500mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 7.52 | 6.32 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 5.1 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| FM Radio | -- |
Comparison review
Samsung Galaxy M31 has a score of 86.5, which is slightly better than Sony Xperia 10 III's 83.7 general score. Both phones we are comparing include the same Android 11 OS (operating system), so they should provide identical operating system features. Even being the best in our current comparison, it must be noted that it's also an older, just a bit thicker and somewhat heavier phone.
The Samsung Galaxy M31 counts with a bit better looking screen than Xperia 10 III, because although it has a quite lower 1080 x 2340px resolution and a just a little lower pixel count per inch of display, it also counts with a little larger display. The Samsung Galaxy M31 has a bit better CPU than Xperia 10 III. Both of them have a Octa-Core processor and a 6 GB RAM memory.
The Samsung Galaxy M31 takes greater pictures and videos than Xperia 10 III, and although they both have the same 30 frames per second video frame rates, the same 3840x2160 video definition and a F1.8 aperture, the Samsung Galaxy M31 also has a lot better 64 mega pixels resolution back-facing camera and a much larger sensor which gives a lot better photo and video quality.
The Sony Xperia 10 III has a way bigger memory capacity to install applications and games or saving photos and videos than Galaxy M31, because it has a slot for SD memory cards that supports a maximum of 1 TB and more internal storage. Galaxy M31 has superior battery life than Xperia 10 III, because it has a 6000mAh battery capacity.
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