Compare phones
| Global Score | |
| 86.5 | 78.1 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Xiaomi |
| Android 11, 10 | Android 6.0 Marshmallow |
| 2020-03-05 | 2016-09-29 |
| 6.27 x 2.96 x 0.35 inches | 6.09 x 3.06 x 0.31 inches |
| 6.74 ounces | 5.93 ounces |
| Black, Blue and Red | Gold, Gray, Pink and Silver |
| Plastic and Plastic | Metal |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.4 inches | 5.7 inches |
| 2340 x 1080 pixels | 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) |
| Super AMOLED | IPS LCD |
| 403 pixels per inch | 386 pixels per inch |
| 420 cd/m2 brightness | 550 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.4 | 8.4 |
| Performance | |
| Exynos 9611 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 821 MSM8996 Pro chipset |
| Arm Cortex-A73 and Arm Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2300 MHz) processor | Kryo, 64-bit (Quad-Core 2340 MHz) processor |
| 6 GB RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Mali-G72 MP3 GPU | Adreno 530 GPU |
| 9.36 | 9.09 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 11.74 | 10.1 |
| Camera | |
| 64.00 MP + 32.00 MP | 13.00 MP + 4.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/2.00 aperture |
| 26.00mm focal length | -- |
| 0.59 inches (1/1.7") sensor | 0.33 inches (1/3") 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 | 9.57 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G) and HSPA |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 6.7 | 6.1 |
| Battery Life | |
| 6000mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 3800mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 7.52 | 5.76 |
| 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
The Samsung Galaxy M31 is better than the Xiaomi Mi 5s Plus, having an 86.5 score against 78.1. Both phones in our current comparison work with Android operating system, but Samsung Galaxy M31 has the older 11 version and Xiaomi Mi 5s Plus has Android 6.0 Marshmallow version. Samsung Galaxy M31 is a way newer cellphone than Xiaomi Mi 5s Plus, although it's somewhat thicker and somewhat heavier.
Xiaomi Mi 5s Plus features a screen that is just as good as Samsung Galaxy M31's display, because although the Xiaomi Mi 5s Plus has a little bit lower resolution of 1080 x 1920, a little bit smaller display and a quite worse quantity of pixels per inch of display, it also counts with a brighter display.
The Samsung Galaxy M31 has a better storage to install games and applications than Xiaomi Mi 5s Plus, because although it has 0 less internal memory, it also counts with a SD memory card expansion slot that holds up to 512 GB. The Galaxy M31 features a little faster processor than Xiaomi Mi 5s Plus, and although they both have the same RAM amount, the Galaxy M31 also has 4 more cpu cores.
The Samsung Galaxy M31 counts with a greater camera than Xiaomi Mi 5s Plus, and although they both have the same (4K) video resolution and the same video frame rates, the Samsung Galaxy M31 also has a lot better resolution back-facing camera, a way larger back camera sensor which provides a way higher photo and video quality and a bigger camera aperture to capture better captures and videos in low-light situations.
The Galaxy M31 counts with a superior battery performance than Xiaomi Mi 5s Plus, because it has a 58% bigger battery size.
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