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| Global Score | |
| 86.5 | 76.5 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Xiaomi |
| Android 11, 10 | -- |
| 2020-03-05 | 2017-04-28 |
| 6.27 x 2.96 x 0.35 inches | 5.72 x 2.78 x 0.29 inches |
| 6.74 ounces | 5.93 ounces |
| Black, Blue and Red | Black, Blue and White |
| Plastic and Plastic | Glass and Metal |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| -- | $ 421.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.4 inches | 5.2 inches |
| 2340 x 1080 pixels | 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) |
| Super AMOLED | IPS LCD |
| 403 pixels per inch | 424 pixels per inch |
| 420 cd/m2 brightness | 600 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.4 | 8.7 |
| Performance | |
| Exynos 9611 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 835 MSM8998 chipset |
| Arm Cortex-A73 and Arm Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2300 MHz) processor | Kryo 280, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2457 MHz) processor |
| 6 GB RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Mali-G72 MP3 GPU | Adreno 540 GPU |
| 9.36 | 9.45 |
| 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 | 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 | 0.34 inches (1/2.9") 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 | 9.68 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | -- |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 6.7 | 3 |
| Battery Life | |
| 6000mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 3350mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 7.52 | 5.36 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| -- | Infra-red port |
| 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
Samsung Galaxy M31 is much better than Xiaomi Mi 6, getting an 86.5 score against 76.5. The Samsung Galaxy M31 design is a lot newer, but thicker and heavier than Xiaomi Mi 6. The Xiaomi Mi 6 counts with a little sharper display than Galaxy M31, because although it has a bit worse resolution of 1080 x 1920px and a little smaller screen, it also counts with more display brightness and a little bit higher display density.
Galaxy M31 has a greater storage to store more games and applications than Xiaomi Mi 6, because although it has only 64 GB internal memory capacity, it also counts with an external memory card slot that holds a maximum of 512 GB. Xiaomi Mi 6 has a bit more powerful processor than Samsung Galaxy M31. Both of them have a Octa-Core CPU and a 6 GB RAM.
Galaxy M31 has a very superior battery life than Xiaomi Mi 6, because it has a 79 percent bigger battery size. Galaxy M31 shoots much better videos and photos than Xiaomi Mi 6, and although they both have the same (4K) video resolution, the same 30 frames per second video frame rate and a same size diafragm aperture, the Galaxy M31 also has a much larger back-facing camera sensor providing a much better image quality and a much better resolution camera in the back.
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