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| Global Score | |
| 86.5 | 75.9 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Xiaomi |
| Android 11, 10 | Android |
| 2020-03-05 | 2018-06-08 |
| 6.27 x 2.96 x 0.35 inches | 5.80 x 2.88 x 0.30 inches |
| 6.74 ounces | 5.78 ounces |
| Black, Blue and Red | Black, Blue, Gold and Red |
| Plastic and Plastic | -- |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.4 inches | 5.9 inches |
| 2340 x 1080 pixels | 2244 x 1080 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | AMOLED |
| 403 pixels per inch | 422 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 710 SDM710 chipset |
| Arm Cortex-A73 and Arm Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2300 MHz) processor | Kryo 360, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2200 MHz) processor |
| 6 GB RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Mali-G72 MP3 GPU | Adreno 616 GPU |
| 9.36 | 9.27 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 11.74 | 7.7 |
| Camera | |
| 64.00 MP + 32.00 MP | 12.00 MP + 20.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/1.90 aperture |
| 26.00mm focal length | -- |
| 0.59 inches (1/1.7") sensor | 0.39 inches (1/2.55") 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 (240 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 12.1 | 9.79 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | LTE (4G), HSPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 6.7 | 6.1 |
| Battery Life | |
| 6000mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 3120mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 7.52 | 5.12 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | -- |
| -- | Infra-red port |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| FM Radio | -- |
Comparison review
The Samsung Galaxy M31 is better than Xiaomi Mi 8 SE, getting a global score of 86.5 against 75.9. The Samsung Galaxy M31 works with Android 11 operating system, and Xiaomi Mi 8 SE has Android operating system. Samsung Galaxy M31 is a newer cellphone than the Xiaomi Mi 8 SE, although it is somewhat thicker and somewhat heavier.
The Xiaomi Mi 8 SE counts with just a bit better display than Samsung Galaxy M31, because although it has a quite lower resolution of 1080 x 2244 pixels and a little bit smaller screen, it also counts with a little greater display pixels density and more display brightness. Galaxy M31 features a much bigger storage capacity to store more games and applications than Xiaomi Mi 8 SE, and although they both have exactly the same internal memory capacity, the Galaxy M31 also has a SD memory card expansion slot that allows up to 512 GB.
The Galaxy M31 counts with just a little better hardware performance than Xiaomi Mi 8 SE. Both have the same RAM memory amount and a Octa-Core CPU. The Galaxy M31 captures much better pictures and videos than Xiaomi Mi 8 SE, and although they both have the same (4K) video quality and the same 30 fps video frame rate, the Galaxy M31 also has a larger camera aperture to capture better low-light photos and videos, a camera in the back with much more mega-pixels and a much larger back camera sensor providing a way higher image quality.
Galaxy M31 features a very superior battery performance than Xiaomi Mi 8 SE, because it has a 6000mAh battery size.
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