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| Global Score | |
| 86.5 | 83.7 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Xiaomi |
| Android 11, 10 | Android 10, 9.0 Pie |
| 2020-03-05 | 2019-11-20 |
| 6.27 x 2.96 x 0.35 inches | 6.21 x 2.92 x 0.38 inches |
| 6.74 ounces | 7.34 ounces |
| Black, Blue and Red | Aurora green, Glacier white and Midnight black |
| Plastic and Plastic | Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5) |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| -- | $ 377.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.4 inches | 6.5 inches |
| 2340 x 1080 pixels | 2340 x 1080 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | AMOLED |
| 403 pixels per inch | 396 pixels per inch |
| 420 cd/m2 brightness | 430 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.4 | 8.4 |
| Performance | |
| Exynos 9611 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 730G SM7150-AB chipset |
| Arm Cortex-A73 and Arm Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2300 MHz) processor | Kryo 470, 64-bit, 8 nm (Octa-Core 2200 MHz) processor |
| 6 GB RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Mali-G72 MP3 GPU | Adreno 618 GPU |
| 9.36 | 9.27 |
| 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 | 108.00 MP + 32.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/1.70 aperture |
| 26.00mm focal length | 25.00mm focal length |
| 0.59 inches (1/1.7") sensor | 0.75 inches (1/1.33") 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 (960 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 12.1 | 13.09 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 6.7 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 6000mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 5260mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 7.52 | 6.96 |
| 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, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| FM Radio | FM Radio |
Comparison review
The Galaxy M31 has a score of 86.5, which is slightly better than Xiaomi Mi Note 10's global score of 83.7. Both of these phones include Android operating system, but Galaxy M31 has 11 version and Xiaomi Mi Note 10 has Android 10, counting with some nice extra features and enhanced performance. The Galaxy M31 is a a bit thinner and just a little lighter device than Xiaomi Mi Note 10, even though both of them were released only a couple months apart.
The Galaxy M31 has a little bit better performance than Xiaomi Mi Note 10. They have the same RAM amount and the same number of cores. Samsung Galaxy M31 and Xiaomi Mi Note 10 feature similar displays, because although the Xiaomi Mi Note 10 has a quite lower screen density, and they both have an equal 1080 x 2340 pixels resolution, it also counts with a little bit larger display and a little bit brighter screen.
The Xiaomi Mi Note 10 features a bit better camera than Samsung Galaxy M31, and although they both have the same 30 frames per second video frame rate and the same video resolution, the Xiaomi Mi Note 10 also has a lot bigger sensor, a lot more mega pixels back camera and a larger aperture to take better photos and videos in low-light situations.
Samsung Galaxy M31 counts with a better memory to install games and applications than Xiaomi Mi Note 10, because although it has just 64 GB internal storage, it also counts with an external memory card slot that supports up to 512 GB. The Samsung Galaxy M31 counts with a bit longer battery life than Xiaomi Mi Note 10, because it has 6000mAh of battery capacity against 5260mAh.
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