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| Global Score | |
| 86.5 | 83.4 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Xiaomi |
| Android 11, 10 | Android 11 |
| 2020-03-05 | 2021-03-20 |
| 6.27 x 2.96 x 0.35 inches | 6.51 x 3.02 x 0.37 inches |
| 6.74 ounces | 7.58 ounces |
| Black, Blue and Red | Frost blue, Metal bronze and Phantom black |
| Plastic and Plastic | -- |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.4 inches | 6.7 inches |
| 2340 x 1080 pixels | 2400 x 1080 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | IPS LCD |
| 403 pixels per inch | 393 pixels per inch |
| 420 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.4 | 8.1 |
| Performance | |
| Exynos 9611 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 860 SM8150-AC chipset |
| Arm Cortex-A73 and Arm Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2300 MHz) processor | Kryo 485, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2960 MHz) processor |
| 6 GB RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Mali-G72 MP3 GPU | Adreno 640 GPU |
| 9.36 | 9.63 |
| 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 | 48.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 26.00mm focal length | -- |
| 0.59 inches (1/1.7") sensor | 0.5 inches (1/2") 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 (60 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video |
| 12.1 | 10.78 |
| 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 |
| 6.7 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 6000mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 5160mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 7.52 | 6.88 |
| 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 | -- |
Comparison review
The Galaxy M31 is just a bit better than Xiaomi Poco X3 Pro, having a general score of 86.5 against 83.4. Both phones in our current comparison come with the same Android 11 OS, so both of them should provide you very similar operating system features. The Galaxy M31 construction is a little thinner and somewhat lighter than the Xiaomi Poco X3 Pro, despite of the fact that it was released around a year before.
Xiaomi Poco X3 Pro has just a little better processing power than Galaxy M31. Both of them have the same RAM amount and the same number of cores. The Samsung Galaxy M31 features a bit better looking display than Xiaomi Poco X3 Pro, because although it has a bit smaller display and a little bit worse 1080 x 2340 resolution, it also counts with a little better screen pixels density.
Galaxy M31 captures much better photographs and videos than Xiaomi Poco X3 Pro, and although they both have the same video frame rates, the same (4K) video quality and a F1.8 aperture, the Galaxy M31 also has a larger camera sensor providing a better image quality and a way more megapixels back-facing camera.
The Xiaomi Poco X3 Pro has a much better storage capacity for applications and games than Galaxy M31, because it has an external memory card slot that holds a maximum of 1 TB and 128 GB internal storage. Galaxy M31 has a little longer battery life than Xiaomi Poco X3 Pro, because it has 6000mAh of battery capacity against 5160mAh.
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