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| Global Score | |
| 86.5 | 78.2 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Xiaomi |
| Android 11, 10 | Android 10 |
| 2020-03-05 | 2021-01-18 |
| 6.27 x 2.96 x 0.35 inches | 6.39 x 3.04 x 0.38 inches |
| 6.74 ounces | 6.98 ounces |
| Black, Blue and Red | Carbon gray, Ocean green, Sunrise orange and Twilight blue |
| Plastic and Plastic | Plastic and Plastic |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.4 inches | 6.5 inches |
| 2340 x 1080 pixels | 2340 x 1080 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | IPS LCD |
| 403 pixels per inch | 396 pixels per inch |
| 420 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.4 | 8 |
| Performance | |
| Exynos 9611 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 662 SM6115 chipset |
| Arm Cortex-A73 and Arm Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2300 MHz) processor | Kryo 260, 64-bit, 11 nm (Octa-Core 2000 MHz) processor |
| 6 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Mali-G72 MP3 GPU | Adreno 610 GPU |
| 9.36 | 9.09 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot |
| 11.74 | 11.74 |
| Camera | |
| 64.00 MP + 32.00 MP | 48.00 MP + 8.00 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 | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 1920 x 1080 (240 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, Dual SIM |
| 6.7 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 6000mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 6000mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 7.52 | 7.52 |
| 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, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| FM Radio | FM Radio |
Comparison review
Galaxy M31 has a general score of 86.5, which is better than the Xiaomi Redmi 9T's score of 78.2. The Galaxy M31 construction is just a little bit lighter and a little bit thinner than the Xiaomi Redmi 9T, although it was released just 11 months before. Both of these phones work with Android OS (Operating System), but the Galaxy M31 has the newer 11 version and Xiaomi Redmi 9T has Android 10, so it gives you a couple additional features.
The Samsung Galaxy M31 counts with a slightly better display than Xiaomi Redmi 9T, because although it has a little bit smaller screen, and they both have an equal 1080 x 2340 resolution, the Samsung Galaxy M31 also counts with a just a little higher pixel number in each display inch. The Galaxy M31 has a bit better performance than Xiaomi Redmi 9T, and although they both have the same number of cores, the Galaxy M31 also has a larger amount of RAM memory.
The Xiaomi Redmi 9T counts with as much storage capacity to install applications and games or saving photos and videos as Samsung Galaxy M31, both have a SD memory card expansion slot that holds a maximum of 512 GB and the same 64 GB internal memory capacity. Samsung Galaxy M31 counts with a superior camera than Xiaomi Redmi 9T, and although they both have a same size diafragm aperture, the Samsung Galaxy M31 also has a much better 64 MP resolution camera in the back, a much better (4K) video definition and a larger camera sensor shooting higher quality videos and photographs.
Xiaomi Redmi 9T and Samsung Galaxy M31 feature extremely similar batteries.
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