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| Global Score | |
| 88 | 81.1 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | |
| Android 11, 10 | Android 5.1, 5.0 |
| 2020-08-06 | 2014-10-15 |
| 6.27 x 2.93 x 0.37 inches | 6.27 x 3.27 x 0.40 inches |
| 7.16 ounces | 6.49 ounces |
| Mirage black and Mirage blue | Blue and White |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| -- | $ 1019.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.5 inches | 6 inches |
| 2400 x 1080 pixels | 1440 x 2560 pixels (Quad HD / 2K) |
| Super AMOLED | AMOLED |
| 405 pixels per inch | 490 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 8.1 | 9 |
| Performance | |
| Samsung Exynos 9611 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 805 APQ8084 chipset |
| Arm Cortex-A73 and Arm Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2300 MHz) processor | Krait 450 (Quad-Core 2700 MHz) processor |
| 6 GB RAM | 3 GB (800 MHz) RAM |
| Mali-G72 MP3 GPU | Adreno 420 (500 MHz) GPU |
| 9.36 | 9.54 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 14.14 | 7.7 |
| Camera | |
| 64.00 MP + 32.00 MP | 13.00 MP + 2.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/2.00 aperture |
| 26.00mm focal length | -- |
| 0.59 inches (1/1.7") sensor | -- |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 1280 x 720 (480 fps) (HD) slow motion video | -- |
| 12.1 | 9.46 |
| 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, HSUPA, EDGE, GPRS and GSM |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM |
| 6.7 | 7.1 |
| Battery Life | |
| 6000mAh Battery | 3220mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Removable Battery |
| -- | Wireless Charging |
| -- | 330 hours standby time 24 hours talk time |
| 7.52 | 5.2 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 4.1 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | -- |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| FM Radio | -- |
Comparison review
The Galaxy M31s is slightly better than the Google Nexus 6, having a general score of 88 against 81.1. Both phones we compare here work with Android OS (operating system), but Galaxy M31s has a more recent 11 version and Google Nexus 6 has Android 5.1, so it gives some additional features and optimized performance. Although the Galaxy M31s is a bit heavier than Google Nexus 6, it's just a bit thinner and way newer.
The Google Nexus 6 features a little faster CPU than Galaxy M31s, because although it has a smaller amount of RAM memory and less processing cores (although they are faster), it also counts with an additional graphics co-processor. Google Nexus 6 counts with a brighter screen than Galaxy M31s, because although it has a bit smaller display, it also counts with a higher resolution of 2560 x 1440px and a little better count of pixels in each inch in the display.
The Galaxy M31s counts with a much bigger storage capacity for apps and games than Google Nexus 6, because it has a slot for an external memory card that supports a maximum of 512 GB and 128 GB internal storage. The Samsung Galaxy M31s counts with a way better camera than Google Nexus 6, and although they both have the same 30 frames per second video frame rates and the same video definition, the Samsung Galaxy M31s also has a back-facing camera with way more MP and a bigger aperture for better low-light images.
The Samsung Galaxy M31s has a much longer battery performance than Google Nexus 6, because it has an 86 percent larger battery capacity.
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