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| Global Score | |
| 88 | 80.2 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | |
| Android 11, 10 | -- |
| 2020-08-06 | 2016-10-20 |
| 6.27 x 2.93 x 0.37 inches | 5.66 x 2.74 x 0.34 inches |
| 7.16 ounces | 5.04 ounces |
| Mirage black and Mirage blue | Black, Gray and White |
| -- | Aluminum and Glass |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| -- | $ 299.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.5 inches | 5 inches |
| 2400 x 1080 pixels | 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) |
| Super AMOLED | AMOLED |
| 405 pixels per inch | 441 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.1 | 8.2 |
| Performance | |
| Samsung Exynos 9611 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 821 MSM8996 Pro chipset |
| Arm Cortex-A73 and Arm Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2300 MHz) processor | Kryo, 64-bit (Quad-Core 2150 MHz) processor |
| 6 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Mali-G72 MP3 GPU | Adreno 530 GPU |
| 9.36 | 8.91 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 14.14 | 10.1 |
| Camera | |
| 64.00 MP + 32.00 MP | 12.30 MP + 8.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/2.00 aperture |
| 26.00mm focal length | -- |
| 0.59 inches (1/1.7") sensor | 0.43 inches (1/2.3") 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 | 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-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G) and HSDPA |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM |
| 6.7 | 6.6 |
| Battery Life | |
| 6000mAh Battery | 2770mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 7.52 | 4.72 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 4.2 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | 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 Samsung Galaxy M31s is slightly better than Google Pixel, with an 88 score against 80.2. The Samsung Galaxy M31s body is a lot newer than Google Pixel's, although it's noticeably heavier and just a bit thicker. Galaxy M31s counts with just a little better hardware performance than Google Pixel, because it has a larger amount of RAM and a higher number of cores (and also faster).
Google Pixel has a slightly better looking screen than Galaxy M31s, because although it has a really smaller screen and a bit worse 1080 x 1920 resolution, it also counts with a bit higher pixel amount per inch of display. The Samsung Galaxy M31s features a very superior storage capacity for games and applications than Google Pixel, and although they both have exactly the same internal storage, the Samsung Galaxy M31s also has a slot for an external memory card that holds up to 512 GB.
Galaxy M31s has a much longer battery duration than Google Pixel, because it has 6000mAh of battery capacity. The Samsung Galaxy M31s shoots much better pictures and videos than Google Pixel, and although they both have the same 30 fps video frame rate and the same (4K) video resolution, the Samsung Galaxy M31s also has a much bigger camera sensor, a larger camera aperture to take better low light images and video and a back facing camera with way more mega pixels.
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