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| Global Score | |
| 88 | 82.9 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | |
| Android 11, 10 | -- |
| 2020-08-06 | 2019-10-24 |
| 6.27 x 2.93 x 0.37 inches | 6.31 x 2.96 x 0.32 inches |
| 7.16 ounces | 6.81 ounces |
| Mirage black and Mirage blue | Clearly white, Just black and Oh so orange |
| -- | Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5) |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| -- | $ 487.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.5 inches | 6.3 inches |
| 2400 x 1080 pixels | 3040 x 1440 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | OLED |
| 405 pixels per inch | 534 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.1 | 8.8 |
| Performance | |
| Samsung Exynos 9611 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 855 SM8150 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 2840 MHz) processor |
| 6 GB RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Mali-G72 MP3 GPU | Adreno 640 GPU |
| 9.36 | 9.63 |
| 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 | 12.20 MP + 8.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/1.70 aperture |
| 26.00mm focal length | 28.00mm focal length |
| 0.59 inches (1/1.7") sensor | 0.39 inches (1/2.55") 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), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 6.7 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 6000mAh Battery | 3700mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | Wireless Charging |
| 7.52 | 5.68 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| 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
Samsung Galaxy M31s has an overall score of 88, which is just a bit better than Google Pixel 4 XL's global score of 82.9. The Samsung Galaxy M31s body is newer, but somewhat thicker and a little heavier than Google Pixel 4 XL. The Google Pixel 4 XL counts with a bit sharper display than Samsung Galaxy M31s, because although it has a quite smaller display, it also counts with a higher 1440 x 3040 resolution and more pixels per inch of display.
The Google Pixel 4 XL features a little better performance than Samsung Galaxy M31s. They have a Octa-Core processing unit and 6 GB of RAM memory. Galaxy M31s counts with much more memory for games and applications than Google Pixel 4 XL, because it has an external memory card slot that supports up to 512 GB and 64 GB more internal memory capacity.
Samsung Galaxy M31s takes a lot better photographs and videos than Google Pixel 4 XL, because although it has a smaller camera aperture which is not nice for low light photos, and they both have the same 30 fps video frame rate and the same (4K) video resolution, the Samsung Galaxy M31s also counts with a way higher resolution camera in the back and a much bigger camera sensor capturing lot higher quality videos and photos.
Galaxy M31s counts with a much better battery life than Google Pixel 4 XL, because it has a 62% more battery capacity.
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