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| Global Score | |
| 88 | 89 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | |
| Android 11, 10 | -- |
| 2020-08-06 | 2020-10-15 |
| 6.27 x 2.93 x 0.37 inches | 5.70 x 2.77 x 0.31 inches |
| 7.16 ounces | 5.33 ounces |
| Mirage black and Mirage blue | Just black and Sorta sage |
| -- | Aluminum and Aluminum |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| -- | $ 548.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.5 inches | 6 inches |
| 2400 x 1080 pixels | 2340 x 1080 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | OLED |
| 405 pixels per inch | 430 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.1 | 8.2 |
| Performance | |
| Samsung Exynos 9611 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 765G SM7250-AB chipset |
| Arm Cortex-A73 and Arm Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2300 MHz) processor | Kryo 475, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2400 MHz) processor |
| 6 GB RAM | 8 GB RAM |
| Mali-G72 MP3 GPU | Adreno 620 GPU |
| 9.36 | 9.45 |
| 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 | 12.20 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 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 1280 x 720 (480 fps) (HD) slow motion video | 1920 x 1080 (240 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video |
| 12.1 | 10.23 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 6.7 | 10.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 6000mAh Battery | 4080mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | Wireless Charging |
| 7.52 | 6 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| 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
Google Pixel 5 is slightly better than the Galaxy M31s, with a score of 89 against 88. Although Google Pixel 5 and Galaxy M31s were only released 2 months apart, Google Pixel 5 is a lot lighter and somewhat thinner. The Google Pixel 5 features a little faster processing unit than Samsung Galaxy M31s, and although they both have the same number of cores, the Google Pixel 5 also has more RAM.
The Google Pixel 5 features a bit sharper screen than Galaxy M31s, because although it has a quite smaller display and a quite lower 1080 x 2340 resolution, it also counts with a just a bit more pixels per inch in the screen. Samsung Galaxy M31s features a better camera than Google Pixel 5, because although it has a smaller diafragm aperture and slower 30 frames per second video frame rate, and they both have the same 3840x2160 video resolution, the Samsung Galaxy M31s also counts with a lot more MP back camera and a lot bigger sensor providing a much better image quality.
The Galaxy M31s has a much better memory capacity for games and applications than Google Pixel 5, and although they both have equal internal storage capacity, the Galaxy M31s also has an external memory card slot that allows up to 512 GB. Samsung Galaxy M31s counts with a much better battery performance than Google Pixel 5, because it has 6000mAh of battery capacity.
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