Compare phones
| Global Score | |
| 88 | 76.1 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | LG |
| Android 11, 10 | Android 8.0 Oreo, 7.0 Nougat, 6.0 Marshmallow |
| 2020-08-06 | 2016-03-31 |
| 6.27 x 2.93 x 0.37 inches | 5.88 x 2.91 x 0.29 inches |
| 7.16 ounces | 5.61 ounces |
| Mirage black and Mirage blue | 16 777 216 |
| -- | Metal |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| -- | $ 499.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.5 inches | 5.3 inches |
| 2400 x 1080 pixels | 2560 x 1440 pixels (Quad HD / 2K) |
| Super AMOLED | IPS LCD |
| 405 pixels per inch | 554 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.1 | 8.7 |
| Performance | |
| Samsung Exynos 9611 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 820 8996 chipset |
| Arm Cortex-A73 and Arm Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2300 MHz) processor | Kryo, 64-bit, 14 nm (Quad-Core 2200 MHz) processor |
| 6 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Mali-G72 MP3 GPU | Adreno 530 GPU |
| 9.36 | 9 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 32 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 1,95 TB) external memory slot |
| 14.14 | 12.76 |
| Camera | |
| 64.00 MP + 32.00 MP | 16.00 MP + 8.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 26.00mm focal length | 26.00mm focal length |
| 0.59 inches (1/1.7") sensor | 0.38 inches (1/2.6") 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 | 1920 x 1080 (60 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video |
| 12.1 | 10.01 |
| 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 |
| 6.7 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 6000mAh Battery | 2800mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Removable Battery |
| 7.52 | 4.8 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 4.2 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| -- | Infra-red port |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| FM Radio | FM Radio |
Comparison review
Samsung Galaxy M31s is better than LG G5, with an 88 score against 76.1. Both of these phones include Android operating system, but the Samsung Galaxy M31s has older 11 version while LG G5 has Android 8.0 Oreo version. Samsung Galaxy M31s's body is a lot newer than LG G5's, but it is noticeably heavier and much thicker.
The LG G5 counts with just a bit better looking screen than Galaxy M31s, because although it has a little bit smaller display, it also counts with a higher resolution of 1440 x 2560px and more pixels per inch in the display. The Galaxy M31s has a bigger memory capacity to install applications and games or saving photos and videos than LG G5, because although it has a SD memory card expansion slot that holds a maximum of 512 GB against 1,95 TB, it also counts with 96 GB more internal memory.
The Samsung Galaxy M31s counts with a bit more powerful processing unit than LG G5, because it has more RAM and 4 more CPU cores. The Samsung Galaxy M31s features a much better camera than LG G5, and although they both have a same size diafragm aperture, the same 3840x2160 (4K) video definition and the same 30 frames per second video frame rates, the Samsung Galaxy M31s also has a back camera with much more MP and a lot larger sensor shooting much better quality photographs and videos.
Samsung Galaxy M31s features a really longer battery duration than LG G5, because it has 6000mAh of battery capacity instead of 2800mAh.
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