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| Global Score | |
| 88 | 77.2 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | LG |
| Android 11, 10 | Android 7.0 Nougat |
| 2020-08-06 | 2017-07-21 |
| 6.27 x 2.93 x 0.37 inches | 5.87 x 2.83 x 0.31 inches |
| 7.16 ounces | 5.15 ounces |
| Mirage black and Mirage blue | Gray |
| -- | Metal |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.5 inches | 5.2 inches |
| 2400 x 1080 pixels | 2560 x 1440 pixels (Quad HD / 2K) |
| Super AMOLED | IPS LCD |
| 405 pixels per inch | 565 pixels per inch |
| -- | 500 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.1 | 9.2 |
| Performance | |
| Samsung Exynos 9611 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 820 MSM8996 chipset |
| Arm Cortex-A73 and Arm Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2300 MHz) processor | Kryo, 64-bit, 14 nm (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 | 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 + 5.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 26.00mm focal length | 28.00mm 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 | 1280 x 720 (120 fps) (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 | 3000mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 7.52 | 4.96 |
| 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
The Galaxy M31s is much better than the LG Q8, with a global score of 88 against 77.2. The Galaxy M31s design is much newer than the LG Q8's, although it is somewhat thicker and much heavier. Both of these devices have Android OS, but the Galaxy M31s has an older 11 version and LG Q8 has Android 7.0 Nougat version.
The Galaxy M31s features a little better hardware performance than LG Q8, because it has a greater number of cores (and also faster) and a higher amount of RAM memory. The LG Q8 has a much better looking screen than Samsung Galaxy M31s, because although it has a much smaller display, it also counts with a better 1440 x 2560 pixels resolution and more pixels per inch in the display.
The Samsung Galaxy M31s has a way better camera than LG Q8, and although they both have the same (4K) video definition, a F1.8 camera aperture and the same 30 frames per second video frame rates, the Samsung Galaxy M31s also has a way more mega-pixels camera and a much bigger camera sensor which offers a way higher image and video quality.
The Samsung Galaxy M31s features a better memory capacity to store more games and applications than LG Q8, because although it has a SD card slot that admits up to 512 GB against 1,95 TB, it also counts with 128 GB internal storage capacity. The Galaxy M31s counts with a really longer battery duration than LG Q8, because it has a 6000mAh battery capacity against 3000mAh.
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