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| Global Score | |
| 88 | 76.2 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Samsung |
| Android 11, 10 | Android 14 |
| 2020-08-06 | -- |
| 6.27 x 2.93 x 0.37 inches | 6.47 x 3.07 x 0.31 inches |
| 7.16 ounces | 7.05 ounces |
| Mirage black and Mirage blue | Blue Black, Gold, Light Gray and Light Green |
| -- | Plastic and Plastic |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| -- | $ 230.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.5 inches | 6.7 inches |
| 2400 x 1080 pixels | 2340 x 1080 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | Super AMOLED |
| 405 pixels per inch | 385 pixels per inch |
| -- | 800 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.1 | 8.6 |
| Performance | |
| Samsung Exynos 9611 chipset | Exynos 1330 (5 nm) chipset |
| Arm Cortex-A73 and Arm Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2300 MHz) processor | processor |
| 6 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Mali-G72 MP3 GPU | Mali-G68 MP2 GPU |
| 9.36 | 6.03 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 1000 GB) external memory slot |
| 14.14 | 15.38 |
| Camera | |
| 64.00 MP + 32.00 MP | 50.00 MP + 13.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 26.00mm focal length | -- |
| 0.59 inches (1/1.7") sensor | -- |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | -- |
| 1280 x 720 (480 fps) (HD) slow motion video | -- |
| 12.1 | 9.46 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G) and LTE (4G) |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM |
| 6.7 | 9.6 |
| Battery Life | |
| 6000mAh Battery | 5000mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 7.52 | 6.8 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 5.3 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| FM Radio | -- |
Comparison review
The Samsung Galaxy M31s has a general score of 88, which is much better than the Samsung Galaxy A16 5G's global score of 76.2. Both of these phones have Android OS (operating system), but Samsung Galaxy M31s has the older 11 version while Samsung Galaxy A16 5G has Android 14. Even being the best device in this comparison, Samsung Galaxy M31s is a thicker and just a little bit heavier device than Samsung Galaxy A16 5G.
Galaxy M31s has a way better hardware performance than Galaxy A16 5G, and although they both have the same number of cores, the Galaxy M31s also has a greater amount of RAM memory. Samsung Galaxy A16 5G counts with just a bit better screen than Samsung Galaxy M31s, because although it has a bit worse pixels density and a bit worse resolution of 1080 x 2340, it also counts with a quite larger display.
The Galaxy M31s shoots greater photos and videos than Samsung Galaxy A16 5G, and although they both have the same diafragm aperture, the Galaxy M31s also has a camera in the back with a way higher resolution. The Galaxy A16 5G counts with slightly more storage to store more games and applications than Samsung Galaxy M31s, and although they both have equal internal storage, the Galaxy A16 5G also has an external SD slot that holds a maximum of 1000 GB.
The Samsung Galaxy M31s has greater battery life than Galaxy A16 5G, because it has a 6000mAh battery size instead of 5000mAh.
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