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| Global Score | |
| 88 | 84.7 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Samsung |
| Android 11, 10 | Android |
| 2020-08-06 | 2021-01-22 |
| 6.27 x 2.93 x 0.37 inches | 6.46 x 3.00 x 0.36 inches |
| 7.16 ounces | 7.23 ounces |
| Mirage black and Mirage blue | Awesome black, Awesome blue, Awesome violet and Awesome white |
| -- | Metal and Plastic |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.5 inches | 6.5 inches |
| 2400 x 1080 pixels | 1600 x 720 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | TFT |
| 405 pixels per inch | 270 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.1 | 7.2 |
| Performance | |
| Samsung Exynos 9611 chipset | MediaTek Dimensity 720 MT6853 chipset |
| Arm Cortex-A73 and Arm Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2300 MHz) processor | Cortex-A76 and Cortex-A55, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2000 MHz) processor |
| 6 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Mali-G72 MP3 GPU | Mali-G57 MC3 GPU |
| 9.36 | 9.09 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 1 TB) external memory slot |
| 14.14 | 13.02 |
| Camera | |
| 64.00 MP + 32.00 MP | 48.00 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 | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 1280 x 720 (480 fps) (HD) slow motion video | -- |
| 12.1 | 10.89 |
| 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 |
| 6.7 | 10.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 6000mAh Battery | 5000mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 7.52 | 6.8 |
| 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, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| FM Radio | -- |
Comparison review
Galaxy M31s has a global score of 88, which is just a bit better than the Galaxy A32's global score of 84.7. The Galaxy M31s works with Android 11 operating system, and Galaxy A32 works with Android operating system. Although Galaxy M31s and the Galaxy A32 were released with only a couple months difference, Galaxy M31s's construction is just a little bit thicker but just a bit lighter.
The Galaxy M31s has a better display than Galaxy A32, and although they both have a display with the same size, the Galaxy M31s also has a way higher resolution of 1080 x 2400 and more pixels per inch in the screen. The Galaxy M31s features just a bit bigger storage to store more apps and games than Samsung Galaxy A32, because although it has an external SD slot that supports 512 GB smaller, it also counts with 128 GB internal storage capacity.
Samsung Galaxy M31s has a little bit better hardware performance than Galaxy A32, and although they both have a Octa-Core processor, the Samsung Galaxy M31s also has a higher amount of RAM memory. The Samsung Galaxy M31s shoots much better pictures and videos than Galaxy A32, and although they both have the same diafragm aperture, the same 30 fps video frame rate and the same 3840x2160 (4K) video definition, the Samsung Galaxy M31s also has a back camera with a lot higher 64 MP resolution.
The Galaxy M31s has greater battery duration than Samsung Galaxy A32, because it has 6000mAh of battery capacity instead of 5000mAh.
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