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| Global Score | |
| 88 | 87.5 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Samsung |
| Android 11, 10 | Android 11, 10 |
| 2020-08-06 | 2020-01-31 |
| 6.27 x 2.93 x 0.37 inches | 6.44 x 2.99 x 0.30 inches |
| 7.16 ounces | 6.31 ounces |
| Mirage black and Mirage blue | Prism Crush black, Prism Crush blue, Prism Crush pink and Prism Crush white |
| -- | Plastic and Plastic |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| -- | $ 411.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.5 inches | 6.7 inches |
| 2400 x 1080 pixels | 2400 x 1080 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | Super AMOLED Plus |
| 405 pixels per inch | 393 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.1 | 8 |
| Performance | |
| Samsung Exynos 9611 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 730 SM7150-AA chipset |
| Arm Cortex-A73 and Arm Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2300 MHz) processor | Kryo 470, 64-bit, 8 nm (Octa-Core 2200 MHz) processor |
| 6 GB RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Mali-G72 MP3 GPU | Adreno 618 GPU |
| 9.36 | 9.27 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot |
| 14.14 | 14.14 |
| Camera | |
| 64.00 MP + 32.00 MP | 64.00 MP + 32.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 26.00mm focal length | 26.00mm focal length |
| 0.59 inches (1/1.7") sensor | 0.59 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 | 1280 x 720 (960 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 12.1 | 12.21 |
| 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, Dual SIM |
| 6.7 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 6000mAh Battery | 4500mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 7.52 | 6.32 |
| 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 | FM Radio |
Comparison review
Galaxy M31s has an overall score of 88, which is slightly better than Samsung Galaxy A71's global score of 87.5. Both phones we compare here come with the same Android 11 OS (operating system), so both should provide you identical OS features. Despite being the best in this comparison, Galaxy M31s is a somewhat thicker and heavier cellphone than Samsung Galaxy A71.
Galaxy M31s features a little sharper display than Galaxy A71, because although it has a little bit smaller screen, and they both have the same resolution of 1080 x 2400px, the Galaxy M31s also counts with a just a bit higher count of pixels in each screen inch. Samsung Galaxy A71 has as much memory to install applications and games as the Galaxy M31s one, they have a slot for SD memory cards that admits a maximum of 512 GB and exactly the same 128 GB internal memory.
Galaxy M31s has a little faster processing unit than Samsung Galaxy A71. Both have the same number of cores and 6 GB of RAM. The Galaxy A71 shoots a bit better pictures and videos than Samsung Galaxy M31s. They have the same video definition, a same size camera sensor, the same 30 frames per second video frame rates, the same resolution back camera and a F1.8 aperture.
The Samsung Galaxy M31s features longer battery performance than Galaxy A71, because it has a 33 percent greater battery capacity.
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