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| Global Score | |
| 88 | 80.2 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Samsung |
| Android 11, 10 | -- |
| 2020-08-06 | 2015-08-21 |
| 6.27 x 2.93 x 0.37 inches | 6.03 x 3.00 x 0.30 inches |
| 7.16 ounces | 6.03 ounces |
| Mirage black and Mirage blue | Black sapphire, Gold platinum, Silver titan and White pearl |
| -- | Glass and Metal |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.5 inches | 5.7 inches |
| 2400 x 1080 pixels | 2560 x 1440 pixels (Quad HD / 2K) |
| Super AMOLED | Super AMOLED |
| 405 pixels per inch | 515 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.1 | 8.6 |
| Performance | |
| Samsung Exynos 9611 chipset | Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7420 chipset |
| Arm Cortex-A73 and Arm Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2300 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A57 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 2100 MHz) processor |
| 6 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Mali-G72 MP3 GPU | Mali-T760 MP8 GPU |
| 9.36 | 9.18 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 14.14 | 7.7 |
| Camera | |
| 64.00 MP + 32.00 MP | 16.00 MP + 5.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/1.90 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 | 2560 x 1440 (60 fps) (Quad HD / 2K) 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 and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 6.7 | 6.3 |
| Battery Life | |
| 6000mAh Battery | 3000mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | Wireless Charging |
| 7.52 | 4.96 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 4.2 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| FM Radio | -- |
Comparison review
The Galaxy M31s is slightly better than Galaxy Note5, getting an 88 score against 80.2. Although Galaxy M31s is notably newer than the Galaxy Note5, it is somewhat heavier and somewhat thicker. Samsung Galaxy Note5 features a little more vivid display than Galaxy M31s, because although it has a quite smaller screen, it also counts with a greater pixel amount in each inch of screen and a better resolution of 1440 x 2560.
Galaxy M31s features a bit better CPU than Galaxy Note5, and although they both have the same number of cores, the Galaxy M31s also has a higher amount of RAM. Galaxy M31s has a much greater memory for applications and games than Samsung Galaxy Note5, because it has an external memory card slot that allows a maximum of 512 GB and more internal storage capacity.
Galaxy M31s takes much clearer videos and photos than Samsung Galaxy Note5, and although they both have the same video frame rate and the same (4K) video resolution, the Galaxy M31s also has a much bigger back-facing camera sensor shooting lot higher quality photos, a larger diafragm aperture for better low-light captures and video and a camera in the back with a much better resolution.
Galaxy M31s features a much better battery lifetime than Galaxy Note5, because it has 6000mAh of battery capacity against 3000mAh.
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