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| Global Score | |
| 88 | 79.5 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Samsung |
| Android 11, 10 | -- |
| 2020-08-06 | 2016-08-02 |
| 6.27 x 2.93 x 0.37 inches | 6.04 x 2.91 x 0.31 inches |
| 7.16 ounces | 5.96 ounces |
| Mirage black and Mirage blue | Black onyx, Blue coral, Gold platinum and Silver titanium |
| 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 | 8.5 |
| 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 | 64 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot |
| 14.14 | 10.78 |
| Camera | |
| 64.00 MP + 32.00 MP | 12.00 MP + 5.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/1.70 aperture |
| 26.00mm focal length | 26.00mm focal length |
| 0.59 inches (1/1.7") sensor | 0.4 inches (1/2.5") 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 | 9.57 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G) and HSPA |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 6.7 | 6.1 |
| Battery Life | |
| 6000mAh Battery | 3500mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | Wireless Charging |
| 7.52 | 5.44 |
| 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
Galaxy M31s is better than the Galaxy Note7, having an 88 score against 79.5. The Galaxy M31s construction is noticeably newer than the Galaxy Note7's, although it's thicker and heavier. The Samsung Galaxy M31s has just a bit better processing power than Galaxy Note7, because it has 4 more CPU cores and 2 GB more RAM memory.
Galaxy Note7 features a bit more vivid display than Galaxy M31s, because although it has a bit smaller screen, it also counts with a higher display pixels density and a better resolution of 1440 x 2560 pixels. The Galaxy M31s counts with much more memory capacity to store more apps and games than Samsung Galaxy Note7, because it has 64 GB more internal memory capacity and a SD extension slot that admits a maximum of 512 GB.
The Galaxy M31s has a superior battery lifetime than Samsung Galaxy Note7, because it has a 71% greater battery capacity. Galaxy M31s has a greater camera than Samsung Galaxy Note7, because although it has a smaller aperture which is worse for low light images and videos, and they both have the same video frame rates and the same video definition, the Galaxy M31s also counts with a much better resolution camera and a much larger sensor.
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