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| Global Score | |
| 88 | 81.5 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Samsung |
| Android 11, 10 | Android 13 |
| 2020-08-06 | -- |
| 6.27 x 2.93 x 0.37 inches | 6.43 x 3.07 x 0.35 inches |
| 7.16 ounces | -- |
| Mirage black and Mirage blue | -- |
| -- | Aluminum and Glass |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.5 inches | 6.8 inches |
| 2400 x 1080 pixels | 3080 x 1440 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | Dynamic AMOLED |
| 405 pixels per inch | 500 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.1 | 8 |
| Performance | |
| Samsung Exynos 9611 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 (4 nm) chipset |
| Arm Cortex-A73 and Arm Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2300 MHz) processor | processor |
| 6 GB RAM | 8 GB RAM |
| Mali-G72 MP3 GPU | Adreno 740 GPU |
| 9.36 | 6.21 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 14.14 | 10.1 |
| Camera | |
| 64.00 MP + 32.00 MP | 200.00 MP + 40.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/1.70 aperture |
| 26.00mm focal length | 69.00mm focal length |
| 0.59 inches (1/1.7") sensor | 0.77 inches (1/1.3") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | -- |
| 1280 x 720 (480 fps) (HD) slow motion video | -- |
| 12.1 | 12.43 |
| 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) and HSDPA |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM |
| 6.7 | 10.6 |
| Battery Life | |
| 6000mAh Battery | 5000mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | Wireless Charging |
| 7.52 | 6.8 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 5.2 |
| 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 Galaxy M31s is a little bit better than the Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra, getting an 88 score against 81.5. Both phones in this review come with Android OS, but the Galaxy M31s has the previous 11 version and Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra has Android 13 version. The Galaxy M31s counts with a little more vivid display than Galaxy S23 Ultra, although it has a way lower 1080 x 2400 resolution, a just a bit worse pixel density and a little bit smaller display.
Samsung Galaxy M31s has a way bigger memory capacity to store more apps and games than Galaxy S23 Ultra, and although they both have the same internal storage, the Samsung Galaxy M31s also has a SD memory slot that holds up to 512 GB. Galaxy M31s has a much better hardware performance than Galaxy S23 Ultra, although it has lesser RAM memory, they both have 8 cpu cores.
The Galaxy S23 Ultra has a bit better camera than Galaxy M31s, because it has a much more MP back-facing camera, a lot bigger sensor taking way better quality photos and videos and a bigger aperture to take better low light photos and video. Samsung Galaxy M31s has superior battery performance than Galaxy S23 Ultra, because it has a 20% more battery size.
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