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| Global Score | |
| 88 | 81.7 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Samsung |
| Android 11, 10 | -- |
| 2020-08-06 | 2017-04-21 |
| 6.27 x 2.93 x 0.37 inches | 5.86 x 2.68 x 0.31 inches |
| 7.16 ounces | 5.47 ounces |
| Mirage black and Mirage blue | Arctic silver, Burgundy red, Coral blue, Maple gold, Midnight black, Orchid gray and Rose pink |
| -- | Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5) |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| -- | $ 173.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.5 inches | 5.8 inches |
| 2400 x 1080 pixels | 2960 x 1440 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | Super AMOLED |
| 405 pixels per inch | 568 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.1 | 8.9 |
| Performance | |
| Samsung Exynos 9611 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 835 MSM8998 chipset |
| Arm Cortex-A73 and Arm Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2300 MHz) processor | Kryo 280, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2350 MHz) processor |
| 6 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Mali-G72 MP3 GPU | Adreno 540 GPU |
| 9.36 | 9.27 |
| 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 + 8.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/1.70 aperture |
| 26.00mm focal length | 26.00mm focal length |
| 0.59 inches (1/1.7") sensor | 0.39 inches (1/2.55") 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 (240 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 12.1 | 9.79 |
| 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 |
| 6.7 | 6.7 |
| 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 5.0, EDR |
| 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 just a bit better than Samsung Galaxy S8, having an 88 score against 81.7. The Galaxy M31s body is much newer, but extremely heavier and thicker than the Samsung Galaxy S8. Samsung Galaxy S8 features a little bit better screen than Galaxy M31s, because although it has a little smaller screen, it also counts with a higher 1440 x 2960 resolution and a better pixels quantity per screen inch.
The Samsung Galaxy M31s features just a little better processing power than Samsung Galaxy S8, and although they both have a Octa-Core processing unit, the Samsung Galaxy M31s also has 2 GB more RAM memory. Samsung Galaxy M31s features a very superior memory capacity for applications and games than Galaxy S8, because it has 128 GB internal storage and a slot for SD memory cards that admits a maximum of 512 GB.
Samsung Galaxy M31s captures much clearer pictures and videos than Samsung Galaxy S8, because although it has a smaller aperture, and they both have the same 3840x2160 video quality and the same video frame rates, the Samsung Galaxy M31s also counts with a lot more mega pixels back facing camera and a much larger camera sensor capturing lot higher quality videos and photos.
Samsung Galaxy M31s has a very superior battery duration than Samsung Galaxy S8, because it has 6000mAh of battery capacity.
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