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| Global Score | |
| 88 | 78.6 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Sony |
| Android 11, 10 | Android 8.0 Oreo |
| 2020-08-06 | 2018-08-24 |
| 6.27 x 2.93 x 0.37 inches | 6.18 x 2.95 x 0.38 inches |
| 7.16 ounces | 7.23 ounces |
| Mirage black and Mirage blue | 16 777 216 |
| -- | Aluminum |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.5 inches | 6 inches |
| 2400 x 1080 pixels | 2160 x 1080 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | IPS LCD |
| 405 pixels per inch | 402 pixels per inch |
| -- | 500 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.1 | 8.5 |
| Performance | |
| Samsung Exynos 9611 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 630 SDM630 chipset |
| Arm Cortex-A73 and Arm Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2300 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 2200 MHz) processor |
| 6 GB RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Mali-G72 MP3 GPU | Adreno 508 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 400 GB) external memory slot |
| 14.14 | 11.34 |
| Camera | |
| 64.00 MP + 32.00 MP | 23.00 MP + 8.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/2.00 aperture |
| 26.00mm focal length | -- |
| 0.59 inches (1/1.7") sensor | 0.43 inches (1/2.3") 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 | 10.34 |
| 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 | 3580mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 7.52 | 5.52 |
| 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, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| FM Radio | FM Radio |
Comparison review
Galaxy M31s has a score of 88, which is better than the Xperia XA2 Plus's 78.6 overall score. Galaxy M31s's design is newer, just a bit lighter and a little bit thinner than the Xperia XA2 Plus. Both devices in our current comparison have Android OS (operating system), but Galaxy M31s has 11 version while Xperia XA2 Plus has Android 8.0 Oreo.
Sony Xperia XA2 Plus counts with a bit better display than Samsung Galaxy M31s, although it has a little bit lower resolution of 1080 x 2160 pixels, a bit inferior pixels count in each display inch and a quite smaller screen. Galaxy M31s has a lot bigger storage capacity for games and applications than Xperia XA2 Plus, because it has 64 GB more internal memory and a SD memory slot that admits up to 512 GB.
Samsung Galaxy M31s features a bit faster processor than Sony Xperia XA2 Plus. They have the same RAM memory amount and 8 processing cores. Galaxy M31s has a much better camera than Sony Xperia XA2 Plus, and although they both have the same 30 frames per second video frame rate and the same (4K) video resolution, the Galaxy M31s also has a lot bigger back camera sensor, a lot higher resolution back-facing camera and a larger aperture.
Samsung Galaxy M31s features a really longer battery performance than Sony Xperia XA2 Plus, because it has a 6000mAh battery size.
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