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| Global Score | |
| 88 | 79.8 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Sony |
| Android 11, 10 | -- |
| 2020-08-06 | 2017-06-01 |
| 6.27 x 2.93 x 0.37 inches | 6.14 x 3.03 x 0.31 inches |
| 7.16 ounces | 6.74 ounces |
| Mirage black and Mirage blue | Black, Pink, Red and Silver |
| -- | Aluminum and Glass |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.5 inches | 5.5 inches |
| 2400 x 1080 pixels | 3840 x 2160 pixels (4K) |
| Super AMOLED | IPS LCD |
| 405 pixels per inch | 801 pixels per inch |
| -- | 700 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.1 | 10.3 |
| 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 2450 MHz) processor |
| 6 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Mali-G72 MP3 GPU | Adreno 540 GPU |
| 9.36 | 9.36 |
| 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 | 19.00 MP + 13.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/2.00 aperture |
| 26.00mm focal length | 25.00mm 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 | 1280 x 720 (960 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 |
| 6.7 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 6000mAh Battery | 3230mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 7.52 | 5.2 |
| 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, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| FM Radio | -- |
Comparison review
Samsung Galaxy M31s has a general score of 88, which is better than Sony Xperia XZ Premium's global score of 79.8. Samsung Galaxy M31s is a much newer device than Sony Xperia XZ Premium, but it's somewhat thicker and a little bit heavier. Xperia XZ Premium counts with a much sharper screen than Galaxy M31s, because although it has a little smaller screen, it also counts with much more pixels per inch of screen and a lot higher resolution of 2160 x 3840px.
The Sony Xperia XZ Premium has a CPU that is just as good as the Samsung Galaxy M31s one, and although the Sony Xperia XZ Premium has a smaller amount of RAM, they both have 8 cores. Samsung Galaxy M31s counts with a much better storage to install applications and games than Sony Xperia XZ Premium, because it has 64 GB more internal memory capacity and a slot for SD memory cards that holds a maximum of 512 GB.
The Galaxy M31s has a superior battery life than Sony Xperia XZ Premium, because it has an 86 percent bigger battery capacity. Samsung Galaxy M31s counts with a better camera than Sony Xperia XZ Premium, and although they both have the same 30 fps video frame rates and the same video definition, the Samsung Galaxy M31s also has a larger aperture to capture better low-light captures and video, a back-facing camera with a way higher 64 mega-pixels resolution and a lot bigger back-facing camera sensor which gives a lot better image and video quality.
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