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| Global Score | |
| 88 | 79 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Sony |
| Android 11, 10 | Android 8.0 Oreo |
| 2020-08-06 | 2018-04-05 |
| 6.27 x 2.93 x 0.37 inches | 5.31 x 2.56 x 0.48 inches |
| 7.16 ounces | 5.93 ounces |
| Mirage black and Mirage blue | 16 777 216 |
| -- | Aluminum and Plastic |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.5 inches | 5 inches |
| 2400 x 1080 pixels | 2160 x 1080 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | IPS LCD |
| 405 pixels per inch | 483 pixels per inch |
| -- | 700 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.1 | 9.1 |
| Performance | |
| Samsung Exynos 9611 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 845 SDM845 chipset |
| Arm Cortex-A73 and Arm Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2300 MHz) processor | Kryo 385, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2800 MHz) processor |
| 6 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Mali-G72 MP3 GPU | Adreno 630 GPU |
| 9.36 | 9.54 |
| 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 | 19.00 MP + 5.00 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 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 1280 x 720 (480 fps) (HD) slow motion video | 1920 x 1080 (960 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video |
| 12.1 | 10.67 |
| 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 | 2870mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 7.52 | 4.88 |
| 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
Galaxy M31s is much better than Sony Xperia XZ2 Compact, having a global score of 88 against 79. These phones have Android OS (operating system), but the Galaxy M31s has the previous 11 version while Sony Xperia XZ2 Compact has Android 8.0 Oreo version. The Galaxy M31s construction is notably newer and incredibly thinner than the Sony Xperia XZ2 Compact's, although it's heavier.
The Xperia XZ2 Compact has a bit more powerful CPU than Galaxy M31s, although it has 2 GB less RAM, they both have 8 processing cores. Xperia XZ2 Compact has a better looking screen than Galaxy M31s, because although it has a lot smaller display and a quite lower resolution of 1080 x 2160px, it also counts with a just a bit more pixels per display inch.
Galaxy M31s counts with a better camera than Sony Xperia XZ2 Compact, because although it has slower video frame rate, and they both have the same 3840x2160 video resolution, the Galaxy M31s also counts with a way better resolution back facing camera, a larger camera aperture and a way larger sensor taking way higher quality videos and photos.
The Galaxy M31s has a much bigger storage for applications, games, photos and videos than Sony Xperia XZ2 Compact, because it has 128 GB internal storage and a slot for external memory cards that admits a maximum of 512 GB. The Galaxy M31s counts with a way better battery life than Sony Xperia XZ2 Compact, because it has a 109% bigger battery capacity.
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