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| Global Score | |
| 88 | 82.2 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Sony |
| Android 11, 10 | -- |
| 2020-08-06 | 2018-07-30 |
| 6.27 x 2.93 x 0.37 inches | 6.22 x 3.15 x 0.47 inches |
| 7.16 ounces | 8.32 ounces |
| Mirage black and Mirage blue | 16 777 216 |
| -- | Aluminum and Glass |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| -- | $ 1000.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.5 inches | 5.8 inches |
| 2400 x 1080 pixels | 3840 x 2160 pixels (4K) |
| Super AMOLED | IPS LCD |
| 405 pixels per inch | 760 pixels per inch |
| -- | 900 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.1 | 10.4 |
| 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 | 6 GB RAM |
| Mali-G72 MP3 GPU | Adreno 630 GPU |
| 9.36 | 9.63 |
| 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 + 13.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/1.80 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 | 1920 x 1080 (960 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video |
| 12.1 | 10.45 |
| 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 | 3540mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | Wireless Charging |
| 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, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| FM Radio | -- |
Comparison review
The Samsung Galaxy M31s is a bit better than Xperia XZ2 Premium, getting a general score of 88 against 82.2. Samsung Galaxy M31s's construction is much newer, incredibly thinner and lighter than Xperia XZ2 Premium. Xperia XZ2 Premium has a much better looking screen than Samsung Galaxy M31s, because although it has a bit smaller screen, it also counts with a lot better resolution of 2160 x 3840px and a way greater pixel amount per inch in the screen.
Sony Xperia XZ2 Premium counts with just a bit better processing power than Galaxy M31s. Both have the same RAM memory amount and 8 CPU cores. The Galaxy M31s counts with a better camera than Xperia XZ2 Premium, and although they both have the same 3840x2160 video quality, the same 30 frames per second video frame rate and the same aperture, the Galaxy M31s also has a way bigger camera sensor capturing lot higher quality photographs and videos and a lot higher 64 megapixels resolution back facing camera.
Samsung Galaxy M31s has a superior storage capacity to install applications and games than Xperia XZ2 Premium, because it has a SD card slot that supports a maximum of 512 GB and more internal memory. Samsung Galaxy M31s counts with a superior battery duration than Sony Xperia XZ2 Premium, because it has a 69% greater battery capacity.
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