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| Global Score | |
| 88 | 77.6 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Sony |
| Android 11, 10 | Android 5.1 |
| 2020-08-06 | 2015-09-02 |
| 6.27 x 2.93 x 0.37 inches | 5.75 x 2.83 x 0.29 inches |
| 7.16 ounces | 5.43 ounces |
| Mirage black and Mirage blue | Black, Gold, Green and White |
| -- | Glass and Metal |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| -- | $ 409.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.5 inches | 5.2 inches |
| 2400 x 1080 pixels | 1080 x 1920 pixels (Full HD) |
| Super AMOLED | IPS LCD |
| 405 pixels per inch | 424 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 8.1 | 9.1 |
| Performance | |
| Samsung Exynos 9611 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 810 MSM8994 chipset |
| Arm Cortex-A73 and Arm Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2300 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A57 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit (Octa-Core 2000 MHz) processor |
| 6 GB RAM | 3 GB (1600 MHz) RAM |
| Mali-G72 MP3 GPU | Adreno 430 (450 MHz) GPU |
| 9.36 | 9.36 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 32 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot | microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC (up to 200 GB) external memory slot |
| 14.14 | 8.56 |
| Camera | |
| 64.00 MP + 32.00 MP | 23.00 MP + 5.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 26.00mm focal length | 24.00mm 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 (60 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 12.1 | 10.56 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | LTE-A (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA, HSUPA, EDGE, GPRS and GSM |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 6.7 | 7.1 |
| Battery Life | |
| 6000mAh Battery | 2900mAh Li-Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | 520 hours standby time 13.2 hours talk time |
| 7.52 | 4.88 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 4.1 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| 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 has an overall score of 88, which is much better than Xperia Z5's score of 77.6. These phones work with Android OS (operating system), but the Galaxy M31s has 11 version while Xperia Z5 has Android 5.1 version, giving a couple additional features. Galaxy M31s's body is noticeably newer than Xperia Z5's, although it is thicker and much heavier.
Sony Xperia Z5 and Samsung Galaxy M31s both feature quite similar processors, because although the Sony Xperia Z5 has a smaller amount of RAM memory, and they both have the same number of cores, it also counts with an additional GPU. Xperia Z5 features a much better display than Samsung Galaxy M31s, because although it has a bit lower resolution of 1920 x 1080px and a lot smaller display, it also counts with a just a little greater count of pixels in each inch of display.
The Samsung Galaxy M31s counts with a much better camera than Xperia Z5, and although they both have the same (4K) video definition, a F1.8 diafragm aperture and the same video frame rate, the Samsung Galaxy M31s also has a back facing camera with much more MP and a way larger sensor capturing lot better quality pictures.
Galaxy M31s features a very superior storage for games and applications than Xperia Z5, because it has more internal storage and an external memory card slot that allows a maximum of 512 GB. Galaxy M31s counts with a way better battery life than Xperia Z5, because it has a 6000mAh battery capacity instead of 2900mAh.
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