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| Global Score | |
| 88 | 80.4 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Xiaomi |
| Android 11, 10 | Android 9.0 Pie, 8.1 Oreo |
| 2020-08-06 | 2018-04-20 |
| 6.27 x 2.93 x 0.37 inches | 6.36 x 2.97 x 0.36 inches |
| 7.16 ounces | 6.70 ounces |
| Mirage black and Mirage blue | Black, Blue and Gray |
| 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 |
| -- | 550 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.1 | 8.5 |
| 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 | 8 GB RAM |
| Mali-G72 MP3 GPU | Adreno 630 GPU |
| 9.36 | 9.63 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 14.14 | 10.1 |
| Camera | |
| 64.00 MP + 32.00 MP | 12.00 MP + 20.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 26.00mm focal length | -- |
| 0.59 inches (1/1.7") sensor | 0.34 inches (1/2.9") 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 (120 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 12.1 | 9.79 |
| 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 | 4000mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 7.52 | 5.92 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | -- |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| FM Radio | -- |
Comparison review
The Samsung Galaxy M31s has a global score of 88, which is slightly better than Xiaomi Black Shark's 80.4 overall score. The Samsung Galaxy M31s body is much newer than the Xiaomi Black Shark's, but it's a little thicker and a little bit heavier. These phones include Android OS (Operating System), but Samsung Galaxy M31s has older 11 version and Xiaomi Black Shark has Android 9.0 Pie version.
Xiaomi Black Shark features a little better performance than Galaxy M31s, and although they both have 8 CPU cores, the Xiaomi Black Shark also has a greater amount of RAM. Xiaomi Black Shark has a little bit better looking display than Galaxy M31s, although it has a little bit smaller screen, a quite lower display pixels density and a little lower resolution of 1080 x 2160 pixels.
Galaxy M31s features a way better camera than Xiaomi Black Shark, and although they both have the same camera aperture, the same 30 fps video frame rates and the same 3840x2160 video quality, the Galaxy M31s also has a lot bigger back camera sensor and a way better 64 MP resolution back-facing camera.
The Galaxy M31s features a much bigger memory for apps and games than Xiaomi Black Shark, and although they both have equal 128 GB internal storage, the Galaxy M31s also has a slot for SD memory cards that holds a maximum of 512 GB. Samsung Galaxy M31s counts with a much better battery life than Xiaomi Black Shark, because it has 6000mAh of battery capacity.
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