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| Global Score | |
| 88 | 75.9 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Xiaomi |
| Android 11, 10 | Android |
| 2020-08-06 | 2018-06-08 |
| 6.27 x 2.93 x 0.37 inches | 5.80 x 2.88 x 0.30 inches |
| 7.16 ounces | 5.78 ounces |
| Mirage black and Mirage blue | Black, Blue, Gold and Red |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.5 inches | 5.9 inches |
| 2400 x 1080 pixels | 2244 x 1080 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | AMOLED |
| 405 pixels per inch | 422 pixels per inch |
| -- | 600 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.1 | 8.7 |
| Performance | |
| Samsung Exynos 9611 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 710 SDM710 chipset |
| Arm Cortex-A73 and Arm Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2300 MHz) processor | Kryo 360, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2200 MHz) processor |
| 6 GB RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Mali-G72 MP3 GPU | Adreno 616 GPU |
| 9.36 | 9.27 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 14.14 | 7.7 |
| Camera | |
| 64.00 MP + 32.00 MP | 12.00 MP + 20.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/1.90 aperture |
| 26.00mm focal length | -- |
| 0.59 inches (1/1.7") sensor | 0.39 inches (1/2.55") 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 (240 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 (4G), HSPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 6.7 | 6.1 |
| Battery Life | |
| 6000mAh Battery | 3120mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 7.52 | 5.12 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | -- |
| -- | Infra-red port |
| 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 Galaxy M31s has an overall score of 88, which is much better than Xiaomi Mi 8 SE's 75.9 overall score. Galaxy M31s has Android 11 operating system, while Xiaomi Mi 8 SE comes with Android operating system. Although the Galaxy M31s is way newer than Xiaomi Mi 8 SE, it's thicker and heavier.
Galaxy M31s features just a little better hardware performance than Xiaomi Mi 8 SE. Both of them have a 6 GB RAM and the same number of cores. Xiaomi Mi 8 SE features a bit sharper display than Samsung Galaxy M31s, because although it has a quite lower 1080 x 2244 resolution and a little smaller display, it also counts with a just a little better display pixel density.
Samsung Galaxy M31s features a very superior camera than Xiaomi Mi 8 SE, and although they both have the same video definition and the same 30 fps video frame rate, the Samsung Galaxy M31s also has a larger diafragm aperture for better images and videos in poorly lited situations, a lot larger sensor taking more light and vivid colors and a camera with lot more mega pixels.
Galaxy M31s features a very superior storage for games and applications than Xiaomi Mi 8 SE, because it has 128 GB internal storage and a slot for SD memory cards that supports a maximum of 512 GB. The Galaxy M31s features a really longer battery duration than Xiaomi Mi 8 SE, because it has a 92 percent greater battery capacity.
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