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| Global Score | |
| 88 | 82.2 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Xiaomi |
| Android 11, 10 | Android 10, 9.0 Pie |
| 2020-08-06 | 2019-06-17 |
| 6.27 x 2.93 x 0.37 inches | 6.17 x 2.93 x 0.35 inches |
| 7.16 ounces | 6.74 ounces |
| Mirage black and Mirage blue | Carbon Black, Flame Red and Glacier Blue |
| -- | Metal and Metal |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.5 inches | 6.4 inches |
| 2400 x 1080 pixels | 2340 x 1080 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | AMOLED |
| 405 pixels per inch | 403 pixels per inch |
| -- | 430 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.1 | 8.4 |
| Performance | |
| Samsung Exynos 9611 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 730 SM7150-AA chipset |
| Arm Cortex-A73 and Arm Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2300 MHz) processor | Kryo 470, 64-bit, 8 nm (Octa-Core 2200 MHz) processor |
| 6 GB RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Mali-G72 MP3 GPU | Adreno 618 GPU |
| 9.36 | 9.27 |
| 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 | 48.00 MP + 20.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 26.00mm focal length | 26.00mm focal length |
| 0.59 inches (1/1.7") sensor | 0.5 inches (1/2") 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 | 11.66 |
| 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 Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 7.52 | 5.92 |
| 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, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| FM Radio | FM Radio |
Comparison review
Galaxy M31s is just a bit better than Xiaomi Mi 9T, with a score of 88 against 82.2. Both of these phones use Android OS (operating system), but the Galaxy M31s has 11 version while Xiaomi Mi 9T has Android 10 version, offering lots of additional features. Galaxy M31s's construction is newer, but a little thicker and a little heavier than Xiaomi Mi 9T.
Xiaomi Mi 9T has a little bit better display than Galaxy M31s, although it has a bit worse resolution of 1080 x 2340px, a little bit worse screen density and a little smaller display. The Galaxy M31s has a little faster processor than Xiaomi Mi 9T. Both of them have 8 cores and a 6 GB RAM memory.
The Samsung Galaxy M31s has much more storage to store more games and applications than Xiaomi Mi 9T, and although they both have equal internal storage, the Samsung Galaxy M31s also has a slot for external memory cards that holds up to 512 GB. The Samsung Galaxy M31s captures a bit better photographs and videos than Xiaomi Mi 9T, and although they both have a same size diafragm aperture, the same video resolution and the same 30 fps video frame rate, the Samsung Galaxy M31s also has a camera with a lot higher 64 mega pixels resolution and a larger camera sensor shooting better quality videos and pictures.
The Galaxy M31s has a much longer battery life than Xiaomi Mi 9T, because it has 6000mAh of battery capacity against 4000mAh.
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