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| Global Score | |
| 88 | 76.2 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Xiaomi |
| Android 11, 10 | Android 6.0 Marshmallow |
| 2020-08-06 | 2016-11-04 |
| 6.27 x 2.93 x 0.37 inches | 6.25 x 3.22 x 0.31 inches |
| 7.16 ounces | 7.37 ounces |
| Mirage black and Mirage blue | Black and White |
| -- | Ceramic |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| -- | $ 590.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.5 inches | 6.4 inches |
| 2400 x 1080 pixels | 2040 x 1080 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | IPS LCD |
| 405 pixels per inch | 361 pixels per inch |
| -- | 500 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.1 | 8.3 |
| Performance | |
| Samsung Exynos 9611 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 821 MSM8996 Pro chipset |
| Arm Cortex-A73 and Arm Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2300 MHz) processor | Kryo, 64-bit (Quad-Core 2340 MHz) processor |
| 6 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Mali-G72 MP3 GPU | Adreno 530 GPU |
| 9.36 | 9 |
| 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 | 16.00 MP + 5.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/2.00 aperture |
| 26.00mm focal length | -- |
| 0.59 inches (1/1.7") sensor | 0.33 inches (1/3.06") 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 (4G) and HSPA |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 6.7 | 6 |
| Battery Life | |
| 6000mAh Battery | 4400mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 7.52 | 6.24 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 4.2 |
| 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
Galaxy M31s has a global score of 88, which is much better than Xiaomi Mi MIX's overall score of 76.2. Both phones in this review come with Android OS, but Galaxy M31s has the older 11 version while Xiaomi Mi MIX has Android 6.0 Marshmallow version. The Galaxy M31s design is a lot newer and a little bit lighter than Xiaomi Mi MIX's, although it is also thicker.
Xiaomi Mi MIX counts with a little more vivid display than Galaxy M31s, although it has a bit worse resolution of 1080 x 2040px, a just a bit worse number of pixels per inch of screen and a little bit smaller screen. Galaxy M31s counts with a much bigger memory to install applications and games than Xiaomi Mi MIX, and although they both have equal internal memory, the Galaxy M31s also has a SD memory card expansion slot that admits up to 512 GB.
Galaxy M31s has a bit better processing power than Xiaomi Mi MIX, because it has a larger number of cores (but slower) and a higher amount of RAM memory. Galaxy M31s features a way better battery lifetime than Xiaomi Mi MIX, because it has a 6000mAh battery size. The Galaxy M31s shoots much better pictures and videos than Xiaomi Mi MIX, and although they both have the same video frame rate and the same (4K) video quality, the Galaxy M31s also has a lot larger camera sensor capturing more light and vivid colors, a much higher 64 mega-pixels resolution back camera and a bigger aperture for better low-light photos and videos.
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