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| Global Score | |
| 88 | 76 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Xiaomi |
| Android 11, 10 | Android 6.0 Marshmallow |
| 2020-08-06 | 2016-11-01 |
| 6.27 x 2.93 x 0.37 inches | 6.15 x 3.04 x 0.30 inches |
| 7.16 ounces | 5.86 ounces |
| Mirage black and Mirage blue | Black and Silver |
| -- | Aluminum and Glass |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| -- | $ 516.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.5 inches | 5.7 inches |
| 2400 x 1080 pixels | 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) |
| Super AMOLED | OLED |
| 405 pixels per inch | 386 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.1 | 7.9 |
| 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 2350 MHz) processor |
| 6 GB RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Mali-G72 MP3 GPU | Adreno 530 GPU |
| 9.36 | 9.09 |
| 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 | 23.00 MP + 8.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/2.00 aperture |
| 26.00mm focal length | -- |
| 0.59 inches (1/1.7") sensor | 0.38 inches (1/2.6") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (4K) video resolution |
| 1280 x 720 (480 fps) (HD) slow motion video | -- |
| 12.1 | 8.69 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| 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 | 6.1 |
| Battery Life | |
| 6000mAh Battery | 4070mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 7.52 | 6 |
| 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
The Galaxy M31s is better than Xiaomi Mi Note 2, with an 88 score against 76. Even though Galaxy M31s is notably newer than Xiaomi Mi Note 2, it is somewhat thicker and heavier. Both of these phones work with Android OS, but the Galaxy M31s has the previous 11 version and Xiaomi Mi Note 2 has Android 6.0 Marshmallow version.
The Galaxy M31s has a little more vivid display than Xiaomi Mi Note 2, because it has a bit larger display, a bit higher resolution of 1080 x 2400px and a just a little higher screen pixels density. The Galaxy M31s counts with a bit better processing power than Xiaomi Mi Note 2, and although they both have the same RAM amount, the Galaxy M31s also has a larger number of cores.
Galaxy M31s captures way better pictures and videos than Xiaomi Mi Note 2, and although they both have the same video frame rates and the same video quality, the Galaxy M31s also has a much better resolution camera, a bigger camera aperture to capture better images in poorly lited environments and a lot bigger sensor.
Galaxy M31s features a much greater storage to install applications and games or saving photos and videos than Xiaomi Mi Note 2, and although they both have equal 128 GB internal memory, the Galaxy M31s also has an external memory card slot that allows a maximum of 512 GB. Galaxy M31s counts with a very superior battery performance than Xiaomi Mi Note 2, because it has a 6000mAh battery capacity against 4070mAh.
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