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| Global Score | |
| 88 | 87.5 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Xiaomi |
| Android 11, 10 | Android 12 |
| 2020-08-06 | 2022-06-23 |
| 6.27 x 2.93 x 0.37 inches | 6.43 x 2.99 x 0.30 inches |
| 7.16 ounces | 6.88 ounces |
| Mirage black and Mirage blue | Moonlight Silver, Nebula Green and Night Black |
| -- | Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5) and Plastic |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.5 inches | 6.7 inches |
| 2400 x 1080 pixels | 2400 x 1080 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | AMOLED |
| 405 pixels per inch | 393 pixels per inch |
| -- | 1300 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.1 | 9.1 |
| Performance | |
| Samsung Exynos 9611 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 870 SM8250-AC (7 nm) chipset |
| Arm Cortex-A73 and Arm Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2300 MHz) processor | Kryo 585, 64-bit (Octa-Core 3200 MHz) processor |
| 6 GB RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Mali-G72 MP3 GPU | Adreno 650 GPU |
| 9.36 | 9.81 |
| 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 | 64.00 MP + 20.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 26.00mm focal length | -- |
| 0.59 inches (1/1.7") sensor | 0.5 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 | 1280 x 720 (120 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 12.1 | 11.88 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM |
| 6.7 | 10.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 6000mAh Battery | 4500mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 7.52 | 6.32 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 5.2 |
| 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 | -- |
Comparison review
The Galaxy M31s has a global score of 88, which is slightly better than Xiaomi Poco F4's score of 87.5. Even being the best phone in this review, Galaxy M31s is an older, a bit heavier and somewhat thicker phone than Xiaomi Poco F4. Both phones in this comparison review work with Android OS (Operating System), but the Galaxy M31s has the previous 11 version and Xiaomi Poco F4 has Android 12 version.
The Xiaomi Poco F4 features a little bit better hardware performance than Samsung Galaxy M31s. Both have 6 GB of RAM and 8 CPU cores. The Xiaomi Poco F4 has a better screen than Galaxy M31s, because although it has a just a little worse pixels amount per inch in the display, and they both have the same resolution of 1080 x 2400 pixels, the Xiaomi Poco F4 also counts with a quite bigger display.
Galaxy M31s has a little bit better camera than Xiaomi Poco F4, and although they both have the same video frame rates, a F1.8 camera aperture, a same resolution back facing camera and the same 3840x2160 (4K) video quality, the Galaxy M31s also has a bigger sensor taking more light and vivid colors.
Galaxy M31s counts with a much bigger memory capacity to install applications and games than Xiaomi Poco F4, and although they both have equal 128 GB internal storage capacity, the Galaxy M31s also has a slot for an external memory card that holds a maximum of 512 GB. Galaxy M31s counts with longer battery life than Xiaomi Poco F4, because it has 6000mAh of battery capacity.
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