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| Global Score | |
| 88 | 79.3 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Xiaomi |
| Android 11, 10 | Android 11, 10 |
| 2020-08-06 | 2020-02-11 |
| 6.27 x 2.93 x 0.37 inches | 6.51 x 3.02 x 0.35 inches |
| 7.16 ounces | 7.34 ounces |
| Mirage black and Mirage blue | Atlantis blue, Matrix purple and Phoenix red |
| -- | 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 | IPS LCD |
| 405 pixels per inch | 393 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.1 | 8 |
| Performance | |
| Samsung Exynos 9611 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 730G SM7150-AB 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 | 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 | 64.00 MP + 20.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/1.90 aperture |
| 26.00mm focal length | 26.00mm focal length |
| 0.59 inches (1/1.7") sensor | 0.59 inches (1/1.7") 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 (960 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 12.1 | 12.1 |
| 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 |
| 6.7 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 6000mAh Battery | 4500mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 7.52 | 6.32 |
| 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 | FM Radio |
Comparison review
Galaxy M31s has a general score of 88, which is much better than the Xiaomi Poco X2's global score of 79.3. Galaxy M31s's design is a little thicker but a little lighter than Xiaomi Poco X2, and they were released only a few months apart. Both devices we compare here work with the same Android 11 OS, so you shouldn't perceive any differences in that aspect.
Galaxy M31s features a little bit better looking screen than Xiaomi Poco X2, because although it has a little bit smaller display, and they both have the same exact 1080 x 2400 resolution, the Galaxy M31s also counts with a just a bit more pixels per screen inch. Galaxy M31s features a bit more powerful processor than Xiaomi Poco X2. Both of them have 8 processing cores and a 6 GB RAM memory.
Xiaomi Poco X2 features a camera that's just as good as the camera in Galaxy M31s, and although the Xiaomi Poco X2 has a tinier aperture which is not recommended for taking images or video in low-light environments, they both have the same 3840x2160 video quality, the same back-facing camera sensor size, a camera with a 64 megapixels resolution and the same 30 frames per second video frame rates.
Galaxy M31s has a lot bigger memory to store more games and applications than Xiaomi Poco X2, because it has a slot for SD memory cards that supports a maximum of 512 GB and 128 GB internal storage. The Galaxy M31s counts with improved battery duration than Xiaomi Poco X2, because it has a 33 percent bigger battery capacity.
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