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| Global Score | |
| 88 | 85.5 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Xiaomi |
| Android 11, 10 | -- |
| 2020-08-06 | 2018-08-29 |
| 6.27 x 2.93 x 0.37 inches | 6.12 x 2.96 x 0.35 inches |
| 7.16 ounces | 6.35 ounces |
| Mirage black and Mirage blue | Black, Blue and Red |
| -- | Plastic |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| -- | $ 415.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.5 inches | 6.2 inches |
| 2400 x 1080 pixels | 2246 x 1080 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | IPS LCD |
| 405 pixels per inch | 402 pixels per inch |
| -- | 500 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.1 | 8.5 |
| Performance | |
| Samsung Exynos 9611 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 845 SDM845 chipset |
| Arm Cortex-A73 and Arm Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2300 MHz) processor | Kryo 385, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2800 MHz) processor |
| 6 GB RAM | 8 GB RAM |
| Mali-G72 MP3 GPU | Adreno 630 GPU |
| 9.36 | 9.63 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 256 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot |
| 14.14 | 16.38 |
| Camera | |
| 64.00 MP + 32.00 MP | 12.00 MP + 20.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/1.90 aperture |
| 26.00mm focal length | -- |
| 0.59 inches (1/1.7") sensor | 0.39 inches (1/2.55") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 1280 x 720 (480 fps) (HD) slow motion video | 1920 x 1080 (240 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video |
| 12.1 | 10.23 |
| 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 | 4000mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 7.52 | 5.92 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| 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
The Samsung Galaxy M31s is just a bit better than the Xiaomi Pocophone F1, with an 88 score against 85.5. Samsung Galaxy M31s is a newer cellphone than Xiaomi Pocophone F1, although it is a little bit thicker and somewhat heavier. The Xiaomi Pocophone F1 features a bit superior CPU than Galaxy M31s, and although they both have 8 cores, the Xiaomi Pocophone F1 also has a larger amount of RAM memory.
Xiaomi Pocophone F1 features a little sharper display than Galaxy M31s, although it has a quite smaller screen, a bit less pixels per screen inch and a little bit lower 1080 x 2246 resolution. The Xiaomi Pocophone F1 has a better memory capacity to store more apps and games than Galaxy M31s, because although it has an external memory card slot that supports a maximum of 256 GB against 512 GB, it also counts with 256 GB internal memory.
Galaxy M31s has a superior battery performance than Xiaomi Pocophone F1, because it has a 6000mAh battery capacity. Galaxy M31s takes better pictures and videos than Xiaomi Pocophone F1, because although it has worse video frame rates, and they both have the same (4K) video quality, the Galaxy M31s also counts with a bigger aperture, a back facing camera with way more mega-pixels and a lot bigger sensor.
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