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| Global Score | |
| 88 | 78.2 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Xiaomi |
| Android 11, 10 | Android 10 |
| 2020-08-06 | 2021-01-18 |
| 6.27 x 2.93 x 0.37 inches | 6.39 x 3.04 x 0.38 inches |
| 7.16 ounces | 6.98 ounces |
| Mirage black and Mirage blue | Carbon gray, Ocean green, Sunrise orange and Twilight blue |
| -- | Plastic and Plastic |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.5 inches | 6.5 inches |
| 2400 x 1080 pixels | 2340 x 1080 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | IPS LCD |
| 405 pixels per inch | 396 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.1 | 8 |
| Performance | |
| Samsung Exynos 9611 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 662 SM6115 chipset |
| Arm Cortex-A73 and Arm Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2300 MHz) processor | Kryo 260, 64-bit, 11 nm (Octa-Core 2000 MHz) processor |
| 6 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Mali-G72 MP3 GPU | Adreno 610 GPU |
| 9.36 | 9.09 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot |
| 14.14 | 11.74 |
| Camera | |
| 64.00 MP + 32.00 MP | 48.00 MP + 8.00 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 | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 1280 x 720 (480 fps) (HD) slow motion video | -- |
| 12.1 | 10.78 |
| 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, Dual SIM |
| 6.7 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 6000mAh Battery | 6000mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 7.52 | 7.52 |
| 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, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| FM Radio | FM Radio |
Comparison review
Samsung Galaxy M31s has a global score of 88, which is better than Xiaomi Redmi 9T's overall score of 78.2. Although the Samsung Galaxy M31s and Xiaomi Redmi 9T were released only 6 months apart, the Samsung Galaxy M31s construction is just a little bit heavier but also a little thinner than Xiaomi Redmi 9T. Both of these phones have Android OS (operating system), but Samsung Galaxy M31s has the newer 11 version while Xiaomi Redmi 9T has Android 10, so it offers a couple additional features.
The Samsung Galaxy M31s has a little more vivid screen than Xiaomi Redmi 9T, and although they both have a display with the same size, the Samsung Galaxy M31s also has a quite better resolution of 1080 x 2400 and a bit greater number of pixels in each inch of display. The Galaxy M31s has a very superior memory capacity for games and applications than Xiaomi Redmi 9T, and although they both have a slot for an external memory card that holds a maximum of 512 GB, the Galaxy M31s also has 128 GB internal storage.
The Samsung Galaxy M31s features a little bit better hardware performance than Xiaomi Redmi 9T, and although they both have a Octa-Core processing unit, the Samsung Galaxy M31s also has 2 GB more RAM memory. The Xiaomi Redmi 9T features a battery performance that's very similar to the Galaxy M31s one.
The Galaxy M31s captures better pictures and videos than Xiaomi Redmi 9T, and although they both have the same aperture, the Galaxy M31s also has a much better video resolution, a larger sensor which gives a better photo and video quality and a much more MP camera in the back.
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