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| Global Score | |
| 90.8 | 86.5 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Samsung |
| -- | Android 11, 10 |
| 2020-08-21 | 2020-03-05 |
| 6.36 x 2.96 x 0.33 inches | 6.27 x 2.96 x 0.35 inches |
| 6.84 ounces | 6.74 ounces |
| Mystic bronze, Mystic gray, Mystic green and Mystic red | Black, Blue and Red |
| Plastic | Plastic and Plastic |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 1000.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.7 inches | 6.4 inches |
| 2400 x 1080 pixels | 2340 x 1080 pixels |
| Super AMOLED Plus | Super AMOLED |
| 393 pixels per inch | 403 pixels per inch |
| -- | 420 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.1 | 8.4 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 865+ SM8250-AB (7 nm) chipset | Exynos 9611 chipset |
| Kryo 585, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 3000 MHz) processor | Arm Cortex-A73 and Arm Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2300 MHz) processor |
| 8 GB RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Adreno 650 GPU | Mali-G72 MP3 GPU |
| 9.72 | 9.36 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot |
| 10.1 | 11.74 |
| Camera | |
| 12.00 MP + 10.00 MP | 64.00 MP + 32.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 26.00mm focal length | 26.00mm focal length |
| 0.57 inches (1/1.76") sensor | 0.59 inches (1/1.7") sensor |
| 7680 x 4320 (24 fps) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 1280 x 720 (960 fps) (HD) slow motion video | 1920 x 1080 (240 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video |
| 10.67 | 12.1 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 10.7 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4300mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 6000mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | -- |
| 6.16 | 7.52 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| FM Radio | FM Radio |
Comparison review
Galaxy Note 20 is slightly better than Galaxy M31, having a overall score of 90.8 against 86.5. Galaxy Note 20's construction is a little thinner but a little bit heavier than Galaxy M31, and they were released with only a couple months difference. The Samsung Galaxy M31 features a little bit better looking screen than Samsung Galaxy Note 20, because although it has a bit worse 1080 x 2340 pixels resolution and a quite smaller display, it also counts with a little more pixels per inch in the screen.
The Galaxy M31 has a bigger storage for applications and games than Galaxy Note 20, because although it has only 64 GB internal storage capacity, it also counts with an external memory card slot that holds up to 512 GB. Samsung Galaxy Note 20 counts with a little faster CPU than Galaxy M31, and although they both have 8 cores, the Samsung Galaxy Note 20 also has a larger amount of RAM.
Galaxy M31 has a much longer battery lifetime than Samsung Galaxy Note 20, because it has a 40 percent larger battery capacity. The Samsung Galaxy M31 takes much better photos and videos than Samsung Galaxy Note 20, and although they both have the same 3840x2160 video resolution and a F1.8 aperture, the Samsung Galaxy M31 also has better video frame rates, a bigger sensor which provides a higher photo and video quality and a back facing camera with lot more mega-pixels.
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