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| Global Score | |
| 79.3 | 88 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Samsung |
| Android 5.1 | Android 11, 10 |
| 2015-08-13 | 2020-08-06 |
| 6.03 x 3.00 x 0.30 inches | 6.27 x 2.93 x 0.37 inches |
| 6.03 ounces | 7.16 ounces |
| Black, Gold, Gray and White | Mirage black and Mirage blue |
| Glass; metal | -- |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 415.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.7 inches | 6.5 inches |
| 1440 x 2560 pixels (Quad HD / 2K) | 2400 x 1080 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | Super AMOLED |
| 515 pixels per inch | 405 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 9.4 | 8.1 |
| Performance | |
| Exynos 7 Octa 7420 chipset | Samsung Exynos 9611 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A57 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit (Single-Core 2100 MHz) processor | Arm Cortex-A73 and Arm Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2300 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| ARM Mali-T760 MP8 GPU | Mali-G72 MP3 GPU |
| 8.46 | 9.36 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot |
| 7.7 | 14.14 |
| Camera | |
| 16.00 MP + 5.00 MP | 64.00 MP + 32.00 MP |
| f/1.90 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 28.00mm focal length | 26.00mm focal length |
| 0.38 inches (1/2.6") sensor | 0.59 inches (1/1.7") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 2560 x 1440 (60 fps) (Quad HD / 2K) slow motion video | 1280 x 720 (480 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 10.01 | 12.1 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), HSPA, HSUPA, EDGE, GPRS, GSM and CDMA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 6.8 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3000mAh Li - Ion Battery | 6000mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | -- |
| 336 hours standby time 22 hours talk time | -- |
| 4.96 | 7.52 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| -- | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, 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 better than the Galaxy Note 5's overall score of 79.3. The Galaxy M31s is a a lot newer cellphone than Galaxy Note 5, but it's somewhat thicker and heavier. Both phones we compare here have Android operating system, but Galaxy M31s has a newer 11 version and Galaxy Note 5 has Android 5.1, providing lots of additional features.
Galaxy Note 5 counts with a brighter display than Samsung Galaxy M31s, because although it has a quite smaller display, it also counts with a higher 2560 x 1440px resolution and more pixels per inch of display. Galaxy M31s has a superior storage capacity to install applications and games than Galaxy Note 5, because it has more internal memory capacity and a slot for external memory cards that supports up to 512 GB.
The Samsung Galaxy M31s counts with a quite superior processing power than Samsung Galaxy Note 5, because it has a higher number of faster cores and more RAM. Galaxy M31s has a greater camera than Galaxy Note 5, and although they both have the same video frame rates and the same 3840x2160 video quality, the Galaxy M31s also has a bigger camera aperture to take better low-light photography and video, a back camera with a much better resolution and a way larger back-facing camera sensor capturing more light and vivid colors.
Galaxy M31s has a much better battery lifetime than Galaxy Note 5, because it has a 6000mAh battery size.
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