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| Global Score | |
| 77.7 | 88 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Samsung |
| Android 4.4.2 | Android 11, 10 |
| 2013-09-25 | 2020-08-06 |
| 5.95 x 3.12 x 0.33 inches | 6.27 x 2.93 x 0.37 inches |
| 5.93 ounces | 7.16 ounces |
| Black, Pink and White | Mirage black and Mirage blue |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.7 inches | 6.5 inches |
| 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) | 2400 x 1080 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | Super AMOLED |
| 386 pixels per inch | 405 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 7.9 | 8.1 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 800 MSM8974 chipset | Samsung Exynos 9611 chipset |
| Krait 400 (Quad-Core 2300 MHz) processor | Arm Cortex-A73 and Arm Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2300 MHz) processor |
| 3 GB RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Adreno 330 GPU | Mali-G72 MP3 GPU |
| 9 | 9.36 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSDHC (up to 64 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot |
| 9.46 | 14.14 |
| Camera | |
| 13.00 MP + 2.00 MP | 64.00 MP + 32.00 MP |
| f/2.20 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 31.00mm focal length | 26.00mm focal length |
| 0.33 inches (1/3.06") 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 (120 fps) (HD) slow motion video | 1280 x 720 (480 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 9.57 | 12.1 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Micro SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 6.6 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3200mAh Li - Ion Battery | 6000mAh Battery |
| Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 5.2 | 7.52 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| Infra-red port | -- |
| -- | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| -- | FM Radio |
Comparison review
Samsung Galaxy M31s has a general score of 88, which is much better than Galaxy Note3's score of 77.7. These devices come with Android OS, but Samsung Galaxy M31s has an older 11 version and Galaxy Note3 has Android 4.4.2. The Samsung Galaxy M31s construction is noticeably newer than the Galaxy Note3's, but it's thicker and somewhat heavier.
Galaxy M31s features a bit more powerful processing unit than Samsung Galaxy Note3, because it has a higher amount of RAM and a larger number of 2.3 GHz cores. Samsung Galaxy M31s counts with a slightly better display than Samsung Galaxy Note3, because it has a bit larger display, a bit more pixels per inch in the display and a quite better 1080 x 2400px resolution.
The Samsung Galaxy M31s counts with a way bigger storage to install applications and games or saving photos and videos than Samsung Galaxy Note3, because it has an external memory slot that allows up to 512 GB and 128 GB internal storage. The Samsung Galaxy M31s has a superior battery performance than Galaxy Note3, because it has 6000mAh of battery capacity against 3200mAh.
Galaxy M31s captures much better photos and videos than Samsung Galaxy Note3, and although they both have the same 30 frames per second video frame rate and the same (4K) video resolution, the Galaxy M31s also has a lot larger sensor which offers a much higher photo and video quality, a larger aperture for better captures in poorly lited situations and a back-facing camera with a lot better 64 MP resolution.
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