Compare phones
| Global Score | |
| 72.2 | 86.5 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Samsung |
| Android 4.3, 4.2, 4.1, 4.0.4 | Android 11, 10 |
| 2012-06-04 | 2020-03-05 |
| 5.38 x 2.78 x 0.34 inches | 6.27 x 2.96 x 0.35 inches |
| 4.73 ounces | 6.74 ounces |
| Blue, Red and White | Black, Blue and Red |
| Polycarbonate | Plastic and Plastic |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 585.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 4.8 inches | 6.4 inches |
| 720 x 1280 pixels (HD) | 2340 x 1080 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | Super AMOLED |
| 306 pixels per inch | 403 pixels per inch |
| -- | 420 cd/m2 brightness |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 8.2 | 8.4 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon S4 Plus MSM8960 chipset | Exynos 9611 chipset |
| Krait (Dual-Core 1500 MHz) processor | Arm Cortex-A73 and Arm Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2300 MHz) processor |
| 2 GB (500 MHz) RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Adreno 225 (400 MHz) GPU | Mali-G72 MP3 GPU |
| 8.46 | 9.36 |
| Storage | |
| 16 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC (up to 64 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot |
| 6.16 | 11.74 |
| Camera | |
| 8.00 MP + 1.90 MP | 64.00 MP + 32.00 MP |
| f/2.60 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| -- | 26.00mm focal length |
| 0.33 inches (1/3") sensor | 0.59 inches (1/1.7") sensor |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| -- | 1920 x 1080 (240 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video |
| 8.47 | 12.1 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA, HSUPA, UMTS, EDGE, GPRS and GSM | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Micro SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 7 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 2100mAh Li-Ion Battery | 6000mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | -- |
| 199 hours standby time 8 hours talk time | -- |
| 4 | 7.52 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0 | 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 Samsung Galaxy M31 has a global score of 86.5, which is much better than the Samsung Galaxy S III AT&T's global score of 72.2. The Samsung Galaxy M31 design is a lot newer than Samsung Galaxy S III AT&T's, although it's notably heavier and just a bit thicker. Both phones in our current comparison come with Android OS, but Samsung Galaxy M31 has newer 11 version and Samsung Galaxy S III AT&T has Android 4.3 version, giving some nice extra features.
Galaxy M31 has a bit better looking screen than Galaxy S III AT&T, because it has a lot better resolution of 1080 x 2340px, a higher count of pixels per inch of screen and a really bigger screen. Galaxy M31 counts with a superior memory for applications, games, photos and videos than Galaxy S III AT&T, because it has 64 GB internal memory capacity and a SD card slot that admits up to 512 GB.
Galaxy M31 features a better performing CPU than Galaxy S III AT&T, because although it has doesn't have an additional graphics processing unit, it also counts with a larger number of cores and a larger amount of RAM memory. Samsung Galaxy M31 counts with a much better camera than Galaxy S III AT&T, because it has a way more MP back-facing camera, a much better video definition, a much larger camera aperture to capture better low-light images and a much bigger back-facing camera sensor which provides a much better photo and video quality.
The Galaxy M31 counts with a much better battery performance than Galaxy S III AT&T, because it has 6000mAh of battery capacity instead of 2100mAh.
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