Compare phones
| Global Score | |
| 93.6 | 81.3 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Samsung |
| Android 11, 10, 9.0 Pie | Android 10 |
| 2019-05-16 | 2020-04-27 |
| 6.40 x 3.04 x 0.31 inches | 6.27 x 2.88 x 0.34 inches |
| 6.98 ounces | 6.53 ounces |
| Crown silver, Majestic black and Royal gold | Prism Crush black, Prism Crush blue, Prism Crush red and Prism Crush white |
| Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 6) | Plastic |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 342.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.7 inches | 6.4 inches |
| 3040 x 1440 pixels | 2400 x 1080 pixels |
| Dynamic AMOLED | Super AMOLED |
| 502 pixels per inch | 411 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.7 | 8.1 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 855 chipset | MediaTek Helio P65 MT6768 chipset |
| Kryo 485, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2840 MHz) processor | Arm Cortex-A75 and Arm Cortex-A55, 64-bit, 12 nm (Octa-Core 2000 MHz) processor |
| 8 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Adreno 640 GPU | Mali-G52 MC2 GPU |
| 9.63 | 9.09 |
| Storage | |
| 256 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot |
| 13.3 | 11.74 |
| Camera | |
| 12.00 MP + 10.00 MP | 48.00 MP + 20.00 MP |
| f/1.50 aperture | f/2.00 aperture |
| 26.00mm focal length | 26.00mm focal length |
| 0.39 inches (1/2.55") sensor | 0.5 inches (1/2") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 1280 x 720 (960 fps) (HD) slow motion video | -- |
| 10.23 | 10.89 |
| 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 | |
| 4500mAh Li - Ion Battery | 5000mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | -- |
| 6.32 | 6.8 |
| 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 | -- |
Comparison review
Galaxy S10 5G is better than the Galaxy A31, with a score of 93.6 against 81.3. Both devices in this comparison include Android operating system, but Galaxy S10 5G has the newer 11 version and Galaxy A31 has Android 10, giving a couple nice extra features and better performance. Despite of the fact the Galaxy S10 5G is older and a little bit heavier than Galaxy A31, it's construction is still a bit thinner.
Samsung Galaxy S10 5G features a bit more vivid display than Samsung Galaxy A31, because it has a higher 1440 x 3040 resolution, a just a little more pixels per inch of display and a little bit larger display. The Samsung Galaxy S10 5G counts with more storage for applications, games, photos and videos than Galaxy A31, because although it has no slot for external memory cards, it also counts with 192 GB more internal memory.
The Galaxy S10 5G has a little better processing power than Galaxy A31, and although they both have a Octa-Core processor, the Galaxy S10 5G also has more RAM. Galaxy A31 counts with a little better battery performance than Galaxy S10 5G, because it has 5000mAh of battery capacity against 4500mAh.
The Galaxy A31 shoots a little bit better photographs and videos than Galaxy S10 5G, because although it has worse 30 frames per second video frame rate and a way tinier aperture which is not favorable for shooting pictures and/or video in low-light environments, and they both have the same 1920x1080 (Full HD) video resolution, the Galaxy A31 also counts with a lot bigger back-facing camera sensor providing a way better image quality and a lot more MP back facing camera.
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