Compare phones
| Global Score | |
| 94.8 | 81.3 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Samsung |
| Android 13, 12, 11, 10 | Android 10 |
| 2020-03-06 | 2020-04-27 |
| 5.97 x 2.72 x 0.31 inches | 6.27 x 2.88 x 0.34 inches |
| 5.78 ounces | 6.53 ounces |
| Cloud blue, Cloud pink, Cosmic grey and Cosmic white | Prism Crush black, Prism Crush blue, Prism Crush red and Prism Crush white |
| Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 6) | Plastic |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 1000.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.2 inches | 6.4 inches |
| 3200 x 1440 pixels | 2400 x 1080 pixels |
| Dynamic AMOLED | Super AMOLED |
| 566 pixels per inch | 411 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.9 | 8.1 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 865 SM8250 (7 nm) chipset | MediaTek Helio P65 MT6768 chipset |
| Kryo 585, 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 |
| 12 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Adreno 650 GPU | Mali-G52 MC2 GPU |
| 9.72 | 9.09 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 1000 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot |
| 15.38 | 11.74 |
| Camera | |
| 12.00 MP + 10.00 MP | 48.00 MP + 20.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/2.00 aperture |
| 26.00mm focal length | 26.00mm focal length |
| 0.59 inches (1/1.7") sensor | 0.5 inches (1/2") sensor |
| 7680 x 4320 (24 fps) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 1280 x 720 (960 fps) (HD) slow motion video | -- |
| 10.78 | 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 | |
| 4000mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 5000mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | -- |
| 5.92 | 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
The Samsung Galaxy S20 has a score of 94.8, which is better than the Galaxy A31's score of 81.3. Both phones we are comparing here include Android OS (Operating System), but Samsung Galaxy S20 has a newer 13 version while Galaxy A31 has Android 10, providing the user a lot of extra features and better performance. Even when Samsung Galaxy S20 and Galaxy A31 were released only 2 months apart, Samsung Galaxy S20 is just a bit thinner and somewhat lighter.
The Samsung Galaxy S20 has just a bit better hardware performance than Galaxy A31, and although they both have 8 CPU cores, the Samsung Galaxy S20 also has 8 GB more RAM memory. Galaxy S20 features just a bit better looking screen than Galaxy A31, because although it has a quite smaller display, it also counts with a higher pixels count per screen inch and a higher resolution of 1440 x 3200 pixels.
The Galaxy A31 takes a little bit better photographs and videos than Galaxy S20, because although it has a tinier aperture which is not so good for shooting pictures and videos in poorly lited environments and a smaller sensor taking less light and dull colors, and they both have the same video quality, the Galaxy A31 also counts with a lot higher resolution back facing camera and faster video frame rates.
Galaxy S20 has a much greater storage for games and applications than Samsung Galaxy A31, because it has a slot for an SD memory card that supports a maximum of 1000 GB and 128 GB internal storage capacity. The Samsung Galaxy A31 counts with greater battery lifetime than Samsung Galaxy S20, because it has a 25 percent greater battery capacity.
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