Compare phones
| Global Score | |
| 75.6 | 86.5 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Samsung |
| Android 4.4.4, 4.4.2 | Android 11, 10 |
| 2014-06-23 | 2020-03-05 |
| 5.72 x 2.89 x 0.35 inches | 6.27 x 2.96 x 0.35 inches |
| 6.00 ounces | 6.74 ounces |
| Gray, Green and Red | Black, Blue and Red |
| -- | Plastic and Plastic |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 199.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.1 inches | 6.4 inches |
| 1080 x 1920 pixels (Full HD) | 2340 x 1080 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | Super AMOLED |
| 432 pixels per inch | 403 pixels per inch |
| -- | 420 cd/m2 brightness |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 9.1 | 8.4 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 801 chipset | Exynos 9611 chipset |
| Krait 400 (Quad-Core 2500 MHz) processor | Arm Cortex-A73 and Arm Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2300 MHz) processor |
| 2 GB (800 MHz) RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Adreno 330 (450 MHz) GPU | Mali-G72 MP3 GPU |
| 9.36 | 9.36 |
| Storage | |
| 16 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot |
| 6.72 | 11.74 |
| Camera | |
| 16.00 MP + 2.00 MP | 64.00 MP + 32.00 MP |
| -- | f/1.80 aperture |
| -- | 26.00mm focal length |
| -- | 0.59 inches (1/1.7") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| -- | 1920 x 1080 (240 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video |
| 8.69 | 12.1 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE (4G), HSPA, HSUPA, EDGE, GPRS and GSM | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Micro SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 6.5 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 2800mAh Li-Ion Battery | 6000mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 480 hours standby time 29 hours talk time | -- |
| 4.8 | 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 Galaxy M31 is better than Galaxy S5 Active, having a general score of 86.5 against 75.6. Galaxy M31 is a heavier device than Galaxy S5 Active, but both of them are 0.35inches thick. These devices include Android OS (Operating System), but the Galaxy M31 has the older 11 version while Galaxy S5 Active has Android 4.4.4 version.
Galaxy S5 Active counts with a little bit better screen than Samsung Galaxy M31, because although it has a really smaller display and a little lower resolution of 1920 x 1080, it also counts with a little bit higher display pixels density. The Samsung Galaxy M31 features a much bigger memory for games and applications than Galaxy S5 Active, because it has an external memory card slot that supports a maximum of 512 GB and 48 GB more internal storage capacity.
The Galaxy M31 features a processing unit that is very similar to Samsung Galaxy S5 Active's processing unit, because although the Galaxy M31 has doesn't have an extra GPU, it also counts with 4 GB more RAM memory and more CPU cores. Galaxy M31 counts with a very superior battery performance than Galaxy S5 Active, because it has a 6000mAh battery capacity.
Samsung Galaxy M31 counts with a way better camera than Galaxy S5 Active, and although they both have the same 3840x2160 (4K) video resolution and the same video frame rate, the Samsung Galaxy M31 also has a lot higher 64 mega pixels resolution camera in the back.
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