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| Global Score | |
| 75.6 | 88 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Samsung |
| Android 4.4.4, 4.4.2 | Android 11, 10 |
| 2014-06-23 | 2020-08-06 |
| 5.72 x 2.89 x 0.35 inches | 6.27 x 2.93 x 0.37 inches |
| 6.00 ounces | 7.16 ounces |
| Gray, Green and Red | Mirage black and Mirage blue |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 199.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.1 inches | 6.5 inches |
| 1080 x 1920 pixels (Full HD) | 2400 x 1080 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | Super AMOLED |
| 432 pixels per inch | 405 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 9.1 | 8.1 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 801 chipset | Samsung 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 | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot |
| 6.72 | 14.14 |
| 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 |
| -- | 1280 x 720 (480 fps) (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 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 Samsung Galaxy M31s is much better than the Samsung Galaxy S5 Active, having a global score of 88 against 75.6. The Samsung Galaxy M31s construction is newer than Samsung Galaxy S5 Active's, although it's a little thicker and heavier. Both devices in this review work with Android OS, but Samsung Galaxy M31s has 11 version and Samsung Galaxy S5 Active has Android 4.4.4 version.
Galaxy S5 Active features a more vivid display than Samsung Galaxy M31s, because although it has a really smaller screen and a little bit worse resolution of 1920 x 1080 pixels, it also counts with a little higher screen density. The Galaxy M31s counts with a CPU that's very similar to the CPU in Galaxy S5 Active, because although the Galaxy M31s has doesn't have an additional graphics co-processor, it also counts with 4 more cpu cores (but slower) and a higher amount of RAM memory.
The Galaxy M31s has a greater camera than Galaxy S5 Active, and although they both have the same video frame rates and the same (4K) video resolution, the Galaxy M31s also has a much better resolution back camera. The Samsung Galaxy M31s counts with much more memory capacity to install applications and games or saving photos and videos than Samsung Galaxy S5 Active, because it has a slot for an external memory card that admits a maximum of 512 GB and 128 GB internal memory.
Galaxy M31s counts with a very superior battery performance than Galaxy S5 Active, because it has a 6000mAh battery capacity.
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