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| Global Score | |
| 75.8 | 88 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Samsung |
| -- | Android 11, 10 |
| 2016-06-10 | 2020-08-06 |
| 5.86 x 2.95 x 0.39 inches | 6.27 x 2.93 x 0.37 inches |
| 6.53 ounces | 7.16 ounces |
| Camo green, Sandy gold and Titanium gray | Mirage black and Mirage blue |
| Plastic | -- |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 247.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.1 inches | 6.5 inches |
| 2560 x 1440 pixels (Quad HD / 2K) | 2400 x 1080 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | Super AMOLED |
| 576 pixels per inch | 405 pixels per inch |
| 500 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 9.3 | 8.1 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 820 MSM8996 chipset | Samsung Exynos 9611 chipset |
| Kryo, 64-bit, 14 nm (Quad-Core 2150 MHz) processor | Arm Cortex-A73 and Arm Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2300 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Adreno 530 GPU | Mali-G72 MP3 GPU |
| 8.91 | 9.36 |
| Storage | |
| 32 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 200 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot |
| 8.56 | 14.14 |
| Camera | |
| 12.00 MP + 5.00 MP | 64.00 MP + 32.00 MP |
| f/1.70 aperture | 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 (60 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video | 1280 x 720 (480 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 9.46 | 12.1 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| -- | Mobile Hotspot |
| HSPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 3 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4000mAh Battery | 6000mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | -- |
| 5.92 | 7.52 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2 | 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 Galaxy M31s has a general score of 88, which is much better than the Galaxy S7 Active's 75.8 score. Even though the Galaxy M31s is just a little bit heavier than the Galaxy S7 Active, it's just a little bit thinner and much newer. The Samsung Galaxy M31s counts with a little better processing power than Galaxy S7 Active, because it has more CPU cores and more RAM.
Samsung Galaxy S7 Active has a better looking screen than Samsung Galaxy M31s, because although it has a much smaller screen, it also counts with more pixels per inch in the screen and a higher resolution of 1440 x 2560. Galaxy M31s features a much better storage for games and applications than Samsung Galaxy S7 Active, because it has more internal storage and a SD card slot that allows a maximum of 512 GB.
The Galaxy M31s counts with a much longer battery duration than Galaxy S7 Active, because it has 6000mAh of battery capacity. Galaxy M31s captures much better pictures and videos than Galaxy S7 Active, because although it has a smaller aperture which is not nice for shooting photos and/or video in poorly lited environments, and they both have the same (4K) video quality and the same 30 fps video frame rates, the Galaxy M31s also counts with a back-facing camera with much more mega pixels.
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