Compare phones
| Global Score | |
| 78.1 | 88 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Samsung |
| Android 8.0 Oreo, 7.0 Nougat, 6.0 Marshmallow | Android 11, 10 |
| 2016-03-11 | 2020-08-06 |
| 5.94 x 2.86 x 0.30 inches | 6.27 x 2.93 x 0.37 inches |
| 5.54 ounces | 7.16 ounces |
| Black, Black pearl, Coral blue, Gold, Pink gold, Silver and White | Mirage black and Mirage blue |
| Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 4) | -- |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 336.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.5 inches | 6.5 inches |
| 2560 x 1440 pixels (Quad HD / 2K) | 2400 x 1080 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | Super AMOLED |
| 534 pixels per inch | 405 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.6 | 8.1 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 820 MSM8996 chipset | Samsung Exynos 9611 chipset |
| Kryo, 64-bit, 14 nm (Quad-Core 2200 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 |
| 9 | 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 | 26.00mm focal length |
| 0.4 inches (1/2.5") sensor | 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 (240 fps) (HD) slow motion video | 1280 x 720 (480 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 9.79 | 12.1 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G) and HSPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 6.1 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3600mAh Li - Ion Battery | 6000mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | -- |
| 5.6 | 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
Samsung Galaxy M31s is better than Galaxy S7 edge, getting an 88 score against 78.1. The Samsung Galaxy M31s is a extremely newer phone than the Galaxy S7 edge, but it's thicker and noticeably heavier. These phones come with Android OS (Operating System), but Samsung Galaxy M31s has the previous 11 version while Galaxy S7 edge has Android 8.0 Oreo.
Samsung Galaxy S7 edge has a little more vivid screen than Galaxy M31s, because although it has a quite smaller screen, it also counts with a greater display density and a better 1440 x 2560 resolution. Galaxy M31s counts with a superior storage capacity for games and applications than Galaxy S7 edge, because it has an external memory slot that holds a maximum of 512 GB and 128 GB internal storage capacity.
Samsung Galaxy M31s features a little bit better hardware performance than Galaxy S7 edge, because it has a larger amount of RAM and more processing cores. The Galaxy M31s captures much clearer videos and photos than Galaxy S7 edge, because although it has a tinier aperture which is not favorable for shooting photos and video in low-light situations, and they both have the same video definition and the same video frame rate, the Galaxy M31s also counts with a back-facing camera with way more megapixels and a much bigger sensor which gives a lot higher photo and video quality.
Galaxy M31s counts with a way better battery lifetime than Samsung Galaxy S7 edge, because it has a 67% greater battery size.
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