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| Global Score | |
| 81.7 | 88 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Samsung |
| -- | Android 11, 10 |
| 2017-04-21 | 2020-08-06 |
| 5.86 x 2.68 x 0.31 inches | 6.27 x 2.93 x 0.37 inches |
| 5.47 ounces | 7.16 ounces |
| Arctic silver, Burgundy red, Coral blue, Maple gold, Midnight black, Orchid gray and Rose pink | Mirage black and Mirage blue |
| Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5) | -- |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 173.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.8 inches | 6.5 inches |
| 2960 x 1440 pixels | 2400 x 1080 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | Super AMOLED |
| 568 pixels per inch | 405 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.9 | 8.1 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 835 MSM8998 chipset | Samsung Exynos 9611 chipset |
| Kryo 280, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2350 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 540 GPU | Mali-G72 MP3 GPU |
| 9.27 | 9.36 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot |
| 10.78 | 14.14 |
| Camera | |
| 12.00 MP + 8.00 MP | 64.00 MP + 32.00 MP |
| f/1.70 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 26.00mm focal length | 26.00mm focal length |
| 0.39 inches (1/2.55") 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), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 6.7 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3000mAh Li - Ion Battery | 6000mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | -- |
| 4.96 | 7.52 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0, EDR | 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 an overall score of 88, which is a little bit better than the Galaxy S8's score of 81.7. The Galaxy M31s body is a lot newer than the Galaxy S8's, although it's thicker and extremely heavier. Galaxy S8 features a slightly better looking screen than Galaxy M31s, because although it has a little bit smaller display, it also counts with a better screen density and a better 1440 x 2960 resolution.
Samsung Galaxy M31s counts with a way bigger storage to install applications and games or saving photos and videos than Galaxy S8, because it has a SD card slot that supports a maximum of 512 GB and 128 GB internal storage. Galaxy M31s has a bit better CPU than Galaxy S8, and although they both have 8 CPU cores, the Galaxy M31s also has a larger amount of RAM.
Samsung Galaxy M31s counts with a much longer battery life than Samsung Galaxy S8, because it has 6000mAh of battery capacity against 3000mAh. The Galaxy M31s features a way better camera than Galaxy S8, because although it has a tinier aperture which is not recommended for capturing images and videos in low light environments, and they both have the same video frame rates and the same 3840x2160 video resolution, the Galaxy M31s also counts with a much larger camera sensor taking much higher quality videos and photos and a back facing camera with a much better 64 mega pixels resolution.
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