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| Global Score | |
| 73.2 | 86.5 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Samsung |
| Android 6.0 Marshmallow | Android 11, 10 |
| -- | 2020-03-05 |
| 5.03 x 2.42 x 0.62 inches | 6.27 x 2.96 x 0.35 inches |
| 7.34 ounces | 6.74 ounces |
| 16 777 216 | Black, Blue and Red |
| -- | Plastic and Plastic |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| Display / Screen | |
| 4.2 inches | 6.4 inches |
| 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) | 2340 x 1080 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | Super AMOLED |
| 525 pixels per inch | 403 pixels per inch |
| -- | 420 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.5 | 8.4 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 820 MSM8996 chipset | 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 | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot |
| 10.78 | 11.74 |
| 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 (240 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video |
| 9.35 | 12.1 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| -- | Mobile Hotspot |
| -- | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| -- | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 2.4 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 2300mAh Battery | 6000mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 4.24 | 7.52 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.1 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| -- | 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
Galaxy M31 is better than the Samsung W2017, having an 86.5 score against 73.2. The Galaxy M31 is a just a bit lighter and way thinner cellphone than the Samsung W2017. Both of these phones come with Android OS (Operating System), but Galaxy M31 has an older 11 version and Samsung W2017 has Android 6.0 Marshmallow version.
Samsung W2017 features a little bit better looking screen than Galaxy M31, because although it has a quite lower resolution of 1080 x 1920px and a much smaller screen, it also counts with a greater count of pixels per inch in the screen. Galaxy M31 has just a little better performance than Samsung W2017, because it has more processing cores and a larger amount of RAM.
Galaxy M31 captures much clearer photographs and videos than Samsung W2017, because although it has a smaller aperture which is not nice for shooting pictures and video in poorly lited environments, and they both have the same 3840x2160 (4K) video quality and the same 30 frames per second video frame rate, the Galaxy M31 also counts with a lot more MP back-facing camera.
Galaxy M31 features a slightly bigger storage for applications, games, photos and videos than Samsung W2017, and although they both have equal internal storage capacity, the Galaxy M31 also has an external SD slot that supports a maximum of 512 GB. Samsung Galaxy M31 features a much longer battery life than Samsung W2017, because it has 6000mAh of battery capacity against 2300mAh.
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