Compare phones
| Global Score | |
| 91 | 81.3 |
| Basic Information | |
| Sony | Samsung |
| Android 11, 10 | Android 10 |
| 2020-05-22 | 2020-04-27 |
| 6.54 x 2.83 x 0.31 inches | 6.27 x 2.88 x 0.34 inches |
| 6.38 ounces | 6.53 ounces |
| Black and Purple | Prism Crush black, Prism Crush blue, Prism Crush red and Prism Crush white |
| Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 6) | Plastic |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.5 inches | 6.4 inches |
| 3840 x 1644 pixels | 2400 x 1080 pixels |
| OLED | Super AMOLED |
| 643 pixels per inch | 411 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 9.2 | 8.1 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 865 SM8250 chipset | MediaTek Helio P65 MT6768 chipset |
| Kryo 585, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2840 MHz) processor | Arm Cortex-A75 and Arm Cortex-A55, 64-bit, 12 nm (Octa-Core 2000 MHz) processor |
| 8 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Adreno 650 GPU | Mali-G52 MC2 GPU |
| 9.63 | 9.09 |
| Storage | |
| 256 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 1000 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot |
| 18.58 | 11.74 |
| Camera | |
| 12.00 MP + 8.00 MP | 48.00 MP + 20.00 MP |
| f/1.70 aperture | f/2.00 aperture |
| 24.00mm focal length | 26.00mm focal length |
| 0.59 inches (1/1.7") sensor | 0.5 inches (1/2") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 1920 x 1080 (120 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video | -- |
| 10.45 | 10.89 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| 5G, 5G, 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 |
| 10.7 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4000mAh Battery | 5000mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | -- |
| 5.92 | 6.8 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.1 | 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 |
Comparison review
Sony Xperia 1 II has an overall score of 91, which is much better than the Galaxy A31's overall score of 81.3. Both devices in this comparison come with Android OS (operating system), but Sony Xperia 1 II has newer 11 version while Galaxy A31 has Android 10 version, so it offers a lot of extra features and performance enhancements. Sony Xperia 1 II is a a bit thinner and just a little lighter phone than Galaxy A31, although they were only released 1 months apart.
Xperia 1 II counts with a bit better processing power than Samsung Galaxy A31, and although they both have a Octa-Core processor, the Xperia 1 II also has a higher amount of RAM memory. Xperia 1 II counts with a much better looking screen than Samsung Galaxy A31, because it has a quite larger display, a way greater pixels quantity per inch in the display and a much higher resolution of 1644 x 3840 pixels.
Galaxy A31 shoots a little bit better pictures and videos than Xperia 1 II, because although it has a smaller aperture which is not good for low-light photos and videos, worse 30 fps video frame rate and a smaller sensor taking lower quality videos and photos, and they both have the same video quality, the Galaxy A31 also counts with a camera with lot more megapixels.
Sony Xperia 1 II features a very superior storage capacity for applications, games, photos and videos than Samsung Galaxy A31, because it has a slot for SD memory cards that holds a maximum of 1000 GB and 256 GB internal storage capacity. Samsung Galaxy A31 features superior battery life than Xperia 1 II, because it has 5000mAh of battery capacity.
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