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| Global Score | |
| 73.3 | 86.5 |
| Basic Information | |
| Sony | Samsung |
| -- | Android 11, 10 |
| -- | 2020-03-05 |
| 6.14 x 2.64 x 0.32 inches | 6.27 x 2.96 x 0.35 inches |
| 6.07 ounces | 6.74 ounces |
| -- | Black, Blue and Red |
| Glass | Plastic and Plastic |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.1 inches | 6.4 inches |
| 2520 x 1080 pixels | 2340 x 1080 pixels |
| OLED | Super AMOLED |
| 449 pixels per inch | 403 pixels per inch |
| -- | 420 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 7.7 | 8.4 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 SM8450 (4 nm) chipset | Exynos 9611 chipset |
| processor | Arm Cortex-A73 and Arm Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2300 MHz) processor |
| 8 GB RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Adreno 730 GPU | Mali-G72 MP3 GPU |
| 6.21 | 9.36 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 1 TB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot |
| 15.42 | 11.74 |
| Camera | |
| 12.00 MP + 12.00 MP | 64.00 MP + 32.00 MP |
| -- | f/1.80 aperture |
| -- | 26.00mm focal length |
| 0.59 inches (1/1.7") sensor | 0.59 inches (1/1.7") sensor |
| -- | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| -- | 1920 x 1080 (240 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video |
| 7.48 | 12.1 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G) and HSDPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 10.6 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 5000mAh Battery | 6000mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | -- |
| 6.8 | 7.52 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.2 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| -- | FM Radio |
Comparison review
Galaxy M31 is much better than Xperia 5 IV, with a overall score of 86.5 against 73.3. Galaxy M31 is a just a little heavier and just a bit thicker device than the Xperia 5 IV. Galaxy M31 counts with a bit more vivid screen than Xperia 5 IV, because although it has a little bit worse pixel count in each inch of display and a quite lower resolution of 1080 x 2340, it also counts with a little bit bigger display.
Sony Xperia 5 IV counts with a lot bigger storage capacity for apps and games than Galaxy M31, because it has 64 GB more internal storage and an external memory card slot that admits up to 1 TB. The Samsung Galaxy M31 features a much powerful CPU than Xperia 5 IV, although it has lesser RAM, they both have 8 processing cores.
Samsung Galaxy M31 has longer battery lifetime than Sony Xperia 5 IV, because it has 6000mAh of battery capacity against 5000mAh. The Galaxy M31 counts with a very superior camera than Xperia 5 IV, and although they both have a same size back camera sensor, the Galaxy M31 also has a lot more mega-pixels camera in the back.
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