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| Global Score | |
| 72.8 | 86.5 |
| Basic Information | |
| Sony | Samsung |
| -- | Android 11, 10 |
| 2017-05-05 | 2020-03-05 |
| 6.50 x 3.11 x 0.32 inches | 6.27 x 2.96 x 0.35 inches |
| 6.63 ounces | 6.74 ounces |
| Black, Gold, Pink and White | Black, Blue and Red |
| Aluminum | Plastic and Plastic |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6 inches | 6.4 inches |
| 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) | 2340 x 1080 pixels |
| -- | Super AMOLED |
| 367 pixels per inch | 403 pixels per inch |
| -- | 420 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 7.9 | 8.4 |
| Performance | |
| MediaTek Helio P20 MT6757 chipset | Exynos 9611 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit (Octa-Core 2300 MHz) processor | Arm Cortex-A73 and Arm Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2300 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Mali-T880 MP2 GPU | Mali-G72 MP3 GPU |
| 9.27 | 9.36 |
| Storage | |
| 32 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot |
| 8.88 | 11.74 |
| Camera | |
| 23.00 MP + 16.00 MP | 64.00 MP + 32.00 MP |
| f/2.00 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 24.00mm focal length | 26.00mm focal length |
| 0.43 inches (1/2.3") 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 |
| 8.91 | 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, Dual SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 6.7 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 2700mAh Li - Ion Battery | 6000mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 4.64 | 7.52 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| -- | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| -- | FM Radio |
Comparison review
Galaxy M31 has a global score of 86.5, which is much better than the Xperia XA1 Ultra's 72.8 score. Galaxy M31's design is way newer than Xperia XA1 Ultra's, although it's a little bit heavier and a bit thicker. Galaxy M31 features a bit better performance than Xperia XA1 Ultra, and although they both have 8 cores, the Galaxy M31 also has a higher amount of RAM memory.
Galaxy M31 has a little sharper screen than Xperia XA1 Ultra, because it has a quite bigger display, a slightly higher 1080 x 2340 resolution and a little more pixels per screen inch. The Samsung Galaxy M31 counts with a way bigger memory for apps and games than Xperia XA1 Ultra, because it has a slot for an SD memory card that allows a maximum of 512 GB and 64 GB internal memory.
Samsung Galaxy M31 features a very superior battery duration than Sony Xperia XA1 Ultra, because it has 6000mAh of battery capacity. The Samsung Galaxy M31 features a lot better camera than Xperia XA1 Ultra, because it has a back camera with a lot better 64 megapixels resolution, a lot bigger sensor which gives a way higher image and video quality and a bigger camera aperture to capture better low light images and videos.
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