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| Global Score | |
| 73.5 | 88 |
| Basic Information | |
| Sony | Samsung |
| -- | Android 11, 10 |
| 2016-10-02 | 2020-08-06 |
| 5.75 x 2.83 x 0.32 inches | 6.27 x 2.93 x 0.37 inches |
| 5.68 ounces | 7.16 ounces |
| 16 777 216 | Mirage black and Mirage blue |
| Aluminum | -- |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 282.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.2 inches | 6.5 inches |
| 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) | 2400 x 1080 pixels |
| IPS LCD | Super AMOLED |
| 424 pixels per inch | 405 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.1 | 8.1 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 820 MSM8996 chipset | Samsung 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 |
| 3 GB RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Adreno 530 GPU | Mali-G72 MP3 GPU |
| 8.91 | 9.36 |
| Storage | |
| 32 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot |
| 8.88 | 14.14 |
| Camera | |
| 23.00 MP + 13.00 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 | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 1920 x 1080 (60 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video | 1280 x 720 (480 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 10.45 | 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 | |
| 2900mAh Battery | 6000mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 4.88 | 7.52 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2 | 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 is much better than the Xperia XZ, getting a general score of 88 against 73.5. Galaxy M31s is a way newer cellphone than the Xperia XZ, although it is thicker and a lot heavier. Xperia XZ and Galaxy M31s both have incredibly similar screens, because although the Galaxy M31s has a just a bit lower display pixels density, it also counts with a quite better resolution of 1080 x 2400 pixels and a larger display.
Samsung Galaxy M31s counts with a way bigger memory to install applications and games than Xperia XZ, because it has more internal memory capacity and a SD memory slot that supports up to 512 GB. The Samsung Galaxy M31s has a little faster processor than Xperia XZ, because it has 3 GB more RAM memory and 4 more cores.
The Galaxy M31s shoots much clearer pictures and videos than Sony Xperia XZ, and although they both have the same 3840x2160 video resolution and the same video frame rates, the Galaxy M31s also has a lot larger sensor taking more light and vivid colors, a bigger camera aperture and a way more megapixels camera.
The Samsung Galaxy M31s has a much longer battery life than Xperia XZ, because it has a 107 percent bigger battery capacity.
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