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| Global Score | |
| 72.9 | 88 |
| Basic Information | |
| Sony | Samsung |
| Android 4.4.4, 4.4.2 | Android 11, 10 |
| 2014-02-24 | 2020-08-06 |
| 5.78 x 2.89 x 0.32 inches | 6.27 x 2.93 x 0.37 inches |
| 5.75 ounces | 7.16 ounces |
| Black, Purple and White | Mirage black and Mirage blue |
| Glass | -- |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 500.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.2 inches | 6.5 inches |
| 1080 x 1920 pixels (Full HD) | 2400 x 1080 pixels |
| IPS LCD | Super AMOLED |
| 424 pixels per inch | 405 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 9 | 8.1 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 801 MSM8974-AB chipset | Samsung Exynos 9611 chipset |
| Krait 400 (Quad-Core 2300 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 330 (450 MHz) GPU | Mali-G72 MP3 GPU |
| 9.27 | 9.36 |
| Storage | |
| 16 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot |
| 6.72 | 14.14 |
| Camera | |
| 20.70 MP + 2.20 MP | 64.00 MP + 32.00 MP |
| f/2.00 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| -- | 26.00mm focal length |
| 0.43 inches (1/2.3") sensor | 0.59 inches (1/1.7") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (4K) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| -- | 1280 x 720 (480 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 8.8 | 12.1 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA, HSUPA, EDGE, GPRS and GSM | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Micro SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 7 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3200mAh Li-Ion Battery | 6000mAh Battery |
| Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | -- |
| 690 hours standby time 15 hours talk time | -- |
| 5.2 | 7.52 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | 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 M31s has a global score of 88, which is way better than the Sony Xperia Z2's 72.9 general score. These devices include Android operating system, but the Galaxy M31s has an older 11 version while Sony Xperia Z2 has Android 4.4.4 version. The Galaxy M31s construction is much newer, but somewhat thicker and somewhat heavier than the Sony Xperia Z2.
Xperia Z2 features a more vivid display than Samsung Galaxy M31s, because although it has a bit worse 1920 x 1080 resolution and a way smaller screen, it also counts with a quite greater pixels density. Galaxy M31s features a little better hardware performance than Sony Xperia Z2, because although it has doesn't have an extra GPU, it also counts with 3 GB more RAM and 4 more cpu cores.
The Samsung Galaxy M31s features a very superior memory for apps and games than Xperia Z2, because it has 128 GB internal storage and an external memory slot that holds up to 512 GB. Samsung Galaxy M31s has a much longer battery duration than Xperia Z2, because it has 6000mAh of battery capacity. The Galaxy M31s has a very superior camera than Xperia Z2, and although they both have the same 3840x2160 (4K) video definition and the same video frame rates, the Galaxy M31s also has a bigger camera aperture to take better low-light photos and video, a lot bigger camera sensor shooting way higher quality videos and photos and a much more mega pixels camera.
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