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| Global Score | |
| 73.7 | 81.3 |
| Basic Information | |
| Sony | Samsung |
| Android 5.0 | Android 10 |
| 2015-05-26 | 2020-04-27 |
| 5.76 x 2.83 x 0.27 inches | 6.27 x 2.88 x 0.34 inches |
| 5.08 ounces | 6.53 ounces |
| Black, Brown, Green and White | Prism Crush black, Prism Crush blue, Prism Crush red and Prism Crush white |
| Glass; metal | Plastic |
| $ 170.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.2 inches | 6.4 inches |
| 1080 x 1920 pixels (Full HD) | 2400 x 1080 pixels |
| IPS LCD | Super AMOLED |
| 424 pixels per inch | 411 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 8.9 | 8.1 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 810 MSM8994 chipset | MediaTek Helio P65 MT6768 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A57 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit (Single-Core 2000 MHz) processor | Arm Cortex-A75 and Arm Cortex-A55, 64-bit, 12 nm (Octa-Core 2000 MHz) processor |
| 3 GB (1600 MHz) RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Adreno 430 GPU | Mali-G52 MC2 GPU |
| 8.37 | 9.09 |
| Storage | |
| 32 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot |
| 8.12 | 11.74 |
| Camera | |
| 20.70 MP + 5.00 MP | 48.00 MP + 20.00 MP |
| f/2.00 aperture | f/2.00 aperture |
| 25.00mm focal length | 26.00mm focal length |
| 0.43 inches (1/2.3") sensor | 0.5 inches (1/2") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 1920 x 1080 (60 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video | -- |
| 10.45 | 10.89 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA, HSUPA, EDGE, GPRS and GSM | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 7.1 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 2930mAh Battery | 5000mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 590 hours standby time 17 hours talk time | -- |
| 4.88 | 6.8 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.1 | 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 |
Comparison review
The Galaxy A31 is much better than Xperia Z3+, having an 81.3 score against 73.7. Both devices in this review use Android OS (operating system), but Galaxy A31 has a newer 10 version while Xperia Z3+ has Android 5.0 version. The Galaxy A31 design is much newer, but notably thicker and heavier than the Xperia Z3+.
The Galaxy A31 has a little better hardware performance than Xperia Z3+, because it has 7 more 2000 MHz processing cores and more RAM. Xperia Z3+ features just a bit better looking display than Samsung Galaxy A31, because although it has a little bit smaller display and a little bit lower resolution of 1920 x 1080px, it also counts with a just a bit more pixels per display inch.
The Samsung Galaxy A31 counts with a superior memory to store more apps and games than Xperia Z3+, because it has an external memory card slot that holds a maximum of 512 GB and 64 GB internal storage capacity. The Samsung Galaxy A31 counts with just a bit better camera than Sony Xperia Z3+, and although they both have the same camera aperture, the same video resolution and the same video frame rates, the Samsung Galaxy A31 also has a way higher resolution camera in the back and a larger back camera sensor capturing better quality videos and pictures.
Galaxy A31 has a much longer battery performance than Sony Xperia Z3+, because it has a 71% bigger battery capacity.
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