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| Global Score | |
| 81 | 86.5 |
| Basic Information | |
| Xiaomi | Samsung |
| Android 12 | Android 11, 10 |
| -- | 2020-03-05 |
| -- | 6.27 x 2.96 x 0.35 inches |
| -- | 6.74 ounces |
| Black and White | Black, Blue and Red |
| Aluminum and Ceramic | Plastic and Plastic |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.7 inches | 6.4 inches |
| 3200 x 1440 pixels | 2340 x 1080 pixels |
| AMOLED | Super AMOLED |
| 524 pixels per inch | 403 pixels per inch |
| 1500 cd/m2 brightness | 420 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 9.7 | 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 | |
| 256 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot |
| 13.3 | 11.74 |
| Camera | |
| 50.00 MP + 20.00 MP | 64.00 MP + 32.00 MP |
| f/2.00 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 24.00mm focal length | 26.00mm focal length |
| 0.5 inches (1/2") sensor | 0.59 inches (1/1.7") sensor |
| 7680 x 4320 (24 fps) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 1920 x 1080 (1920 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video | 1920 x 1080 (240 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video |
| 12.32 | 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 | |
| 4800mAh Battery | 6000mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | -- |
| 6.64 | 7.52 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.2 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| -- | 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
The Galaxy M31 is a little bit better than Xiaomi 12S Ultra, having an 86.5 score against 81. Both devices in our current comparison work with Android OS (operating system), but Galaxy M31 has the previous 11 version and Xiaomi 12S Ultra has Android 12 version. The Xiaomi 12S Ultra counts with a sharper display than Galaxy M31, because it has a better resolution of 1440 x 3200px, a bit bigger display, way more brightness and a greater number of pixels per inch in the screen.
The Xiaomi 12S Ultra counts with a bigger storage capacity to install applications and games than Galaxy M31, because although it has no slot for external memory cards, it also counts with 256 GB internal storage. Samsung Galaxy M31 features a very superior performance than Xiaomi 12S Ultra, although it has a smaller amount of RAM memory, they both have 8 CPU cores.
The Galaxy M31 features greater battery lifetime than Xiaomi 12S Ultra, because it has a 6000mAh battery size against 4800mAh. The Xiaomi 12S Ultra takes clearer pictures and videos than Samsung Galaxy M31, because although it has a smaller sensor taking less light and washed colors, a much lower 50 mega pixels resolution camera in the back and a tinier camera aperture which is not favorable for low-light photography and videos, it also counts with a much higher video resolution.
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