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| Global Score | |
| 80.6 | 88 |
| Basic Information | |
| Xiaomi | Samsung |
| Android 14 | Android 11, 10 |
| 2024-10-29 | 2020-08-06 |
| 6.00 x 2.80 x 0.32 inches | 6.27 x 2.93 x 0.37 inches |
| 6.67 ounces | 7.16 ounces |
| -- | Mirage black and Mirage blue |
| Glass | -- |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.4 inches | 6.5 inches |
| 2670 x 1200 pixels | 2400 x 1080 pixels |
| OLED | Super AMOLED |
| 457 pixels per inch | 405 pixels per inch |
| 3200 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 10.2 | 8.1 |
| Performance | |
| Snapdragon 8 Elite SM8750-AB (3 nm) chipset | Samsung Exynos 9611 chipset |
| processor | Arm Cortex-A73 and Arm Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2300 MHz) processor |
| 12 GB RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Adreno 830 GPU | Mali-G72 MP3 GPU |
| 6.21 | 9.36 |
| Storage | |
| 256 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot |
| 13.3 | 14.14 |
| Camera | |
| 50.00 MP + 32.00 MP | 64.00 MP + 32.00 MP |
| f/1.60 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 23.00mm focal length | 26.00mm focal length |
| -- | 0.59 inches (1/1.7") sensor |
| 7680 x 4320 (30 fps) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 1920 x 1080 (960 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video | 1280 x 720 (480 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 12.1 | 12.1 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| 5G, 5G | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 7 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 5400mAh Battery | 6000mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | -- |
| 7.12 | 7.52 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.4 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| Infra-red port | -- |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass and Gyroscope | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| -- | FM Radio |
Comparison review
The Samsung Galaxy M31s has an overall score of 88, which is a little bit better than the Xiaomi 15's 80.6 global score. Although it's the best cellphone in this comparison, the Samsung Galaxy M31s design is way older, somewhat thicker and just a little bit heavier than Xiaomi 15. These phones have Android OS, but the Samsung Galaxy M31s has the older 11 version and Xiaomi 15 has Android 14 version.
Xiaomi 15 has a much sharper screen than Galaxy M31s, because although it has a little bit smaller display, it also counts with a slightly higher resolution of 1200 x 2670 and a quite better pixels density. The Samsung Galaxy M31s features a bit bigger memory capacity to store more apps and games than Xiaomi 15, because although it has less internal memory, it also counts with a SD memory slot that admits up to 512 GB.
The Galaxy M31s has a much faster processing unit than Xiaomi 15, although it has a smaller amount of RAM memory, they both have a Octa-Core processor. The Samsung Galaxy M31s features a camera that is very similar to Xiaomi 15's camera, because although the Samsung Galaxy M31s has a tinier camera aperture which is not favorable for taking pictures in low light environments, and they both have the same video resolution and the same video frame rate, it also counts with a much more mega-pixels camera.
Galaxy M31s features just a bit longer battery performance than Xiaomi 15, because it has 6000mAh of battery capacity.
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